Game Companies on Site

Three major companies were present to either show off their game or cooperate with EVO: AkSys Games, Bandai Namco, and Capcom. AkSys Games had a booth with huge BlazBlue backdrops and surrounding tables with four TVs to host the official EVO BlazBlue singles and teams tournaments. They were also selling their newest t-shirt, one with BlazBlue character Hakumen stomping on Ragna with the words “6B” in bold, large font behind them, for $15, which was $5 cheaper than buying it from their websites.

 

Bandai Namco's booth had several HDTVs, all playing Tekken 6 on console. While the build was the same as the one presented at E3, this gave EVO attendees a chance to try out the game in case they had not attended E3. Considering that EVO was free to attend, this gave considerably more people a chance to try the game before its console release in October. The Bandai Namco staff also ran an exhibition tournament, allowing arcade players to show off their skills several months before the game is out on console, and handed out posters for Tekken 6.

 

Capcom's booth had several attractions. The most notable was the most update version of Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars (TvC). Recently shown at Anime Expo 2009, there were several stations Capcom had set up so that players can try this new game as well. In addition to that, the first ever public build of Marvel vs Capcom 2 (MvC2) for the PS3 and Xbox 360 was present, allowing players to preview the game and foresee any bugs or inaccuracies there may have been. During the event, players found slowdown where there should not have been, amongst other gameplay inaccuracies. These and more errors will hopefully be patched when the game becomes available. Of course, Capcom's booth wasn't without its own side event. For TvC, they had a competition challenging players to do a single combo with the most points of damage within three minutes! On the other hand, for MvC2, the competition challenged players to the largest combo possible within three minutes as well. The prizes for these competitions weren't cash, unlike EVO's own tournaments, but collectibles like DVDs and comic books.