The annual Evolution Championship Collection began as a showcase of one of the best combating sport gamers on this planet, however lately the occasion has grown to change into a celebration of combating video games as a complete. Evo 2024 seems to proceed that progress, as its organizers have introduced a brand new venue, new dates, and new methods to expertise the present.
Evo 2024 will function eight combating video games because the marquee tournaments–seven present video games and one “throwback.” 4 of the games–Tekken 8, Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, Mortal Kombat 1, and Beneath Night time In-Start II Sys:Celes–are making their Evo debut in 2024.
The eight video games that might be featured at Evo 2024 are as follows:
- Road Fighter 6 (2nd look)
- Tekken 8 (1st look)
- Mortal Kombat 1 (1st look)
- Responsible Gear Attempt (third look)
- The King Of Fighters XV (third look)
- Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising (1st look)
- Beneath Night time In-Start II Sys:Celes (1st look)
- Road Fighter III: Third Strike (Throwback Sport, eighth look)
The Evo Showcase has additionally been confirmed to return, which is able to function “a devoted stage for writer panels, sport reveals, and exhibitions,” in keeping with the official announcement. Final 12 months’s Evo Showcase featured panels on Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, Tekken 8, Road Fighter 6, and extra.
The 2024 occasion will happen July 19-21 on the West Corridor of the Las Vegas Conference Heart, which is able to substitute the Mandalay Bay Resort and Conference Corridor as host. That is the primary time the occasion has relocated in almost a decade, as Evo has known as the Mandalay Bay residence since 2016.
The brand new venue additionally brings a brand new ticketing construction, the place every ticket will present basic admission to each the primary Evo stage and the present ground, which features a huge arcade, artist alley, distributors, and the return of the Past the Arcade Stick Museum.
Tickets to Evo 2024 can be found now on the primary Evo web site.