Evo, Caesars, Vegas, 2010, Hype!
December 7th, 2009 by MrWizard
The Evolution Championship Series represents the largest and longest-running fighting game tournaments in the world. Evo events bring together the best of the best from around the world in a dazzling exhibition of skill and fun, as players and fans gather to honor the competitive spirit in an open format and determine a champion. Caesars Palace is one of the world’s best known resort casinos, celebrating the glory that was the Greece, and the grandeur that was Rome, in an 85-acre destination location that sets the standard for excitement and luxury. Reigning at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, Caesars Palace ranks among the world’s top luxury resorts known for the originality and beauty. Don’t delay! Mark it on the calendar, and inform everyone you know, Evolution 2010 is back and badder than ever! Popularity: 1% [?] Official Evo Stick Sacks Now On Sale! Only A Few Left!
August 6th, 2009 by MrWizard
These are courier style polyester bags with short carry handles and an adjustable shoulder strap. The bag is perfectly sized for either the MadCatz TE stick or large Hori sticks like the Real Arcade Pro. This is a slim, light-weight bag that makes it a lot easier to carry your stick around with you instead of leaving it lying some place to get stolen or stuffing it in a bulky backpack. Order one before you are too late and they are gone forever! This is the ABSOLUTE last run of this item, so stock up before they are no longer available! Popularity: 37% [?] EVO 2007 and 2008 DVD’s on sale!
August 4th, 2009 by MrWizard
Hurry before they are gone forever! Popularity: 2% [?] Evo 2009 Videos Now Available on IGN Insider
August 4th, 2009 by inkblot
The first drop of tournament videos are now available to IGN Insider subscribers. For now they have the grand final matches in Street Fighter IV, HD Remix, and Marvel vs. Capcom 2, but they will be updating their content every week to include all of the finals of all tournaments, plus pool play from Street Fighter IV, Soul Calibur IV, and more! All of this is in true HD that you can watch in your browser or download for offline viewing. If you’re not already a subscriber, you can get a 25% discount by clicking the IGN Insider banner to the right. Popularity: 2% [?] Evolution 2009 Winners
July 24th, 2009 by MrWizard
Ladies and gentlemen, here are your Evo2k9 winners: Street Fighter IV SSF2T HD Remix Marvel vs Capcom 2 SF3 3rd Strike 2-on-2 Teams Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core Plus Soul Calibur 4 Street Fighter IV Regional Team Exhibition Popularity: 6% [?] Daigo Squeaks by Justin Wong to Win Evo 2009 Street Fighter IV Championship!
July 21st, 2009 by inkblot
Top L.A. player Ed Ma, who placed second in the recent U.S. Super Battle Opera qualifiers, proved that he’s still got the stuff by placing 3rd. If you missed the action, you’ll be able to download HD videos of all the top Evo matches on IGN starting this Friday, July 24. Not all the matches will be up immediately but will be posted over the next few weeks. Once they ready for download, they can be easily found on the IGN homepage. As an IGN Insider, you will get unlimited HD downloads of all available matches as well as other IGN benefits. Popularity: 9% [?] Evo 2009 Live Broadcast This Weekend!
July 17th, 2009 by inkblot
If you’re not lucky enough to be here in Vegas with all of us, you can catch all the action from your own browser. Check the Evo live broadcast site throughout the weekend for live streamed matches, bracket updates, and photos of the event. Popularity: 25% [?] Grab HD Evo 2009 Content from IGN Insider
July 13th, 2009 by inkblot
Evo traditionally produces a DVD capturing the highlights of our annual festivities. Instead, this year we’re really excited to bring you a faster, better way to relive your favorite Evo moments: we’re teaming with IGN Insider to produce and host the post-tournament matches that we would normally ship to you on a DVD. Basically for you guys this mean higher quality Evo content at a quicker pace and cheaper price. Match footage will of course be direct-feed in HD with crowd audio and commentary, and will go online with clickable brackets and other fun stuff. You get all this not for our usual DVD price of $30 to $60, but for just 15 bucks (I’m doing my best Billy Mays here, does it show?), which is a 25% discount off IGN’s usual rate. Who loves ya? Finally, on top of all the EVO juice, you’re still an IGN Insider for a year, which means you get a bunch of other stuff for free all year. That’s not just “cheaper,” that’s just straight up cheap–no brainer for any big fighting game fan. We’ve been working really hard for nearly a year to make this the best, most visible EVO ever, so get hype, and tell a friend, and show IGN that fighting games DO still matter (and that they should be doing more coverage of them) by signing up. Popularity: 30% [?] EVO Championship Series World Finals
July 13th, 2009 by inkblot
Here we go people. I hope you’re ready because this is going to be a wild ride. One weekend. 6 tournaments. 50,000 matches. On July 17th, the world’s largest and longest-running fighting game competition returns to Sin City at the Rio Resort and Casino. The heart, history, and unbelievable skills of the fighting game community will be on display as the planet’s top fighting gamers assemble from around the globe to duke it out on today’s hottest games, including Street Fighter IV, Soul Calibur IV, Marvel Vs Capcom 2, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, and a special BlazBlue exhibition. EVO 2009 World Finals will feature:
Spectators can attend the event for free, and are welcome to play at one of the dozens of freeplay stations. For those who can’t make it to Vegas, EVO 2009 will also be streaming live all weekend. The live stream will run all day from July 17-19th, and feature non-stop tournament matches between top players, with live crowd audio accompanied by expert commentary to explain all the onscreen action. The stream can be found at http://www.evo2k.com/live , http://www.shoryuken.com and http://www.capcom-unity.com The 2009 EVO Championship Series is powered by Capcom, Namco-Bandai, and PlayStation 3 Popularity: 29% [?] Ready…Steady….
July 13th, 2009 by inkblot
Welcome to Evo-week! The tournament is just a few days away and the brackets have been set. Here are two important updates. First, if you’re playing in the tournament, you must check in at http://evo2k.com/2009/checkin to get your pool assignments. Remember your pools so you know where to go on tournament day. Second, the Evo Live Broadcast site is up and running. You’ll definitely want to bookmark this one for live Evo updates all weekend long. Over the course of the week we’ll share some of the fun things we have in store for all of you who can’t make it out to Evo in person. Popularity: 29% [?] Evo 2009, 2 days left to register, online mandatory!
July 11th, 2009 by MrWizard
Its July. You have 2 days left to register online for the biggest live fighting game tournament EVER! Online registration is MANDATORY, and there will be no in person signups. This might be new information to alot of you, so we thought it should be posted up for the masses. Head on over to www.evo2k.com/register to secure your place in history as one of the competitors for the Super Bowl of fighting games. Remember, legendary player Daigo will be in attendance to take all of your monies. Yes, that Daigo! Popularity: 32% [?] Evo Partners with AKSYS Games!
July 9th, 2009 by MrWizard
AKSYS GAMES AND EVO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BRINGS FORTH BLAZBLUE TOURNAMENT! Get Hyped Once Again! AKSYS Games, a leading publisher of interactive entertainment products, is very proud to announce the partnership with Evolution Championship Series! To commemorate the partnership, AKSYS Games will be holding its first official BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger exhibition tournament! The tournament will be held from July 17-19 within the beautiful confines of Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Are you ready to take on the world?! More after the jump. Popularity: 32% [?] Keits Interview with John Choi
June 29th, 2009 by Ponder
 John Choi (left) faces off against Ricky Ortiz at Devastation (photo by Kara Leung) Last week, Shoryuken.com man on the street Adam “Keits” Heart caught up with once and future Street Fighter legend John Choi to ask him about all things Street Fighter… Adam: Today I have with me Mr. John Choi. I believe you are the only man to ever win two Evolution tournaments in the same year. Is that true? Adam: So why don’t you tell everybody a little about yourself? John: Well, I come from San Jose, California; it’s in the San Francisco bay area. I work in the software industry as an operations manager for Synopsys. I’ve been in the software industry for over 10 years since I live in the valley. I’m also a full-time grad student. My final semester will be finishing up in October. Pretty much Street Fighter has been my hobby for many, many years and I’m still at it. Adam: Do you have any real life obligations like family or kids to pull any time away from your hobby? John: There’s definitely life obligations. I don’t have any kids or a wife, but full time work and school takes up most of my time. I pretty much go to work from 9-5 and my class is from 6-10 PM a couple of week nights, then Saturday from 9-1. So I pretty much work all day and go to school all evenings and then there’s homework, so it takes up a lot of time. Continue reading after the jump… Popularity: 35% [?] Interview with Alex Valle, Street Fighter Legend
June 15th, 2009 by Ponder
 Alex Valle (left) and Peter Rosas show off their tickets after winning the Super Battle Opera qualifer at Dejin Arcade. (photo by Kara Leung) In the weeks leading up to EVO, we’ll be running a series of interviews with the players to watch in the Street Fighter 4 tournament. In our first interview, frequent Shoryuken.com blogger Adam “Keits” Heart catches up with Street Fighter legend Alex Valle. (transcript of audio interview follows…) Adam: Alright, everybody. Thanks for joining us today. I have here Alex Valle, Street Fighter Legend out of southern California, to talk with us about the Evolution tournament and how he feels he’s going to do this year. So, say hi to everyone Alex. Alex: Hey, what’s going on everyone? Adam: OK, coming through loud and clear. So, tell us a little about yourself. Who are you? How old are you? When were you born? Where were you born? Alex: My name is Alex Valle. I was born in Lima, Peru. I came down the States when I was about 4 years old. I’ve been playing Street Fighter since 1991. I’ve been around, man, since arcade live in the 90’s really boomed, around Champion Edition. From then on man, the rest is history: playing games, winning tournaments, winning left and right up till now. Adam: For anyone who’s been around for a while, you’re pretty much a household name in the community. Everyone know’s who you are by reputation and by name, but I think a lot of these younger guys might not know you. You’re not as what I call “YouTube Popular” as Daigo or Justin Wong. So tell us a bit about what you’ve accomplished in the Street Fighter community over the years Alex: Well, one of the very first internet gathering based tournaments was called B3: Battle By the Bay, which was organized by the EVO founders Tom and Tony Cannon. They posted on the alt.games.sf2 newsgroups back in the day; I think that’s right. I wasn’t very internet savvy at that time, though. All that stuff to me was like word of mouth. So you had a tournament that was advertised on the internet, which was unheard of. Usually tournaments were advertised by word of mouth or little flyers or what not. This was about the time I met Mike Watson: maybe a year and a half before that tournament. He basically bred me, and took me in the right direction in top-level play. Right when I played Watson the very first time, he just destroyed everything that I had. Everything that I thought that I accomplished was like nothing; I just lost. See the rest of the interview after the jump… Popularity: 39% [?] Evo Partners with Namco Bandai to bring you the FIRST EVER Tekken 6 Console Tournament!
June 12th, 2009 by MrWizard
Make sure to make those travel arrangements now! For the full press release and information, take the jump. Popularity: 37% [?] Gamestop Nationals Wrap Up, Justin Wong Takes USA, Daigo Takes Exhibition, Craziness Ensues!
April 19th, 2009 by MrWizard
All 16 finalists automatically qualified into the EVO World Finals, but were battling for GameStop prizes, their very own Street Fighter IV arcade cabinet, and a chance to face the best in the world by representing the US in the International Exhibition. The winner of the US tournament would move on to face 3 masters from the international scene, Poongko, the Korean National Champion, Iyo, the Japanese National Champion, and legendary Street Fighter Daigo Umehara. Popularity: 46% [?] SFIV National Tournament Finals! This Saturday!
April 13th, 2009 by MrWizard
This event will be held at: Saturday, April 18th, 7pm This event will also feature a mini world tournament where the winner of the Japanese and Korean national tournaments will face off against the winners of the US tournamnet for some truly epic battles. Also in attendance, is the beast himself, Daigo Umehara, who quite possibly is the most famous Street Fighter player ever.
Besides just the Finals, there’s some other cool things to look forward to, like: - SFIV game play kiosks - Autograph signing with Yoshinori Ono, Producer for SFIV, and Seth Killian, Special Advisor to the game - Performances by freestyle dance crew and America’s Best Dance Crew finalists, Supreme Soul, live on-stage throughout the night - DJ spinning throughout the night - SFIV-themed costume contest, activities, and prizes - E-Shots photo booth, Venom Energy Drink samplings, Estate LA custom hat experience, Coveroo laser etching experience, and SFIV models Popularity: 48% [?] EVO Registration Live!
April 6th, 2009 by MrWizard
The time has finally come. The biggest and baddest tournament is back and we are opening up sign-ups to the masses. Just a reminder, registration is MANADATORY. No in-person signups will take place at the event. The deadline to register is July 12, 2009. If you are looking to save some money, make sure you register by May 31, to save some cash. Popularity: 46% [?] EVO Partners with Allisbrawl!
April 6th, 2009 by MrWizard
Thats right! EVO and Allisbrawl has joined forces to bring you a huge official side tournament in Las Vegas! Allisbrawl will be running the tournament, so expect the crazy turn out, and fast paced action. All participants will be seeded by region and crew. All the rules are listed after the jump. Look forward to see all the Brawl players in Vegas! Popularity: 47% [?] KOF 12 Underground Tournament Sign Up!
April 6th, 2009 by MrWizard
Secure your spot in history as the first KOF12 Champion, and walk away with a brand new arcade machine. Just a friendly reminder, you can’t win if you don’t enter! Popularity: 46% [?] Evo game rules updated and a revamped 5on5 tournament!
March 20th, 2009 by MrWizard
We have updated the rules for each tournament game. Those rules can be found on the sub pages for their respective games. We have also replaced the old 5on5 STHD tournament with a new, more exciting SFIV regional tournament. Get Hype! Popularity: 48% [?] Frequently Asked Questions
March 10th, 2009 by MrWizard
We are getting alot of mail regarding the same questions over and over so I thought I would put up a post with some of the more repeated questions that were asked. Popularity: 51% [?] Evo Hotel Information @ Rio
February 27th, 2009 by MrWizard
If you’re planning on attending Evo this year, now is the time to book your rooms! Our online booking site is ready to take your reservations. Sign up using that page to get the ridiculously low rate of $50 per weekday and $85 per weekend room night at the Rio. Book soon because those prices are sure to go up as the event approaches. Don’t delay! Also remember Evo only gets credit with the hotel for reservations booked through the site. Please use the online booking to help us hold Evo year after year. Popularity: 50% [?] Announcing the Evo 2009 Lineup!
February 2nd, 2009 by inkblot
It’s that time of year again. The Evo elves have been pounding away in our workshop, and we’re finally ready to reveal some details about this year’s tournament. Hit the jump for the skivvy! Read more… Popularity: 66% [?] |
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We are proud to announce that the event everyone has been raving about is back in action! The Evolution 2010 Main Event will be held on July 9-11, 2010 at the fabulous Caesar’s Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
That’s right! For a very limited time, you can get your official Evo branded stick sack. We are opening up the orders for people who may not attend Evo, to not miss out on this once in a lifetime offer.
We still have a few boxes left over from Evo, and we decided to discount them 50% to clear out the final stock. This means you end up getting the super deal. If you wonder what life was like before Street Fighter IV, this is your shot to see some of the best players duke it out for the title.
In perhaps the closest final matchup in Evolution history, Daigo Umehara’s Ryu defeated Justin Wong’s Balrog 2-3, 3-2, to take the Evo 2009 Street Fighter IV title. After some early struggles, Justin surprised everyone by switching to Balrog. The move paid off, as Justin was able to win the first set of the finals, avenging his earlier loss to Daigo in the tournament. The final set of the match came down to the final game. In the end Daigo’s strong positional play allowed him to squeek by and take the title.
Evolution Championship Series is proud to announce a partnership with Namco Bandai Games. What does this mean for the fans and participants of the Evo Championship Series? Tekken 6: BR will be on hand at the event for all tournament attendees to test out. On top of that, we are holding a exhibition tournament on Tekken 6, to see who the best players are! Make sure you are on hand for this monumental event.
The details have emerged for the tournament finals to be held in San Francisco, CA on April 18th. The 16 top players who qualified at Gamestop locations all around the country, will square off in this all out brawl.