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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate currently leads in EVO 2020 entrants — registration leaderboard for February released
The official lineup for EVO 2020 was revealed just last week, and the fighting game community has been abuzz ever since. Tournament staples such as Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Street Fighter 5 all made the cut this time around, and a handful of surprises — such as a Marvel vs. Capcom 2 invitational event — have the people already feeling the hype.
EVO tournament organizer Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar took to Twitter this morning to update fans on the current entrant numbers for each game on the main lineup. While we don't get specific amounts here, we do have a leaderboard to show how each title is currently stacking up.
'How EVERYONE reacted to the EVO 2020 lineup' — Mighty Keef returns with another spot on and hilarious comedy skit
The EVO 2020 lineup was revealed earlier this week, and much like it always does the announcement sparked discussion within the fighting game community. NetherRealm Studios' major modern fighting title, Mortal Kombat 11, we nowhere to be found, while Marvel vs. Capcom 2 sees a return in the form of an invitational event to celebrate the game's 20th birthday and EVO legacy.
There are a lot of reactions online right now, but The Keef Crew's newest video has to be the funniest and most accurate of them all. The comedy skit shows how each game on the EVO lineup responds to the news, and there's an appearance from someone that the other games didn't really want to see...
One game edges out Street Fighter 5 and it's not Smash Ultimate; see which titles got the most votes in our EVO lineup hopefuls poll
Update: Voting has ended and you can view the results by clicking the jump.
Earlier: With EVO Japan now out of the way, the fighting game community can begin looking forward to what will undoubtedly be the biggest FGC event of the entire year with EVO 2020, and we'll soon know exactly what games to start preparing for.
EVO organizer Joey 'Mr. Wizard' Cuellar revealed earlier this week that their team will be announcing the full EVO 2020 lineup on February 4, but what titles do the community expect to see come back / join the roster? And what ones do they WANT to see?
Combo Breaker early bird registration rankings revealed with Street Fighter 5 currently in 3rd place behind Tekken 7 and a game that's not out yet
Combo Breaker has been building the reputation as one of the most beloved fighting game majors in the entire world which has in-turn led to larger and larger attendance records plus better perks and rewards for the players who make the journey to Chicago in May.
Registration for Combo Breaker 2020 opened up just last month on January 14, but the fighting game community was remarkably quick in scooping up every single one of the venue hotel rooms in minutes — even breaking records for the Renaissance Schaumburg itself.
Now, early bird entry has wrapped up for the upcoming major, and event organizer Rick 'The Hadou' Thiher celebrated the occasion by releasing our first look at the registration rankings between the main games with some interesting results thus far.
Tekken 7 3.21 patch coming in mid-February, to include additional balance adjustments for Leroy Smith and others
While Tekken 7 certainly brought the hype last weekend at EVO Japan, a glaring issue emerged when the top eight bracket was revealed to have no less than six Leroy Smiths in it. The character was obviously overpowered (or perhaps able to copy himself like a certain other "Smith" from pop culture) and needed emergency attention.
Developers already had a patch in the works and revealed as much at the event, and while said patch did include a hefty list of nerfs for the newcomer, it was clearly not enough. Today on Twitter, Michael Murray clarified that an additional 3.21 patch is en route for next month and yet another will come out some time after.
'I'm not sure I even recognize this game anymore' - How much has Street Fighter 5 changed since Season 4 judging from EVO Japan?
On top of being a highly entertaining international major with 1,000+ entrants, EVO Japan served as one of the first major barometers with which can begin to assess Street Fighter 5's competitive direction here in 2020.
Our findings? One of us thinks this was about as good a first look as possible while the other is a little more on the pessimistic side... and I have to admit I suspected opposite reactions from the two of us.
Tekken 7 producer says the recent patch was only the first round of changes likely in response to continued concerns about Leroy
The recent Tekken 7 update provided some balance adjustments and fixes to Yoshimitsu, Leo, Shaheen, Josie, Akuma, Geese, Lei, Anna, Ganryu, and Leroy. In particular, more than half the changes were directed specifically to one of Tekken 7's latest DLC fighters, Leroy.
Since his release, Leroy is considered to be the indisputable best character in the game. It's no wonder why six players in the top eight of EVO Japan 2020 used Leroy during the Tekken 7 tournament held there.
Although the majority of these patch changes were nerfs for Leroy, many members of the community still feel like he might be too strong compared to the rest of the cast. The Tekken 7 producer, Michael Murray, recently released a statement regarding the patch, likely in response to the Leroy concerns.
Tekken 7 update Version 3.20 is now available to download including new My Replay & Tips feature plus Leroy Smith nerfs
Tekken 7 has been available on consoles for almost three years at this point, and today it's receiving one of its most requested features including a new twist that could shake up how we learn fighting games if the mode works as intended.
Bandai Namco has officially sent out the Version 3.20 update for Tekken 7 across PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC which comes packing the brand new My Replay & Tips mode alongside some balance changes — largely toning down a certain Leroy Smith.
Leroy nerfed in upcoming Tekken 7 balance patch, version 3.20 patch notes released
Tekken 7 is set to receive an update tomorrow, January 28, that will add new features to the game. In addition to this, a balance patch will be implemented, and Bandai Namco has released the official patch notes for the upcoming version 3.20.
A handful of character changes are being made, but easily the biggest takeaway is that Season 3 newcomer Leroy Smith has been nerfed.
Over 12 percent of Top 128 mained Leroy Smith though almost everyone saw play: Tekken 7 EVO Japan character usage statistics
It's no secret that this EVO Japan weekend was kinda all about Leroy Smith to the Tekken community after the blind martial artist made up six of the top 8 spots for finals last night, but a broader look at the game shows quite healthy representation throughout.
The top 128 players at EVO Japan for Tekken had 45 of the game's 48 characters as a main option, and while Leroy was by far the favorite, that is still an impressive feat for an event of this scale.
EVO Japan 2020 results
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
EVO Japan 2020 is finally upon us, and it's taking place Chiba, Japan.
There are far too many notable players to count, but we've listed some of the notables set to compete this weekend right here: THY|Chikurin, Infiltration, Rohto|Tokido, ROX|Knee, RB|Arslan Ash, Yuttoto, SNB|Fujimura, AMTRS|Score, GW|Zackray, SST|Shuton, Liquid|Nemo, Kyamei, Momochi, BDG|BlueGod, EQNX|Ulsan, RB|Anakin, YOG|Machabo, Keev, Emujima, Mago, CYG|Daigo, Oplon|Skyll, UYU|Double, R2G|Kameme, Yamasa|Nobi, RB|Gachikun, Illusion|LostSoul, CO|Dogura, PG|Shen Chan, Domi, UYU|LowHigh, JDCR, Liquid|John Takeuchi, AMPLFY|Rangchu, NuckleDu, Mekasue, AZ|Kichipa-mu, Tea, KEN, Kuro, TG|Raito, UYU|NL, CO|Fenrich, DNG|Itabashi Zangief, Kome, T, SSNO|KojiKOG, ProtoBanham, SNB|Abadango, Lea, Choco, Umeki, Demise|Mr. E, Victrix|Cory Bell and of course many, many more as well.
Tekken 7's My Replay & Tips feature and balance update coming January 28, first Tekken World Tour Masters taking place in Tokyo, Japan on April 4
Tekken 7 has wrapped up for EVO Japan 2020. Following this, the producer of Tekken 7, Michael Murray, approached the stage to announce a couple of things for the game.
First off, there are no details to announce at the moment for the upcoming character. Murray assured everyone that the development team is still hard at work on Fahkumram.
6 of the top 8 players left in Tekken 7 are maining Leroy Smith at EVO Japan, possibly solidifies FGC's concern that he may be too strong right now
Balancing characters in competitive fighting games is perhaps one of the most delicate processes in the entire video game industry, but Bandai Namco's Tekken team has been widely regarded as one of the most talented at making sure all of their fighters have tools to win in recent years. What do we do though when one of those characters seems to have a few tools too many?
That's the question the Tekken 7 community is grappling with this weekend, as the finals bracket for EVO Japan 2020 features six of the top 8 finalists maining newcomer Leroy Smith while many players have been concerned about his offensive and defensive prowess since the Kung Fu master launched in December.
Here's how our community voted Tekken 7 tier list is looking for Season 3 so far
2019 recently came to an end. It's time to take a closer look at how our community voted tier list section for Tekken 7 is shaping up.
The Season 3 update for Tekken 7 was launched back in September of last year. We only recently cleaned up the Season 2 votes that were entered into our database before this patch went live. As one can imagine, there have been major shifts in the meta.
Winner of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at EVO Japan 2020 will only receive special controller, other games' grand prizes range from $4,500-$9,000
The prize money and supplementary prizes have been outlined for EVO Japan 2020's main stage games. No matter how well players perform at the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate event that will be held there, it's likely that everyone there will be competing at a loss of expenditures.
Funnily enough, it's been revealed that first place will receive a Nintendo Switch Pro controller. Don't worry though — a golden Smash mark is included on the controller.
Elphelt, Alisa, Eltnum, and Hyde were the popular picks for Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, Tekken 7, and Under Night In-Birth at Frost Faustings top 32
Frosty Faustings XII has already concluded for the weekend. This particular tournament held events for games like Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, Tekken 7, and Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late[st].
All three of these aforementioned titles had over 200 entrants each. As a result, we've gathered the character usage stats for the top 32 for these three games.
Frosty Faustings XII results
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
Frosty Faustings XII is going on this weekend and the action will be happening in Chicago, Illinois.
Players set to attend include EG|NYChrisG, Illusion|LostSoul, Dramatik|RedBlade, Disrupt|Shadow20z, AMTRS|Score, AN|KizzieKay, Teresa, 1UP|PepperySplash, CATPION|Daymendou, PG|MarlinPie, BC|LordKnight, Rikir, EQNX|CuddleCore, Foo, AXL|Boom, GeTV|Sandman, BNP|Gosuda, BDG|DidimoKOF, LordJimmyBones, KPB|JDR, IThatGuy-_-, MC|GCYoshi13, BDG|SubatomicSabers, KPB|Magnets, Elyon, BxA|Argenrost, Incendiate, 1L2P|Burrity Vorhees, Crescent|RobTV, Flux, EQNX|Brian_F, TS|Arturo Sanchez, PG|Kitana Prime, UTAE|Coosco, Disrupt|Joonya20z, JoeyD, LTL, ScrawtVermillion, Betadood, Crescent|Doza, Armada|Ned, dB|Yeti, Zinoto, Daze, ZomBmu and many more.
