EVO 2017 In Photos
EVO 2017 was an amazing experience. Join us on a photographic tour of some of the sights from the world’s biggest fighting game tournament.
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- Street Fighter IV is coming to iOS for $5.. This is the $100 which would make it playable..
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- VGSpectrum’s Jeff Duis felt like a kid on Christmas Day after picking up his media badge!
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- Maximilian Dood was kind enough to pose with me for a pic prior to the doors opening on day 1!
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- It’s a long way from Friday pools to the main stage…
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- We think Punch Planet has a lot of potential and a fantastic art-style!
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- Bryan Fury lurks in the Tekken 7 pools.
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- Sean Mitsuda was represented
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- Xavier Woods takes a selfie with Knee prior to their Tekken 7 match!
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- Me posing with one of the best gaming journalists around – Michael Martin
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- Players taking a break with some classic arcade games.
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- There are a ton of side-tournaments during EVO. These folks are getting some casuals action in on Super Street Fighter II Turbo.
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- PG Punk playing through his Street Fighter V pools on day 1. He’d later take 2nd place overall in the tournament, running roughshod over everyone, until Tokido.
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- Last year’s Smash Melee champion, Hungrybox, plays through Melee pools on day 1.
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- Hungrybox would make it to Melee’s Top 8 on Day 2, however, he was unable to stave off Armada.
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- Armada and Mango. Two legends square off in the Smash Melee grand finals.
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- Sweet victory!
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- Final Fantasy Dissidia NT will be a complex, but interesting take on the genre.
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- Just a couple of Iowa boys getting ready for their next matches!
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- One of the gods of Street Fighter V, Justin Wong, playing through his day 2 pools.
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- There’s always a crowd when Justin Wong plays.
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- The hype is always there!
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- Thinks weren’t looking good for him during Marvel vs Capcom 3.
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- This Gannon cosplay was off the charts!
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- Nintendo’s Bill Trinen was kind enough to pose for a quick selfie.
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- Maximilian Dood checks out Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite.
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- Disbelief during Smash play.
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- Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono greets fans.
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- A fellow Iowan tries to advance through the Marvel vs Capcom 3 pools.
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- Contemplating the next move.
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- Lucky Chloe and Chun Li represent!
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- Coffence is shaping up to be pretty special!
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- Ken is always ready for a fight!
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- Dragon Ball Fighter Z is going to be one of the biggest games of 2018!
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- Anyone sporting Dan Hibiki cosplay is going to get his picture taken!
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- Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono was kind enough to pose for a pic with me! This guy has such boundless energy!
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- Jeff and Ono were ready to brawl!
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- Jeff gets ready to compete in a GUTS tournament.
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- Tekken series producer Harada signing autographs.
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- Chaos ensued when a PS4 malfunction on the main-stage forced fiery FChampryan to one of the pool stations to complete his match.
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- Fchampryan discusses the ground rules after moving his match to a pool station.
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- “Jesus can’t beat me!” FChampryan makes s tunning declaration after overcoming technical challenges to get into the Street Fighter V Top 8. He’d go down to eventual champ, Tokido the next day.
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- Armada surveys the damage he’s doing to his opponent during the Smash Melee top 8.
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- It’s tough going head-t-head with Armada.
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- Theo and Honeybee square off in the Injustice 2 top 8.
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- Theo hopes to advance.
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- Theo’s girlfriend supports her man during the match
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- In the end, it would be Honeybee that would advance to the Injustice 2 grand finals
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- Honeybee would move on to face the youthful-looking Dragon in the Injustice 2 grand finals.
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- Injustice 2 grand finals.
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- All eyes on Honeybee vs Dragon in the Injustice 2 grand finals.
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- Dragon would wind up taking the top prize in Injustice 2!
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- The Nintendo crew has a quick meeting before packing it up at the end of EVO 2017 day 2.
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- I wanted to spend a LOT of money on the insane amounts of fantastic art at EVO 2017.
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- The levels of hype during Smash Melee finals is at another level.
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- Sunday finals start early in the day, so it takes a while for the arena to fill.
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- BlazBlue top 8’s were as dramatic as expected.
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- It’s a long road to the big stage.
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- It may be a huge international competition, but fighting games are still about having fun.
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- The ecstasy of victory, and the agony of defeat.
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- CHAMP……
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- ……with style!
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- Crowds packed it in for Tekken 7.
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- Harada surveys the Tekken 7 action.
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- Fighting games are life.
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- Victory!
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- Tekken 7 champ!
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- You’d raise your fist too of you had just defeated the best Smash 4 player in the world to win EVO 2017.
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- PG Punk focuses on his march to the Street Fighter V grand finals.
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- Jesus didn’t have to step in to stop FChampryan in the Street Fighter V top 8…..
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- ….Tokido did it for him.
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- Cammy and Kolin cosplayers represent during the Street Fighter V grand finals.
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- Punk and Tokido faced off in an epic battle for the Street Fighter V championship.
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- Tokido stands in disbelief after capturing the Street Fighter V championship.
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- It was a tough loss for Punk.
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- Tokido takes his victory lap..
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- ..and strikes a pose..
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- Punk was visibly disappointing after losing to Takido
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- Tokido has been waiting for this moment for a long time..
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- Congrats to the EVO 2017 Street Fighter V champion!
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