this weekend is the biggest open tournament in competitive gaming history: EVO 2012 July 6-8 Caesars Palace, Las vegas
Gamespot artikel:
http://www.gamespot.com/news/evo-2012-draws-record-number-of-entrants-6384601
-3,500 competitors
-regestriations: 1536 Super Street Fighter IV, Arcade Edition 2012 1248 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 1072 King of Fighters XIII 448 Teams (896 entrants) Street Fighter X Tekken 416 Soul Calibur V 256 Mortal Kombat 9
prize money: $25,000 Super Street Fighter IV, Arcade Edition 2012 $23,000 Mortal Kombat 9 $15,000 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 $15,000 for Sega’s Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown event (BYOC event) $11,000 King of Fighters XIII $9,000 Street Fighter X Tekken $5,000 Soul Calibur V
-proceeds of the HD stream go to a $10,000 scholarship for gamers.
-Indiegames showfloor
BLC: SLS "teasing" with their new bloodline. not sure if this is worthy of the news, but the BLC section looks so skinny :/
http://www.bloodlinechampions.com/uploads/news/sentinel_silouette1.png http://www.bloodlinechampions.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=23717