Beats out KoF XIV, BlazBlue and Garou

The Evolution 2018 fighting tournament takes place in Las Vegas this coming weekend, while everybody will be ready to hype major league games such asDragon Ball FighterZandTekken 7, don’t forget to save some cheers for side-tournament AnimEVO,that brings together classic games from the past and presentfor their own mini ruckus.

The organisers have released the entry figures for this year’s lineup with the top game being ArcSys beautiful anime fighterUnder Night In-Birth EXE: Late[st], which has just over 200 contenders showing up to throw down. Also of note is the return of popular ’90s Frisbee titleWindjammerswhich, amazingly, is in second place with 171 players.

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This figure beats not classic titles such asGarou: Mark of the WolvesandSamurai Shodown II,but also great modern fighters likeBlazBlue: Centralfictionand evenThe King of Fighters XIV.Windjammersstill pulls in the punters. In all, just under 800 players have signed up to be a part of AnimEVO 2018’s side-tourneys, all of which will take place this weekend, beginning August 3, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

AnimEVO 2018 — 26 GAMES!August 3-5, 2018, Las VegasWebsite:https://t.co/3jDmr47lIWPre-reg:https://t.co/d9kJGKYDwfVolunteer:https://t.co/7rMh7qPmc2pic.twitter.com/BEeaFaVRTj

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