The PlayStation Recap — EVO 2011 Edition

[Commander Fury]

This weekend, I'm on site at the "World Series of Fighting Games," the <a href="http://evo2k.com/">EVO Championship Series</a>, located in fabulous (chaotic, disorienting) Las Vegas! Top fighting game champions from around the world have gathered to duke it out in <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/street-fighter/">Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition</a>, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/tekken-6/">Tekken 6</a>, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/marvel-vs-capcom-3/">Marvel vs. Capcom 3</a>, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/mortal-kombat/">Mortal Kombat</a>, plus a host of other niche fighting games, culminating in a nail-biting series of finals Sunday night. Luckily, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-home/">PlayStation Home</a> users can <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/07/25/watch-the-2011-evo-world-finals-live-in-playstation-home/">watch the battles live</a> for free. Not a bad way to spend the weekend!

 

In addition to the competition, <a href="http://www.capcom-unity.com/">Capcom</a> and <a href="http://www.namcobandaigames.com/">Namco Bandai</a> are showing off upcoming fighters such as <a href="http://www.marvelvscapcom3.com/us">Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3</a>, <a href="http://www.streetfighter.com/us/sfxtk/">Street Fighter X Tekken</a>, and <a href="

">Tekken Tag Tournament 2</a> to the throngs of hungry fighting-game fans. I'm hoping to score some interviews with Street Fighter producer <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Yoshi_OnoChin">Yoshinori Ono</a> and Tekken creator <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Harada_TEKKEN">Katsuhiro Harada</a>, among others. Keep your eyes peeled for the results this week on the PlayStation.Blog!

 

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