Evo fighting game tournament moves online - without Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Evo fighting game tournament moves online - without Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Roll it back. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 14 May 2020 16 comments Evo, the biggest fighting game tournament in the world, has moved online with one notable omission: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Evo 2020 was set to take place in Las Vegas this July but was cancelled due to the coronavirus. When the event was announced, it included tournaments for eight games: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Granblue Fantasy Versus, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Tekken 7, Street Fighter 5, Samurai Shodown, Soul Calibur 6, and Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r]. The Evo Online lineup, however, includes seven games after organisers ditched Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Evo officials have yet to comment on the omission, but it's widely accepted it's down to the Switch game's ropey online play. The reaction online from Evo fans is a mix of sadness as well as understanding, given how difficult it would have been to run a stable Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament online. SMASH IS GONE. These are strange times. Smash is a staple of Evo, but its online modes are absolutely disgusting. This is probably a good call, but its still confusing. pic.twitter.com/DExTSglYny- ; (@terrestrial7680) May 14, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Incoming angry Smashers.With that netcode? It HAD to be cut!- Manny (@Musty_AF) May 14, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Smash bros at EVO: pic.twitter.com/M9fA1xtLm2- ƈʊʀɛռ (@CurrentProtag) May 14, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings pic.twitter.com/f1HDQwPmrY- VectorinoMan (@Vectorino3) May 14, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Meanwhile, Evo Online will hold open online tournaments for Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath, Killer Instinct, Them's Fightin' Herds, and Skullgirls 2nd Encore. I'm seeing a lot of love for Skullgirls' inclusion at Evo, given it's excellent netcode. The greatest long con irony. Smash, with its shit online, is yeeted, and Skullgirls, with its GOAT online, finally gets involved in a major way. pic.twitter.com/n2mxUH4CPW- Koda89 - ENVTuber ^( ;,; )^ (@KodaKazar) May 14, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Smash gets cut (understandable) but Skullgirls is in pic.twitter.com/uv4wXXrC6w- Rylade475 Aiding the Adrestian Empire (@Rylade475) May 14, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Evo Online takes place over five weekends in July. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store