Update: This story has been updated with full the fighting game lineups for Evo 2026 and Evo Japan 2026 as they are announced along with the Evo Awards 2026 categories.
The largest fighting game tournament series in the world is of course going to be coming back for another year, and now we’ll get to see what their plans are under new ownership.
The 2026 Evo Announcement Show is set to take place tonight where they will reveal more information about the big events taking place all over the world.
Evo’s annual stream is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET though we don’t know how long it’s supposed to last.
This announcement show is going down quite a bit earlier than usual, which could be due to Evo 2026 itself taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada from June 26–28 instead of its usual August slot.
Organizers are set to reveal the fighting game lineups for both Evo 2026 and Evo Japan 2026 along with providing more information about the tournaments.
We should see some obvious staples returning like Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8 and Guilty Gear Strive, but it’ll be interesting to see what else will be included next year.
2XKO is another likely candidate along with Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves being a shoe in though things get more murky beyond that.
The potential inclusion or exclusion of titles like Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls and Invincible VS could point to their release dates being later than the big events.
They will also be providing information on the 2026 Evo Awards as well that is going down on March 28 next year.
This is also going to be the first year operating under Evo’s new ownership after Sony and RTS sold their controlling stakes in the fighting game tournament series.
Streaming for the 2026 Evo Announcement Show is being held on Evo’s Twitch and YouTube pages, and we’ll be updating this story with the full lineup of games as they’re revealed.
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• Street Fighter 6
• Tekken 8
• Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
• Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys:Celes
• Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
• Rivals of Aether 2
• 2XKO
• Guilty Gear Strive
• BlazBlue: Central Fiction
• Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage
• Vampire Savior
• Invincible VS
• Street Fighter 6
• Guilty Gear Strive
• Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
• The King of Fighters 15
• Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage
• Tekken 8
• Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
• Vampire Savior
• Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys:Celes
• Hokuto no Ken
• 2XKO
• Melty Blood: Type Lumina
• Best Game Release
• Best Character
• Best Product
• Comeback of the Year
• Best Pop Off
• Best Commentary
• Best Content Creator
• Best Dressed
• Best Cosplay
• Best Custom Controller
• Best Local
• Best Combo
• Best Online Series
• Best Artist
• Best Meme
• They’ve Got Next
• Commentator of the Year
• Match of the Year
• Player of the Year
• Moment of the Year