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EVO 2026 wrapped in Las Vegas on June 28: MenaRD defended his Street Fighter 6 crown 3-0 in an all-Blanka grand final reset, Arslan Ash claimed a record eighth career EVO title in Tekken 8, and Hikari won the inaugural 2XKO championship.
Bandai Namco debuted the first Tekken 8 gameplay trailer for Bob at EVO 2026, showing off his skateboard entrance and belly-bounce counter. He launches August 24 (August 19 for Season 3 Pass owners), with Roger Jr. teased for a later reveal.
EVO 2026 opens in Las Vegas on June 26 with 5,774 entrants across 12 games. Riot's 2XKO storms into the Arena Finals in its Vegas debut, Marvel Tokon offers playable Magneto demos ahead of its August 6 launch, and Capcom is widely expected to hold its biggest Street Fighter 6 news for Sunday's finals.
Sony rolls a full PlayStation Tournaments layer into Days of Play 2026, with ten featured games, three Golden Tournaments offering double virtual-currency payouts, an exclusive Gran Turismo 7 livery for every participant, a hardware-and-services sweepstakes for anyone who plays a single match, and a $200,000 global cash prize pool anchoring Fortnite's Days of Play Cup.
Bandai Namco has released an emergency patch for Tekken 8, adjusting Heat Dash combo starters and increasing Heat State costs across the roster to address the overpowered meta that emerged after Season 3 launched.