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Evo 2019 Warmup Tournaments at Luxor Wednesday and Thursday!

Press Start Gaming Center is bringing your Pre-Evo warmups again with the 6th Annual PSG Classic. Smash Ultimate and Melee will be held on July 31, while all other games will be on August 1. This year the event will be hosted at the HyperX Esports Arena, conveniently located inside the Luxor Hotel and Casino. To ensure your spot, and to avoid the line to get in, register online before July 29th. Day of signups will be available until 1 hour prior to the event start times. www.smash.gg/psg6

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Road to Evo 2019 – Finals order announced with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to close out Sunday; PlayStation announced as partner for tournament with planned announcements

Tekken 7 will also take place after Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition!

With Evo 2019 now less than two weeks away, the President of Evo, Joey “Mr. Wizard” Cuellar, has officially revealed the days and order that each of the finals for the official lineup of games will take place. Kicking things off on Friday will be SoulCalibur VI. Boasting 742 entrants, making it the largest SoulCalibur tournament in Evo’s history, this will certainly be an epic clash of Souls and Swords that will be eternally retold.

Moving on to Saturday, we’ll see the conclusions, in order, of Under Night In-Brith EXE: Late[st], followed by Dragon Ball FighterZ, Samurai Shodown, and Mortal Kombat 11. Finally, Sunday’s arena finals will begin, as expected, with BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, followed by Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, marking the first time a Street Fighter title has not closed the event in over a decade.

The ever-growing Tekken 7 will be the semi-Main Event, with the record-shattering Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, boasting a massive 3,492 entrants–making it the largest Smash tournament of all-time–closing out the evening. You can see Mr. Wizard’s Tweet about the order below. This order also lines up with the results of a poll Wiz conducted on Twitter.

The official Evo social media Channels also announced that they will officially be partnering with Sony for the event, with eight of the nine main titles being played on PlayStation 4. They also teased that there will be more news from Sony and PlayStation at the event, so it will be interesting to see what they have in store. You can view that Tweet below.

Which game’s finals will you be watching at Evo this year? Tell us which Top 8s you’re most looking forward to in the comments below.

Evo 2019 takes place on August 2nd-4th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Source: MrWiz (Twitter); EVO (Twitter)

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Area now available as part of Fighting EX Layer’s Version 1.3.0 update

The Genius Inventor finally enters the fray!

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from the ARIKA-developed Fighting EX Layer, but the title’s Version 1.3.0 update was released for Playstation 4 and Steam PC, notably adding Street Fighter EX veteran Area to the playable roster, after she was initally teased with the announcemnt of Sharon and SNK’s Terry Bogard last year at Evo 2018.Unfortunaly, she will not have any Expert Challenges.

In addition to the new fighter, this patch also adds an Online Spectator Mode, allowing players to observe matches they aren’t actively particpating in within Lobbies, as well as some general improvements to the online experience.

The team also fixed a bug where Sharon’s Half Moon attack did not trigger the Critical Gougi, as well as making some minor balance adjustments to Shriase, Sanane, and Hokuto, by standardizing the input of their Ryuusui special move, while also increasing its startup.

The developer is unsure of whether or not they will be adding Area to the game’s Arcade version at this time. You can see the full patch notes, as well as some over three hours of developer gameplay with Area, below:

Ver 1.3.0 Changes

Character Changes

Additional Characters
-> Area
*Area does not have any Expert Mode challenges.

Improvements to Netplay Matches
-> The Netplay has been improved, along with additions and adjustments to the UI.

New Online Mode added for Testing.
-> A mode that allows you to spectate matches (Spectator Mode) has been added
*For PS4 and Steam versions only.

Spectator Mode (In Testing)
This mode allows a Player to create a Lobby and spectate the matches of other Players who join.

*Game Balancing
The input for Shirase, Sanane, and Hokuto’s special move 「Ryuusui」has been standardized, and the startup has increased.

*Bug Fixes and Balancing
Fixed an issue with Sharon where using Half Moon does not trigger the Critical Gougi.

Catch ARIKA’s videos detialing Area and the 1.3.0 update below!

With the last advertised character now being officially released, it will be interesting to see what the future holds for FEXL. Will Area be the last piece of major DLC released for the game, or will ARIKA continue to support the title?

Perhaps we’ll get an answer this August at Evo 2019? What else would you like to see added to Fighting EX Layer in the future? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.

Source: ARIKA (Facebook) (YouTube)