The Evo 2021 Showcase, an in-person fighting game event set to take place in Las Vegas, has officially been cancelled due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. RELATED: UFC sponsors China’s mobile Peacekeeper Elite League The invite-only event was scheduled to commence in November at the UFC Apex in Nevada. On Wednesday, Evo’s organisers noted […]
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Sony Reveals First Evo Community Tournaments – The Esports Observer
Sony announced via its PlayStation blog the Evo Community Series, three Evo-branded community tournaments played exclusively on PlayStation 4. The annual fighting game tournament brand was acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment and RTS through a joint venture partnership in March. The three competitions will run from June 10 – Aug. 3, will feature a total […]
Pokemon Go: All Item-Based Evolutions
We’re back once again with another Pokemon Go evolution guide, and this time we’re focusing on the Pokemon that evolve using rare and unique items. As you probably are fully aware, most of the Pokemon evolutions in Pokemon Go are based on the ways that those Pokemon evolve in the main game – no shocks […]
Today only: Samsung 970 EVO and 980 Pro SSDs hit their all-time low
Everybody knows that SSDs are fantastic, and everybody who knows SSDs also knows that Samsung’s drives are especially good. Today only, Amazon is offering flat-out fantastic deals on two of the company’s highly rated NVMe M.2 drives. The 500GB Samsung 980 Pro is $112, down from $140 and the all-time low, while the 250GB Samsung […]
Help Develop The Theory Of Evolution With Darwin’s Journey Board Game
Boardgame studio Thundergryph Games has launched the Kickstarter adventure for Darwin’s Journey, an innovative new game that combines worker placement with exploration and a healthy dose of biology and evolution. With a goal of $36,522, the game funded in just 12 minutes, and as of this writing, has evolved to over $600,000 with 17 days […]
How Pokemon Go's Mega Evolutions Are Being Adjusted
Pokemon Go’s recently added Mega Evolutions have stirred up quite a bit of controversy among players, due primarily to the steep cost it takes to Mega Evolve a Pokemon and the fact the resource needed to trigger the transformation–Mega Energy–is primarily earned by completing Mega Raids, making it difficult for many players to collect. Amid […]
Evo Online canceled following accusations of sexual abuse against CEO
The online version of the Evolution Championship Series (better known as Evo) was canceled Thursday following accusations of sexual abuse made against its organizer and CEO, Joey Cuellar. Evo said in a statement on Twitter that it has relieved Cuellar from his responsibilities and is working to completely separate him from the company. “Over the […]
EVO 2020 Has Been Cancelled
This article references accusations of sexual assault. EVO 2020, which was to be an online tournament in 2020, has been cancelled. Earlier, it was reported that EVO CEO Joey Cuellar was being placed on administrative leave following several accusations of sexual misconduct. Now, the event will no longer go ahead, and Cuellar will no longer […]
Evo 2020 is going online, dropping Smash Bros. Ultimate from lineup
This year’s Evolution Championship Series (better known as Evo) has been canceled, but organizers are taking a version of the marquee fighting game tournament online. The format will be dramatically different; instead of a taking place over a single, long weekend, Evo Online will take place over the course of five weekends in July. Evo […]
EVO Online 2020 Announced, And Smash Bros. Has Been Cut
EVO has announced EVO Online 2020, a replacement for the sadly no-longer-viable annual EVO competition. EVO, the biggest annual event for professional fighting game players, will take place over five weekends and seven games. But while EVO will still happen, there’s been a casualty–Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been cut from the line-up. While no […]