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If you haven’t heard already, there is a EVO online tournament on the way. Its understandably called EVO Online Tournament 2010. It will be open to XBox 360 players in Most states across the United States. More details below.

•The Online tournament, run by Galaxy4Gamers, will start on December 11th at 12 noon PST. It should take about 6 hours if you are advancing all the way, unless an unexpected number of people enter.
•The top 8 finals will be held on Dec 18th, consisting of winners from each regional bracket. You should only be fighting people from your region until you make top 8.
•The finals will be live streamed with commentary.
•Only $5 to enter the event, and the 1st place finisher gets an trip to Evo 2011, including airfare, hotel, and tournament fees.
•A special prize will be announced later, and it is something Evo has never given out before. Everyone in the top 8 will get some kind of prize.
•This event is Xbox 360 only, but if successful, a PS3 event will be considered in the future.
•Anyone in the USA or Canada may enter, as long as their home state does not ban them from entry by law.
•Galaxy4Gamers has a lot of rules and regulations, and various checks like IP and Address, to keep people from cheating the system.

… and here’s some videos walking you through entering the tournament.

Shoryuken posted this cool panoramic photo from EVO 2010. Looking at this really puts into perspective exactly how much the fighting game community has grown in recent years.

UPDATE: Capcom’s Seth Killian broke out a video from the very first EVO that puts it all in perspective. Check out the 7 year old Justin Wong!

B5 Championship from Marcus W on Vimeo.

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Here’s some video of Daigo Umehara vs Arturo Sanchez from Salty Suite in Caesars Palace during EVO.

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Are you one of those people who always says they’d like to go to EVO but never finds out about registration until it’s too late? This time you have no excuse. Registration for EVO 2010 has just opened!

The time has finally come. Get your wallets ready as the biggest and baddest tournament is back and we are opening up sign-ups to the masses. Just a reminder, registration is MANADATORY. No in-person signups will take place at the event. The deadline to register is July 5, 2010 @ 11:59PM PST. If you are looking to save some money, make sure you register by May 31, to save some cash.

Do not delay in signing up for best tournament of the year!

EVO Registration Page

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