Evo 2022: Sony Announces New Live Show With Announcements from Capcom, Warner Bros., and More
Sony has announced PlayStation Tournaments: Evo Lounge. This is an all-new live show featuring “exciting content and announcements” from his top fighting game developers and publishers.
According to Capcom (Street Fighter), Warner Bros. (Multiverse, Mortal Kombat, Injustice), Bandai Namco (Tekken, Dragon Ball Fighters), Arc System Works (Guilty Gear), and SNK (King of Fighters), Shows airing live from Evo 2022 on August 5th and 6th playstation blog.
Sony hasn’t hinted at what kind of announcement to expect, but given the breadth of the acclaimed series among the participating companies, fighting game fans will want to either attend the show or wait for the big announcement on IGN. Evo Lounge is hosted by unspecified players and commentators from the fighting game community.
This will be the first in-person Evo event hosted by Sony, which purchased the tournament in 2021.
Sony previously announced a nine-game lineup for Evo 2022: Street Fighter 5: Championship Edition, Guilty Gear Strive, Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate, Tekken 7, King of Fighters 15, Melty Blood: Type Lumina, and Dragon Ball Fighters. , Granblue Fantasy: Versus, and Skullgirls: Second Encore.
Smash Bros. is not specifically in the lineup as Nintendo has chosen not to participate in Evo 2022.
Jordan is a freelance writer for IGN.
