I found the weirdest fighting game at Evo 2019. Its name is Ultra Fight Da! Kyanta 2 and it is beautiful.
Yuta “Yuttoto” Sudo is Evo 2019’s Soulcalibur VI champion. He fended off a fierce challenge from runner-up Zain “Bluegod” Tibeishat to become the game’s first official Evo champion.
9-year-old Japanese prodigy Tsuyoshi made it out of his Dragon Ball FighterZ pool at Evo 2019 without losing a single match. His dad did too, but c’mon, let’s hear it for the kid.
Evo has free water refill stations this year, which is a godsend. Probably my favorite Evo 2019 moment so far.
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I’m here at the Evolution Championship Series 2019 for Kotaku, and I’ll be covering the largest fighting game tournament in the world from the show floor. Stay tuned!
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