SonicFox secured the winner’s trophy Dragon Ball FighterZ at EVO 2018, with the pro fighting game player besting his competition in order to win the inaugural tournament for Arc System Works’ game. Clad in the attire of his “fursona,” Dominique McClean bested rival Goichi “GO1” Kishida at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, with an audience of around 250,000 also watching on Twitch. After winning the tournament, SonicFox immediately reminded his audience of the significance of his victory, taking out his phone on-stage to tweet about his sexuality while also stating that he “isn’t used to” people supporting him: im gay also the best dbfz player on this fucking planet dont forget it. — Echo Fox | SonicFox (@SonicFox5000) August 6, 2018 So many people were on my side today. This is something I’m not used to and will never forget. I won for all of us. My friends, my furry friends, my sponsors, my family. My hard worked paid off, and I can only get stronger looking ahead. Good games everyone. — Echo Fox | SonicFox (@SonicFox5000) August 6, 2018 SonicFox has been widely praised for his unabashed approach to life, with him taking part in fighting tournaments while dressed in his blue fursuit, along with proudly championing his role as one of few LGBTQ members in the pro fighting game community. The 20-year-old has been retweeting messages of support that have flooded in since his victory, with many celebrating his incredible performance during EVO 2018 and his overall impact on the FGC. 250k people just watched a gay black furry be the most dominant player in one of the most exciting fighting games out right now. what a time to be alive. live your very best life SonicFox. — austin walker (@austin_walker) August 6, 2018 SonicFox’s performance in the Dragon Ball FighterZ tournament has bagged the player his fourth EVO 2018 championship, after having previously won trophies for Injustice: Gods Among Us in 2014 and Mortal Kombat X in 2015 and 2016. A member of the team EchoFox, which houses other pro gamers such as Justin Wong and Momochi, SonicFox has also become known for his prowess at the 2D fighting game Skullgirls. Featured Image Credit: Joe Buglewicz / Getty Images<doc-sep>Dragon Ball FighterZ has been a huge hit at EVO 2018 and probably had some of the best matches I have seen in some time. Not only was it the first time the game was at EVO, but the Dragon Ball Fighterz Grand Final was won by the man himself, SonicFox! SonicFox faced off against GO1CHI and man was it an amzing match! As you can see, it was a great match by both competitors and we have to give a big round of applause to SonicFox for grabbing that win and the championship! Now, getting in to the trailer, we see Base Goku and Base Vegeta showing of a ton of classic Dragon Ball powers and dialogue. Im kinda excited to see how the play on the full release, but stil disappointed we didnt get two characters that are not on the roaster. At the end of the trailer we see Cooler is finally coming to Dragon Ball FighterZ! This was leaked out a few months ago and with this getting revealed that means Andriod 17 is right around the corner. Cooler is looking to be a pretty good character, but now its time to start getting hype for Season 2. It was leaked along with the full roster of Season 1 that we will be getting Tapion and Gogeta, Muten Roshi and Videl w/ Great Saiyaman, Raditz and Zarbon, Cabba and Kale w/ Caulifla. If this is true I am really excited for Season 2, probably more so then Season 1! For more news on this title please check back here at Cinelinx!<doc-sep>The biggest fighting game tournament in the world, EVO 2018, crowned new champions this weekend, but the three-day Las Vegas event is not just a hub for the best fighting game action. It's also a place where game developers and studios make big announcements in front of the millions of fans watching around the world. EVO 2018 trailers were everywhere as new characters, release dates and information were revealed throughout the event. From Street Fighter V to the upcoming SoulCalibur VI, there wasn't a shortage of news from EVO this year and we've compiled all of the announcements and trailers in one place. SUPER SMASH BROS ULTIMATE Nintendo's premiere fighting game, Super Smash Bros. , didn't have an official reveal to show EVO goers but the company did announce that a Nintendo Direct spotlighting Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will take place Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 10 a.m. EDT. Fans can expect more information on possible game modes as well as a character reveal or two. STREET FIGHTER V Street Fighter always has a huge presence at EVO each year, and the first trailers for two previously announced characters dropped over the weekend. Newcomer G and old favorite Sagat received the Street Fighter V trailer treatment showing off their V-Triggers and combinations. Both characters are part of the Season 3 Character Pass, which included Sakura, Blanka, Falke and Cody. Both Sagat and G will be available to download in Street Fighter V on Aug. 6. TEKKEN 7 Probably the biggest surprise reveal of EVO 2018 was the announcement of a Season 2 for Bandai Namco's Tekken 7. The 2015 fighting game is still going strong and Bandai is rewarding fans with six new characters. The first three were revealed to be Lei Wulong, Anna Williams and, shockingly, Negan from The Walking Dead comic book series. Here's some flavor text on Anna Williams, Lei Wulong and Negan from the official Bandai Namco press release. Negan, beloved by fans of The Walking Dead for his charismatic yet sinister demeanor, is ready to destroy all challengers, regardless of their stature in the TEKKEN universe. Lei Wulong makes his long-awaited return to TEKKEN, this time sporting some new threads, new attitude, and his deadly Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Snake, and Dragon styles. True Lei Wulong fans will also enjoy the return of Lei's Drunken Master style to the TEKKEN 7 arena! Anna Williams returns to wreak havoc in TEKKEN 7 and to drive her sister, Nina Williams, crazy! As the personal bodyguard of Kazuya Mishima and the second-in-command of the G Corporation, Anna doesn't only have the intelligence to run circles around her opponents, she's got the deadly fighting skill to back-up her killer looks as well. SOULCALIBUR VI Bandai's newest fighting game, SoulCalibur VI , will bring back Astaroth and Seung Mi-na. These franchise regulars will add their unique weapons to the upcoming fighting game this October. Here's some backstory on Astaroth and Seung Mi-na from the press release: Astaroth, created by a cult who worshipped the Greek god Ares to locate Soul Edge, returns with his giant axe in-hand and a deadly attitude in tow. Swinging his giant axe with great strength, only the most skilled warriors stand a chance before Astaroth in the arena of battle. Astute opponents may be able to exploit Astaroth's lumbering speed to their own advantage with quick strikes and dodges. Weak opponents should just prepare for destruction. Seung Mi-na was born to battle. Having grown up in the famous Korean Seong Dojang headed by her father, her formative years were spent around weapons of all types, many of which she learned to use quite well or even better than her father. When denied the chance to join the military to protect Korea from invaders due to her gender, she took on the mission to locate Soul Edge to prove herself to her nation. DRAGON BALL FIGHTERZ Dragon Ball FighterZ, the game with the most entrants at EVO 2018, received a brand new gameplay trailer showing off Base Goku and Base Vegeta. Bandai Namco also revealed that both characters will be available to download on Aug. 8. The new trailer also shows the next DLC fighter after the latest iterations of Goku and Vegeta. Cooler, Frieza's older brother will be coming to Dragon Ball FighterZ in the future. Check out Cooler in action in the gameplay trailer below. What was your favorite game at EVO 2018? Which announcement were you most shocked by? Let us know in the comments section below.<doc-sep>After Dominique “SonicFox” McLean placed third instead of his usual first in the Injustice 2 finals earlier this weekend at Evo 2018, his fans wondered if the multi-game phenom was slipping. His Injustice 2 skills had only wavered because he was focusing on Dragon Ball FighterZ, right? But then, during a DBFZ exhibition match against his rival Goichi “GO1" Kishida, SonicFox kept dropping combos and lost several matches in a row. It didn’t seem like the blue fox could turn it around and win it all at Evo 2018 this year. Advertisement The Dragon Ball FighterZ scene is just as dramatic as its source material, though, and the DBFZ finals matches lived up to all the potential promised by SonicFox and GO1’s ongoing rivalry. It kicked off with SonicFox taking out Shoji “Fenritti” Sho first, thereby guaranteeing himself a third-place finish. R ight after that, SonicFox faced GO1 and served up a 3-0, sending GO1 down to the losers bracket after Fenritti. During the final moments of that third match, GO1 saw an opening to turn the round in his favor. He had managed to collect all the Dragon Balls and summoned Shenron, the dragon who can grant him an in-game power-up. He chose to restore health for Vegeta, his lone remaining fighter, but it didn’t even matter. SonicFox cleared the deficit and took the win. Donning his blue fox mask after his big finish, SonicFox raised his fists in triumph, seeming untouchable. GO1 did not look happy. He shook his head in disappointment as he walked off stage, his anger fueling him through his losers bracket match against Fenritti and earning him a second shot at SonicFox. This time, GO1 didn’t mess around. Meanwhile, SonicFox looked like the combo-dropping mess that he had been during their exhibition match. He lost all three of these games in a row, resetting the bracket. GO1 had three more games left to win, and in that moment, he seemed poised to snatch the Evo 2018 trophy from SonicFox’s paws. The drama came to a screeching halt when SonicFox asked Evo staffers a question. At length, the commentators learned that SonicFox had asked to switch chairs and positions from the right side of the screen to the left. After some debate and a coin flip, SonicFox got his way and ended up on the other side of the screen. Advertisement Maybe that side is lucky, or maybe the lost momentum was enough to shake GO1’s winning streak, or enough to snap SonicFox back into his sense. Whatever the reason, the chair switch gave SonicFox renewed strength during his first match in the final set against GO1. In that match, GO1 once again managed to get all of the Dragon Balls, and once again chose to recharge his health bar, and... you can guess what happened next, right? We just saw this episode! SonicFox chipped down every bit of GO1's renewed health and won the match. Of course, after that, SonicFox went on to win the final two matches and take home the trophy. Advertisement As SonicFox donned his blue fox mask again and rapturously rolled around on the stage in delight, the camera swung back to GO1, who was about to overcome the hardest possible challenge of the night: he uncrossed his arms, turned his grimace into a smile and lifted his hands together for a polite clap. Good job, GO1. Maybe, on next year’s episode of Dragon Ball FighterZ, the climax will resolve in a whole new unexpected way. Stay tuned!<doc-sep>
SonicFox beats rival GO1 to win Dragon Ball FighterZ at EVO 2018 The first Dragon Ball FighterZ EVO champion has been crowned. And of course, it came down to the two best players in the world. Dragon Ball FighterZ promised to be one of the most exciting games to hit EVO. It did not disappoint and the tournament culminated with the game's top two players continuing their epic rivalry. Dominique "SonicFox" McLean and Goichi "GO1" Kushida met again in Grand Finals, but while Goichi threatened to run it all back by resetting the bracket, it was SonicFox who prevailed by taking the second set with a 3-0 sweep. SonicFox and his team of Bardock, Zamasu (Fused), and Android 16 walked into the Grand Finals without dropping a game, but Goichi quickly changed this with his team of Cell, Bardock, and Vegeta (Super Saiyan). Goichi caught on to his nemesis and was able to sweep the first Grand Finals set in a convincing 3-0 sweep. Goichi was playing so well that SonicFox took a moment to gather himself after the first set, with some interpreting the move as attempting to ice his opponent. SonicFox was able to gather himself, even as Goichi continued playing at a high level. The first round went back and forth and looked to belong to Goichi, as he managed to summon the dragon Shenron for the second time in the evening. SonicFox was still able to overcome this and managed to take the first round. He didn't look back, as went on to sweet the rest of the second set to claim the first EVO championship for Dragon Ball FighterZ. SonicFox and Goichi first met in a Winners Finals that was intense, but not one that was particularly close. SonicFox won that set 3-0, but there was still plenty of drama, especially as Goichi managed to summon Shenron in the third game. Goichi used the power of the Dragon Balls to restore his health, but even this gift from the mighty dragon still wasn't enough to overcome SonicFox's unstoppable offense. It should be noted that Sunday's tournament will not count towards the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour. The DBFZ World Tour will hold an online Southeast Asia tournament next week before heading down to Taipei for the Taiwan Fighter Major.