EVO Japan 2024: Akuma, Lidia, and Marco Rodrigues Revealed for SF6, Tekken 8, and Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

 

One of the biggest fighting game events held every year returned in full force to the Land of the Rising Sun, as the Evolution Championship Series or EVO Japan was held this weekend - and with it tournaments for popular fighting games such as Street Fighter, Tekken, and the King of Fighters. Results and replays of that can be easily searched online, but the event was also bundled with a couple of highly anticipated character reveals and announcements for some of the current titles and an upcoming one slated for release next year!

Check out the trailers for Marco for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Lidia and the new Season 1 content for Tekken 8, and Akuma for Street Fighter 6!

ICYMI: Julia Chang and Negan are coming to Tekken 7 at the end of February

Revealed during this year's Evolution Championship Series tournament in Japan, Bandai Namco and Tekken series producer and lead Katsuhiro Harada unveiled a brand new trailer announcing the release dates of Julia Chang and Negan - the last two DLC characters coming to Season 2 of Tekken 7! Check out the trailer below, which sees Negan breaking the fourth wall of sorts!

Tekken 7 - Season Pass 2 : Julia Chang And Negan Trailer | PS4
Julia and Negan drop for Tekken 7 on February 28!

EVO Japan 2018: Watch the stream this weekend via Twitch!

This weekend marks a historic turn in the world of Fighting Games, as the Evolution Championship Series opens up a new tournament for fighters around the world to compete in at the land of the rising sun with "EVO Japan 2018"! The inaugural event began yesterday and runs for three days in Japan, bringing over 5,000 registered entrants and including games such as Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Blazblue Central Fiction, and The King of Fighters XIV among its selection of titles that fighters can brawl over for big prizes!

Check out the action via Evo Japan's official Twitch stream!