Last week, Bandai Namco and NetherRealm Studios announced that they would no longer be working with new esports organisation WePlay, which has recently begun hosting Tekken 7, Mortal Kombat 11, and Soulcalibur VI tournaments with some BIG prize money involved. Both companies posted statements declaring buzzword reasons for not wanting to do business with WePlay, which began making a name for itself last year as it organised in-person fighting game tournaments.

EVO Online saw accusations against its co-founder and now former CEO, Joey “Mr. Wizard” Cuellar, revelations so damaging that multiple game publishers and developers decided to withdraw their games from the event so that they wouldn’t be tarnished by the accusations currently being thrown at Cuellar.

An EVO without a Nintendo presence feels somewhat…odd. There’s a good reason for it though, because while Super Smash Bros. may be a great game to play in a tournament settings with both challengers seated next to each other, online is a different story entirely.

The Wrestlemania of fighting games kicks off on July 31, as EVO 2020 has just announced which eight games will make the cut and see players battle it out for a massive pot of cash.

You know, the real tragedy here is that I just bought Tekken 7 two weeks ago during the holiday break. Oh well! C’est la vie! Back to the main story, we could wax lyrical all day about just how much value one gets from a monthly subscription to Xbox Game Pass. The library is an absolute unit of good games right now, not only from indie darlings but also from plenty of big name publishers who seem to be more than happy to have some of their biggest titles claim a new audience through the service.

You’re not a video game villain until you’ve made your last stand in a glorious lair that a hero has fought through, and over the years that anarchi architecture has reached glorious new heights. So while I prepare to train a militia of influencers to help me take over the metropolitan area, here’s a look back at some of the more elaborate headquarters for evil.

Las Vegas may have been home to thousands of fighting game hopefuls over the weekend, but only a handful of challengers would leave EVO 2019 as champions. Whether it was through the use of godlike reflexes, cunning zoning skill or a reversal that snatched victory from the jws of defeat, this year’s EVO came down to pure skill when the dust had finally settled from some truly tense competition.

Is that a cardboard box you're about to fight in Tekken 7? Nope! It's just a joke from EVO, as Metal Gear Solid's infamous agent Solid Snake will NOT be joining the roster in season 3.