EVO Vegas 2025, also known as Evolution, is one of the most impactful events in the FGC (fighting game community) calendar.
Running from August 1st to 3rd, the main tournaments will run across eight different game titles. Teasers, updates, and information are also likely to drop about some of the most popular and most anticipated titles in the fighting game genre.
EVO Vegas 2025 tournaments: Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and so much more
Eight different fighting games will feature in EVO Vegas 2025’s main tournament series.
One of the star titles, unsurprisingly, is Street Fighter 6. In April 2025, Street Fighter 6 helped boost EVO Japan’s ticket sales enough to shatter sign-up records.
These are the games included in the event’s “Arena” lineups, with the final eight players in each tournament fighting for the win on-stage:
- Street Fighter 6 (August 1st-3rd)
- Tekken 8 (August 1st-3rd)
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (August 1st-3rd)
- Guilty Gear Strive (August 1st-3rd)
- Granblue Fantasy VS Rising (August 1st-2nd)
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (August 1st-2nd)
- Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes (August 1st-2nd)
- Mortal Combat 1 (August 1st-2nd)
There are also several additional “Extended Lineup” tournament lineups running adjacent to the Arena tournament finals. These games include:
- Guilty Gear XRD REV 2
- Capcom vs. SNK 2
- Samurai Shodown
- Rivals of Aether II
- Killer Instinct
- Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O.
- BlazBlue Central Fiction
- The King of Fighters XV
The EVO Twitch channels (of which there are seven) will also be streaming as much of these tournaments as possible for those at home.
For non-English-speaking fighting game enthusiasts, there will also be official stream partners in French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese. These stream partners will be on the following platforms:
- French – MGG
- Spanish – MainGame GG
- Portugese – Warner Play Brazil
- Chinese – Douyo
Celebrating the FGC at EVO with booths, exhibitions, and new game insights
During EVO Vegas 2025, the Las Vegas Convention Center will be taken over by more than just fighting game tournaments. The event features booths showcasing upcoming game releases, exhibitions, artist stalls, and potential updates for long-awaited titles.
Notably, attendees in Las Vegas will be able to try out the new Champion Vi in Riot Games’ upcoming fighting game 2XKO.
Street Fighter 6’s new character, Sagat, will also be playable in the venue.
Overall, EVO Vegas 2025 looks guaranteed to be a resounding success for the fighting game community. Its status as a cultural phenomenon is rooted in its ability to cater to vast reaches of the FGC with new and exciting opportunities.
Whether fans are attending in person or watching the tournaments unfold online, there is plenty of fantastic content to come.
Hannah is a writer specialising in the esports, gaming, and technology sectors. Working for outlets such as Dot Esports, Esports Insider, and of course ENUK, she has developed a love for wider esports and Apex Legends, although it may never surpass her drive to passionately beat her friends in every game of Mariokart. You may have seen her at various esports and gaming events, including ESI London, EGX, Discover: Esports and many League of Legends watch parties.