The coronavirus pandemic, which, while good for game sales, has been less than good for IRL events. Many conventions, tournaments, and gatherings set for 2020 have seen cancelations, including Dreamhack, E3, and even Comic-Con. Not content with letting the pandemic win, the Evolution 2020 Championship Series (EVO) fighting game tournament is changing its plans and moving the worldwide gathering of fighting game faithful online, with some surprising changes in store. While the original lineup of EVO games that were set to showcase on the main stage will receive special exhibitions, the tournament now has more main games that are online only and represent some of the most stable net code that fighting games have to offer. This includes Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath, Skullgirls: 2nd Encore, Killer Instinct, and? Them?s Fightin? Herds" That last one is cause for some explanation.
Introducing Evo Online! pic.twitter.com/ecf8gxNGUW
? EVO (@EVO) May 14, 2020

You might notice missing from this lineup are the biggest and most usual suspects. Mainly, Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros., Dragon Ball FighterZ, and more. The video above from the official EVO social media account says ?special exhibitions and content for EVO 2020?s original lineup.? Most of the original lineup of games is planned, including Street Fighter V: Champion Edition, Tekken 7, Samurai Shodown, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st], Granblue Fantasy Versus, Soulcalibur VI and Dragon Ball FighterZ.? However, it?...