Fighting Games Confirmed For Evo 2022

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The rise of esports, live-streaming, and professional gamers has culminated in a thriving competitive community that just seems to be rising in popularity. With millions of spectators and viewers, and billions generated in revenue, video game competitions have become a major factor in the industry over the past ten years or so. Esports has helped the pastime integrate better into popular culture and the mainstream, and created careers for young people that seemed unimaginable at the start of the century. There are a number of genres that perform particularly well in video game tournaments, from MOBAs to FPSs, but fighting games are some of the most popular.

The Evolution Championship Series, otherwise known as Evo, is one of the biggest and most well-known fighting game tournaments in the world. This annual event is an open tournament that has competitors from all over the globe converge to compete and features a revolving roster of different games each year. The 2022 tournament will take place from August 5 to 7, and now that this year's list of games has been announced, competitors and viewers have lots to look forward to.

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This week, the lineup for Evo 2022 was released. In addition to the main event – the competitive tournament – Evo also serves as a kind of E3 for fighting games, giving developers and publishers the chance to show off upcoming projects or provide updates on ongoing games. Speculation is rife, and it seems likely that the recently announced Street Fighter 6 will make an appearance during the proceedings, as well as the rumored Tekken 8.

For the full list of games, see below:

This list doesn't present many surprises, with classics like