Sony jointly acquires fighting game tournament Evo

[Miles]

Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired the Evolution Championship Series, alongside a new esports company called RTS.

Better known as Evo, the fighting game tournament is a major event in the calendar for fans of games like Smash Bros, Street Fighter, Tekken and Mortal Kombat.

The next events will be digital-only and are scheduled to take place in August. The first games announced for Evo 2021 are Guilty Gear Strive, Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate, Street Fighter V: Champion Edition and Tekken 7.

Sony jointly acquires fighting game tournament Evo

Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired the Evolution Championship Series, alongside a new esports company called R…

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[Thegamer]

This series is amazing. And this is a major event for me because I am the fan of Smash Bros.

 

[PGen98]

Wow, quite the tournament for them to acquire, hopefully that safeguards it into the future.