The fighting game tournament Evo 2026 is taking place in Las Vegas this weekend. While it’s mostly focused on tournaments for titles like Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8, Evo also serves as a Summer Game Fest of sorts for fighting game announcements each year. 2026 is proving to be no different, as it has already been the backdrop for exciting Rivals of Aether 2 and Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game announcements.
As announcements are interspersed between matches and multiple Evo streams run concurrently, it can be hard to keep track of everything revealed at Evo. To help, this article will be updated throughout the weekend with every major fighting game reveal from EVO 2026.
Dead or Alive 6 Last Round teases its first new fighter
Koei Tecmo released Dead or Alive 6 Last Round on June 25 and was already teasing the first DLC fighter at Evo. It’s a new character named Minato, and she’ll be added to the game sometime this summer. The Evo teaser does not show the fighter in action, just spotlighting the Miyabi stage as Minato talks to NiCO in the background.
Rivals of Aether 2 gets a roadmap for 2027 and beyond
Aether Studios showed up to Evo with a roadmap for the next several years of Rivals of Aether 2 updates. Later this year, we can expect two new characters, two more events, and workshop support for items and characters. In 2027, Rivals of Aether 2 will hold four events, add two new fighters and two echo fighter-like “Remix Rivals,” implement eight-player matches, and give players the ability to spend currency to create custom color mixes for their outfits.
In 2028, Aether Studios finally plans to bring the fighting game to consoles with the first chapter of Rivals of Aether 2’s single-player story mode. Beyond that, it’ll continue to iterate on Steam Workshop support, add buddies into the game, and potentially bring in guest characters from other franchises.
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