EVO 2022: 20 years of one of the most important FGC tournaments in the world

Sony Interactive Entertainment plans to celebrate the return of the Evolution Championship Series with the PlayStation Tournaments: EVO Lounge event.

Hosted by players and commentators who live and breathe the heart of the Fighting Game Community (FGC), and hosted by Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation: EVO Lounge Tournaments will feature quality coverage, news of all EVO 2022 competitions, interviews and insights from developers and publishers such as Arc System Works, Warner Bros Games, Capcom, SNK and Bandai Namco Entertainment plus all the news from the competitive esports scene.

Let the games kick off with PlayStation Tournaments: Evo Lounge live, featuring the biggest fights, player interviews, developer guests and more. It takes place on 5 and 6 August.

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With PlayStation Tournaments: EVO Lounge, viewers get the latest from their favorite games and what to expect. This is a general source of information about EVO and FGC. The event will be streamed on YouTube and Twitch on August 5 and 6 live from Las Vegas.

Champions of the fighting game community have proven themselves with EVO for 20 years.

“For two decades, EVO has contributed to the development of FGC worldwide. The players honed their skills, competed in their favorite fighting games, watched the best and learned from them. EVO 2022 will mark the return of competition with an action-packed event,” said Louis Figueroa, Senior Director, Global Esports and Competitive Gaming at Sony Interactive Entertainment. “Participants and spectators will spend the weekend immersing themselves in the legendary games to see who emerges victorious. Competitive streams will run throughout the weekend, as well as streams for publishers and developers.

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition, Guilty Gear -Strive-, Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate, Tekken 7, The King of Fighters XV, Melty Blood: Type Lumina, Dragonball FighterZ, Granblue Fantasy: Versus and Skullgirls: 2nd Encore will be featured at EVO 2022. in Las Vegas from 5 to 7 August.