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EVO 2022 reveals its entire games lineup

Street Fighter 5, Mortal Combat 11, and seven other fighting games will be at this year’s competition.

Evolution Championship Series (EVO), the world’s biggest fighting game tournament, revealed what titles will be at this year’s event.

Competitions at EVO 2022 will run from Aug. 5 through Aug. 7, 2022, pitting the world’s best fighting game players against each other across nine different titles.

EVO 2022 lineup 

Matches will use the PS4 versions of each game.

  • Street Fighter V: Champion Edition 
  • Guilty Gear -Strive- 
  • Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate  
  • TEKKEN 7
  • THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV
  • MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA
  • DRAGON BALL FighterZ
  • Granblue Fantasy: Versus
  • Skullgirls: 2nd Encore

Pretty solid choices, though the glaring omission is (obviously) Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, which Nintendo isn’t allowing at EVO 2022.

“We are thrilled to present a slate of fighting games representing so many of the genre’s player-bases for EVO 2022,” Rick Thiher, EVO’s general manager, said in a press release. “Our team is incredibly excited to once-again host them in offline competition at EVO this August. There is nothing like the global Fighting Game Community’s energy when we gather for EVO, and I’m greatly looking forward to seeing what happens when we start the event series’ next chapter together later this year.”

There’s not been an in-person EVO since 2019 due to the global pandemic. Hopefully, Street Fighter 6 or Riot’s Project L will make some sort of appearance.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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Evolution Championship Series announces Rick ‘TheHadou’ Thiher as its new GM

EVO has a new general manager.

The Evolution Championship Series (EVO), the world’s biggest fighting game tournament, went ahead with appointing Rick “TheHadou” Thiher as its new general manager.

Thiher brings with him loads of experience from within fighting games. Specifically, as Combo Breaker’s event organizer,  which recently held a tournament.

“The fighting game community has had an idyllic vision of what EVO could be. As part of EVO’s team, I’m looking forward to realizing that aspiration while delivering memorable experiences for our players and fans in the process,” said Thiher in a press release. “The fighting game genre has attracted new fans across generations. We want to continue celebrating that legacy through Evo by introducing our community to undiscovered audiences for generations to come.”

RTS, the esports and content creator consulting firm by Twitch star Pokimane, along with Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), purchased EVO from its previous owners, Triple Perfect. Hiring Thiher is only the beginning of a bold new horizon for EVO from the sound of things.

“We have full trust and faith in Rick to propel EVO even further as the premier fighting game tournament while remaining true to its roots,” said Steven Roberts, VP of Global Competitive Gaming for SIE, said in a press release. “Together with RTS and our valued publishing partners, we are excited to add Rick to the team that is working to bring Evo 2022 to the FGC!”

The organization is also gearing up for another live event sometime in 2022, but there are no concrete details at this time.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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