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>The Evolution Championship Series, better known as Evo, takes place this weekend in Las Vegas, from Friday, Aug. 3, to Sunday, Aug. 5. Thousands of competitors will battle each other in dozens of fighting games, but only eight titles are featured as part of the official Evo 2018 lineup. Those eight games — Street Fighter 5 Arcade Edition, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle and Injustice 2 — will be livestreamed across eight official Evo channels and Capcom’s official Capcom Fighters channel on Twitch. Two upoming games, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Soulcalibur 6, will be featured in official exhibitions on the main Evo Twitch channel. The most popular game at Evo 2018 is Dragon Ball FighterZ, which drew in more players this year than Street Fighter 5, typically the marquee fighting game franchise at the tournament. Street Fighter 5 will still close out Evo 2018 as the closing game of Sunday’s grand finals, however. Here’s the official tournament schedule for Evo 2018 (all times listed in PDT): Friday, Aug. 3 — Evo Day One 8 a.m. — Street Fighter 5 pools (round 1), Dragon Ball FighterZ pools (round 1), Super Smash Bros. for Wii U pools (round 1), Super Smash Bros. Melee pools (round 1), BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle pools (round 1), Injustice 2 pools (round 1) 2 p.m. — Injustice 2 semifinals 4 p.m. — Tekken 7 pools (round 1), BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle pools (round 2) 8 p.m. — BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle semifinals Saturday, Aug. 4 — Evo Day Two 8 a.m. — Super Smash Bros. Melee pools (round 2), Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 pools (round 1) 12 p.m. — Injustice 2 finals, Street Fighter 5 pools (round 2), Dragon Ball FighterZ pools (round 2), Super Smash Bros. for Wii U semifinals, Super Smash Bros. Melee semifinals 4 p.m. — BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle finals, Street Fighter 5 semifinals, Dragon Ball FighterZ semifinals, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U semifinals, Tekken 7 pools (round 2), Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 quarterfinals 6 p.m. — Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 semifinals 8 p.m. — Super Smash Bros. for Wii U finals, Tekken 7 semifinals Sunday, Aug. 5 — Evo Day Three 8 a.m. — Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 finals 10:30 a.m. — Super Smash Bros. Melee finals 1:30 p.m. — Tekken 7 finals 4 p.m. — Dragon Ball FighterZ finals 7:30 p.m. — Street Fighter 5 finals Here’s another look at the official Evo 2018 streaming schedule, courtesy of the tournament’s organizers: If you’re looking for something else, Evo 2018 probably has that too. Side events for games like Pokkén Tournament, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite and Ultra Street Fighter 4 will take place at Evo, and some of those games will be featured on official streams on Friday and Saturday.<doc-sep>The biggest event of the fighting game community for each year is finally nearing its start for 2018, as the Evolution Championship Series for this year in EVO 2018 will be taking place from Friday, August 3rd to Sunday, August 5th. Monday, July 30th saw the official 2018 stream schedule for the highly anticipated event be released, so now fans can accurately plan out their viewing time so that they do not miss any of the adrenaline pumping fighting game action that is expected to come out of the 2018 fighting game event. If you are looking for where to watch all of the action for the event, do not worry, as we have each stream, schedule and more covered for you below. (Source: EVO) Top 8 While the pool and semi-final play for each game will take place on separate Twitch streams, the top eight of each tournament will be streamed on the official Twitch channel for the 2018 Evolution Championship Series that you can find embedded below. Dragon Ball FighterZ Viewers will be able to catch all of the Dragon Ball FighterZ action on the EVO 1 Twitch channel. You can find an embedded version of the stream below. You can also find the official schedule for the Dragon Ball FighterZ tournament at EVO 2018 below. Pools Friday: 8am - 10pm Saturday: 8am - 4pm Semi-Finals Saturday: 4pm - 8pm Top 8 Sunday: 4pm Start Time Street Fighter V (SFV) EVO 2018 will see the popular fighting game of Street Fighter V make its third appearance at the prestigious event, and the EVO 2018. All of the EVO 2018 SFV action will be streamed on the Capcom Fighters Twitch Channel. You can find an embedded version of the stream below. A schedule for the EVO 2018 SFV event can be found below. Pools Friday: 8am - 10pm Saturday: 8am - 4pm Semi-Finals Saturday: 4pm - 8pm Top 8 Sunday: 7:30pm Start Time Tekken 7 Fans of the professional Tekken scene will be able to view all of the action for the title at EVO 2018 on the EVO 5 Twitch Channel. You can find an embedded version of the stream below. The official schedule of the Tekken 7 EVO 2018 action can be found below. Pools Saturday: 8am - 8pm Semi-Finals Saturday: 8pm - 10pm Top 8 Sunday: 1:30pm Start Time Super Smash Bros. Wii U Fans of the Nintendo fighting game can find all of the action for this tournament being streamed on the EVO 3 Twitch channel. We have included an embedded version of the stream below. A schedule for the Super Smash Bros. Wii U event at EVO 2018 can be found below. Pools Friday: 8am - 8pm Saturday: 12pm - 4pm Semi-Finals Saturday: 4pm - 8pm Top 8 Saturday: 8pm Start Time Super Smash Bros. Melee Those looking to watch some of the most popular fighting game players in the world battle against one another in the legendary title of Super Smash Bros. Melee will be able to do so on the EVO 2 Twitch Channel. A embedded version of the stream can be found below for your viewing pleasure. You can find the schedule for the EVO 2018 Super Smash Bros. Melee EVO 2018 event below. Pools Friday: 8am - 8pm Saturday: 8am - 12pm Semi-Finals Saturday: 12pm - 4pm Top 8 Sunday: 10:30am Start Time BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle Fans of BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle will have the ability to view all of the exciting battles for the tournament on the EVO 4 Twitch Channel, which can be found embedded below. The schedule for the BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle event can be found below as well. Pools Friday: 8am - 8pm Semi-Finals Friday: 8pm - 10pm Top 8 Saturday: 4pm Start Time Guilty Gear Xrd REV2 Evo 4 will also play host the the Guilty Gear Xrd REV2 action from this year's Evolution Championship Series, and we have provided you an embedded version of the stream below for your convenience. A schedule for the Guilty Gear Xrd REV2 action that will taking place at EVO 2018 can be found below. Pools Saturday: 8am - 6pm Semi-Finals Saturday: 6pm - 8pm Top 8 Sunday: 8am Start Time Injustice 2 The EVO 5 Twitch channel will be the place for fans of the fighting game by NeatherRealm Studios and DC to watch the best Injustice 2 players battle it out as Batman or Superman. You will find the stream embedded below for your viewing convenience. A schedule for the Injustice 2 tournament can also be found below if you are looking to make sure you do not miss any of the action. Pools Friday: 8am - 2pm Semi-Finals Friday: 2pm - 4pm Top 8 Saturday: 12pm Start Time The Twitch channel of Evo 7 is expected to feature a few major side events for fans with the likes of Soul Caliber 6, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Dead or Alive 6 and even possibly Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to be streamed on the channel, which an embedded version of it can be found below. While the exact details regarding the side events for EVO 2018 are sparse at the moment, you can find the schedule for the stream channel below, and we will continue to update this article with information as it is made available. Friday: 1pm - 10pm Saturday: 10am - 10pm, 4pm - 8pm (Evo2) (cover photo courtesy of Robert Paul)<doc-sep>Street Fighter 5 EVO 2018 trailer debuts G and Sagat, both available Monday [Update] Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition wasn't content to bring one character to EVO 2018. It brought both of the final Season 3 Character Pass fighters to EVO and revealed that they're both out tomorrow! This story has been updated with new facts about G and Sagat's specials, V-Skill, and V-Triggers. The final game of the evening at EVO 2018 was Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. And while there have been announcements throughout the day, many of them that nobody saw coming, those who have followed the last few days closely had a good idea of what to expect. Earlier this weekend, Capcom sent out a mysterious Message to the People, with the cryptic message instructing fans to tune in to Street Fighter V's Top 8. Prior to the start of Top 8, Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono teased the announcement before he was interrupted by a man in a stovepipe hat named G. Yes, it's that G, the next character in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition's Season 3 Character Pass. This led to the reveal of G's official trailer, which showed the character using a variety of supernatural fire powers to perform wild combos. G brings some unique mechanics to the table that reward efficient offense and good defense. G can use his G Charge to absorb power from the Earth and increase his Presidentiality level. The more his Presidentiality level increases, the more powerful his special moves will be. At Presidentiality level 3, G's specials will be amplified significantly, doing more damage and gaining extra hits. The catch is that his Presidentiality level goes down whenever he gets knocked down. G's gimmick extends all the way to a special move called Message to the People, in which G delivers a rousing speech to the citizens of Earth. This will increase his EX Gauge, but he's completely vulnerable to attacks. G's V-Skill is G Barrier, which covers him in a barrier of fire. If the barrier hits opponents, they'll get launched into the air. The G Barrier can also absorb projectiles. His V-Trigger I is Maximum President, which turns G's skin gold and immediately shoots his Presidentiality level to 3. G Barrier can also be launched as a projectile. His V-Trigger II is Dangerous President, which allows G to store power in his massive arms and unleash it as G Explosion. He can also use G Rage, a powerful command grab that can withstand one armor hit. G's Critical Art is Pangaea Burst, which launches fire pillars to juggle opponents. Most interestingly, the folks at Capcom are not hiding his resemblance to another single-lettered character: Street Fighter III's Q. Where the Street Fighter lore will go with this remains to be seen. Ono wasn't done, however. He had a second trailer for the Season Pass' final character. It was indeed the long-awaited return of Sagat, utilizing his classic arsenal. He also put them to much better use, as he was able to chain his Tiger Shots together. The trailer ended with Sagat putting his opponent away with his his new Critical Art. Sagat should be much more familiar to Street Fighter veterans. His Tiger Shots can still be fired at two levels, but the lower Tiger Shot (now called Grand Tiger Shot) does less damage and leaves Sagat more vulnerable. Sagat's V-Skill is Angry Charge, which amplifies the power of Tiger Uppercut. His V-Trigger I is Tiger Charge, which allows Sagat to use the massive Tiger Cannon projectile with HP+HK. His V-Trigger II is Tiger Assault, which grants Sagat the use of a powerful swiping kick called Tiger Spike. Tiger Spike gains power if players press HP+HK, so much so that it can break an opponent's block. Sagat can also lunge forward with this move to create the Tiger Knee Crush. Sagat's new Critical Art is Tiger Rampage, a multi-hit rampage that culminates with a charged Tiger Uppercut. The big news, though, is that both characters are out THIS MONDAY! For more information on G and Sagat, visit Capcom-Unity.<doc-sep>
Gaming's most prestigious fighting game tournament, EVO, is just around the corner. This year's competition takes place this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada, and features some of the most recognizable names in esports battling for the top spot in a number of popular fighting games. Even if you can't attend the event in-person, however, you can still follow along with all the action online. EVO will stream the entire competition on Twitch, so you can catch all of the matches as they unfold from the comfort of your home. The tournament kicks off on Friday, August 3, at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET and runs through the weekend, concluding with the Top 8 Finals of Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and other games on Sunday, August 5. You can see the full tournament schedule below. Eight different fighting games will be featured at this year's tournament, including the aforementioned Super Smash Bros. Melee, Tekken 7, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, and the newest addition to the EVO lineup, Dragon Ball FighterZ. These will be streamed throughout the weekend across EVO's seven different Twitch channels, while the Capcom Fighters channel will exclusively broadcast matches of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. The full stream schedule is outlined below. Aside from the intense competition, EVO is where developers traditionally reveal big fighting game announcements. Last year's competition featured the most world premiere announcements in the tournament's history; it offered fans their first glimpse of Trunks in Dragon Ball FighterZ and revealed the return of Skullomania, among other announcements. This year's tournament seems like it will also feature a few surprises for fighting game fans. EVO global business dev Mark Julio teased on Twitter that gamers "definitely do not want to miss out" on the event and reiterated that last year's competition featured a "record number" of announcements. What announcements await this year remains to be seen, but you can learn more about the tournament on the official EVO website. EVO 2018 Finals Schedule August 5