Evo Las Vegas 2025 welcomes 6.5 million FGC fans to three-day festival

Amy Chen

Amy Chen

Here’s what to expect at Evo Las Vegas 2025!

This year's Evolution Championship Series in Las Vegas (Evo Las Vegas 2025) will go from Aug. 1 to Aug. 3. Ahead of the event, RTS and Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed that more than 6.5 million fans are expected to tune in from around the world. What's more, competitors from more than 60 countries will duke it out at the Las Vegas Convention Center for glory and gold.

Evo Las Vegas audience (Image via Robert Paul)
Evo Las Vegas audience (Image via Robert Paul)

What to expect at Evo Las Vegas 2025

In addition to a lineup of fighting games such as FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves and its Evo Las Vegas 2025 debut, Guilty Gear -Strive-, Street Fighter 6, and TEKKEN 8, the event will have a slew of sponsored activations. For example, the floor will feature the foiled-wrapped Burrito Bus to Chipotle and White Claw's new Zero Proof flavor. Meanwhile, Voodoo Ranger IPA will have a pop-up bar inside the Evo Arcade. Under Armour and Red Bull will also return with new apparel and the Best Seats in the House program, respectively.

Chipotle at Evo last year (Image via Darrell McCready)
Chipotle at Evo last year (Image via Darrell McCready)

Evo Las Vegas 2025 will even let attendees explore a museum featuring the art of fighting games. In terms of special guest artists, they will be Shinkiro and JBStyle. And similar to previous years, there will be a curated artist alley!

Last year's artist alley (Image via Robert Paul)
Last year's artist alley (Image via Robert Paul)

Other things to expect at the event include a cosplay contest, meet and greets, watch parties, plus collaborations with AT&T, PlayStation, Qiddiya Gaming, Nacon, Zenni, and Grand Archive TCG.

The full Evo 2025 lineup (Image via Evo)
The full Evo 2025 lineup (Image via Evo)

Evo Las Vegas 2025 games

Arena lineup

  • FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves (First appearance)
  • Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising (Second appearance)
  • Guilty Gear -Strive- (Fourth appearance)
  • MARVEL vs. CAPCOM 2 (Throwback tournament)
  • Mortal Kombat 1 (Second appearance)
  • Street Fighter 6 (Third appearance)
  • TEKKEN 8 (Second appearance)
  • Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes (Second appearance)

Extended lineup

  • Rivals of Aether II
  • The King of Fighters XV and Samurai Shodown
  • Blazblue Centralfiction and Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
  • Capcom vs. SNK 2
  • Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O
  • Killer Instinct
FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves screenshot (Image via SNK Corporation)
FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves screenshot (Image via SNK Corporation)

Evo Las Vegas 2025 tickets, dates, and location

As noted, the Las Vegas Convention Center will host Evo Las Vegas 2025 from Aug. 1 to Aug. 3. Folks who haven't bought their tickets yet still have time to do so through the event's official website. The options include one-day tickets and a three-day event badge.

In terms of partnered hotels, they are Resorts World, Marriott, and Fontainebleau. According to the start.gg page, folks who book these can get discounted room rates while supplies last.

That's all for now. Are you excited about Evo Las Vegas 2025? Stick around on esports.gg for more news and updates across the fighting game community (FGC)!