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EVO 2020 Organizers Moving Forward As Planned but Actively Monitoring the Coronavirus Situation

The organizers of EVO just shared that they're going forward as planned for the 2020 event, but it's not set in stone for now.

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With many events planning for the next few months getting canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the fighting game community has been waiting for a signal from the organizers of EVO. That signal came today.

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The official Twitter account of the event shared that the organizers are moving forward with the plan of hosting the event between July 31 and August 2 as planned also retaining the location at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas (provided that it reopens in time). 

That being said, they’re also actively monitoring news from the authorities about the COVID-19 Pandemic, and this could still cause a cancellation or postponement.

Should that happen, all tickets purchased will be refunded.

This year, the popular event will include new games and returning ones. Below you can read the full main event lineup, shared back in February.

  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch)
  • Tekken 7 (PS4)
  • Street Fighter V Champion Edition (PS4)
  • Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS4)
  • Samurai Showdown (PS4)
  • Granblue Fantasy Versus (PS4)
  • Soulcalibur VI (PS4)
  • Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late [cl-r] (PS4)

Of course, due to the transient nature of the situation, we’ll keep you posted should any further news been released. For now we can only hope that come July the situation will be considerably improved. 

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Giuseppe Nelva

Proud weeb hailing from sunny (not as much as people think) Italy and long-standing gamer since the age of Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Definitely a multi-platform gamer, he still holds the old dear PC nearest to his heart, while not disregarding any console on the market. RPGs (of any nationality), MMORPGs, and visual novels are his daily bread, but he enjoys almost every other genre, prominently racing simulators, action and sandbox games. He is also one of the few surviving fans on Earth of the flight simulator genre.

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