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Fighting game tournament EVO 2023 took place Aug. 4-6 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

EVO, or Evolution Championship Series, started as Battle by the Bay in 1996 with Super Street Fighter II Turbo and Street Fighter Alpha 2.

The event became EVO in 2002 and has since grown, with more than 4,000 participants in the 2022 Las Vegas event. The contest is organized by EVO Community, a collective effort within the fighting game community.

This year’s tournament came with exciting game announcements for the fighting game community. As per IGN, some notable reveals included:

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