EVO 2012 Announcement Rundown
On Wakeup SRK Live, Mr. Wizard announced the lineup for EVO 2012 which takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 6-8, 2012, with Soulcalibur V officially in the lineup as one of the main games for 2012.
Shoryuken has some additional details on this year's lineup and 2012 tournament season. Check after the break for some additional details that was mentioned during the live announcement.
Lineup:
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Version 2012
Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3
Soulcalibur V
Mortal Kombat
The King of Fighters XIII
Street Fighter X Tekken
Events:
Apex Tournament Series, New Brunswick, New Jersey Jan 6-8
Winter Brawl, Philadelphia, PA Feb 18-19
OzHadou Nationals X, Sydney, Australia Feb 17-19
Final Round, Atlanta, GA March 2-4
South East Asia Major, Bugis Arcade, Singapore Mar 17-18
NorCal Regionals 10, March 24-25
Texas Showdown, Houston, Texas April 6-8
PowerUp 2012, Cincinnati, Ohio April 13-15
Team Mad Catz Championships, San Diego, CA April 13-15
Toryuken, Toronto Ontario, Canada May 4th-6th
Season’s Beatings: Summer Slam, Columbus, OH May 5th
Northwest Majors, Seattle, WA May 26th
Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 8, Chicago, IL May 25.27
Montreal Annual Tournament, Montreal, Canada June 3-4
East Coast Throwdown, Morristown, NJ June 9-10
CEO 2012, Orlando, FL June 15-17
Midwest Championships 2012, Nashville, TN June 22-24
Additional Info:
All games will receive seeding points for EVO
All games will be ran on the Sony PlayStation 3 console
Wireless DualShock 3 are banned at EVO
Mr. Wizard also mentioned the return of the EVO online tournament for SF and Marvel for 2012. Last year, the winner of the online tournament received a trip to EVO. If you would like to see a similar online tournament for Soulcalibur V, let them know and show your support.