From new characters to rollback, here are all the major announcements from EVO 2022

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During the weekend, the annual fighting game tournament EVO returned as a live, in-person event for the first time since 2019. EVO 2022 crowned many new champions since Saturday. It also brought some news on current and upcoming titles. EVO 2022 featured a plethora of new announcements, ranging from a Tekken 8 tease to rollback netcode for Dragon Ball FighterZ. And that’s just the start.

For many in the fighting game community (FGC), EVO is a celebration of fighting games and player skill. The yearly show often brings fresh reveals, and thankfully EVO 2022 was no exception when it came to exciting announcements. Here is a list of what you may have missed during the event.

If you ask anyone in the FGC what kind of netcode is needed for fighting games, they’ll likely shout “rollback.” Rollback netcode is a newer technology, allowing players to connect to opponents around the world with few latency issues. It supersedes delay-based netcode, which has existed in fighting games for many years. During EVO 2022, it was announced that both Dragon Ball FighterZ and Samurai Shodown will both soon have rollback netcode. For the former, the update is coming alongside a next-gen edition for consoles.

A message to the DBFZ community from Hiroki-San at #Evo2022! pic.twitter.com/R79RemTHQ9

— Bandai Namco Esports (@BNEesports) August 7, 2022

Following the conclusion of the Tekken 7 showcase, Bandai Namco brought some surprising news. The publisher/developer released a… strange clip starring series mainstay Kazuya Mishima, possibly teasing the reveal of Tekken 8 for this year’s The Game Awards. Tekken 7 launched in 2015, so a sequel has been a long time coming. Sadly, we won’t know for sure until TGA streams this December.

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