On Twitter, Mr. Wizard has mentioned that the registration for EVO 2012 will close this Friday, June 22, 2012 at 11:59PM Pacific, however you shouldn't wait to register if you haven't done so already and plan on attending, and complete the registration process now.
Make sure you check out the EVO section on the Shoryuken.com front page and register for EVO 2012. Don't wait until the last minute to register.
There are just 3 days left to purchase your Competitor Pass online. You can purchase your player pass by going to our MLG Store. If you wait to purchase your player pass at the event, you will need to pay $10.00 more per player pass, as well as wait in a long line, so purchase online before 11:59 PM ET on Monday!
If you are going to Anaheim to watch the competition in person, make sure to purchase your Spectator Pass online so you don't have to wait in long lines at the event, or worry about spectator passes selling out. There will also be a live stream of the event, so if you are staying at home, we have you covered!
The Spring Fighting Games Season began with the Fighter Arena, a weekend full of top-level Mortal Kombat and Soul Calibur V. The Season will culminate next weekend, June 8-10, at the Spring Championship in Anaheim. We'll be streaming matches live straight through the weekend.
Tune in to majorleaguegaming.com starting at 5:30pm PT as we kick off an incredible three days of fighting game action.
That's right folks, MLG Anaheim player passes for everything but fighting games are sold out and spectator passes are almost gone. What does that mean? That means that soon the Starcraft2 and LoL spectators are going to have to buy our competitor passes just to get in the door.
If you have plans to attend this, buy one NOW! Click here for the link to buy passes.
Yesterday, the top 8 players from the MLG Winter Championships flew out to the MLG Studio in NYC to compete in the exclusive Fighter's Arena! In a stunning upset, Hawkeye (@iltokyoli) from Chicago, who came seeded in 8th place, defeated the 1st seeded player Keev from France in an almost completely one-sided 4-1 Grand Finals!
Congratulations to Hawkeye for retaking the Soulcalibur title for America! In addition to the top 8 players, Rod "Slasher" Breslau from GameSpot.com was on hand to conduct interviews with the top two players throughout the day.
MLG has shared further details on their Fighter Arena which takes place this Saturday at their studio in New York City, NY. This thread has everything that you need in regards to the portion of the broadcast devoted to Soulcalibur V which begins at 2PM Eastern.
MLG will feature a main stream that can be viewed for free in SD and in HD for $4.99 which you can click here to purchase, and featuring commentary by our own BrewtusBibulus. There will also be a second stream featuring behind the scenes access hosted by Gootecks.
On Wednesday, MLG shared some some details on their next two upcoming events for fighting games. The first event which is the Spring Arena, will take place in their studio in New York City on April 28th and is an expansion on their Winter Arena event for Starcraft 2. At this event, the top 8 placers in Soulcalibur V and Mortal Kombat at MLG Columbus are being flown to New York to compete in a $3400 prize pool for each respective game.
The second upcoming event which is the Spring Championship, takes place on June 8-10th in Anaheim, California and will feature SCV, MK, and KOFXIII. Spectator passes are already available for sale where as competitor passes go on sale May 1st.
