Evo 2025 Recap: Biggest Fighting Game Reveals, Trailers, and Surprises You Missed

Evo 2025 just wrapped up, and if you missed the action, don’t worry—we’ve got all the hype, reveals, and trailers right here. From surprise character drops to long-awaited updates, this year’s Evolution Championship Series delivered big time for fighting game fans.

Quick Recap:

Street Fighter 6: C. Viper returns, plus swimsuit costumes.
Tekken 8: Armor King and newcomer Miary Zo join the roster.
Virtua Fighter 6: First tease with Akira vs. newcomer Stella.
Guilty Gear Strive: Cyberpunk collab and a major 2.0 update.
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls: Closed beta dates revealed.

Street Fighter 6: C. Viper Strikes Back

Capcom dropped a bombshell with C. Viper as the first Season 3 DLC character for Street Fighter 6. Last seen in SF4, she’s back with a fresh (and slightly risqué) redesign, launching fall 2025. But that’s not all—get ready for Outfit 4, a set of swimsuits for Chun-Li, Cammy, and others, arriving August 5.

Tekken 8: New Blood and a Familiar Beast

Bandai Namco unveiled the final Season 2 fighters: Armor King (October 16) and Miary Zo, a bubbly newcomer from Madagascar. AK’s trailer hints at a brutal, NWO-inspired playstyle, while Miary’s teaser leaves fans hungry for more. Her release includes the Baobab Horizon stage—no date yet.

Virtua Fighter 6 Teased, VF5 REVO Gets Huge Update

Sega gave a sneak peek at Virtua Fighter 6 (working title) with Akira battling newcomer Stella Bryant. Meanwhile, VF5 REVO scores a “World Stage” update for Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox, adding Dural as playable and a new single-player mode.

Guilty Gear Strive x Cyberpunk & 2.0 Update

Arc System Works revealed Lucy (from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners) as the final Season 4 DLC, launching August 21. Even bigger? A Guilty Gear Strive 2.00 overhaul in 2026, with silhouettes hinting at Jam and Robo-Ky.

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Beta Sign-Ups

Want in on Marvel Tōkon? The PS5 closed beta runs September 5–7. Register here.

More Highlights:

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves: Ken Masters is playable now; Chun-Li arrives winter 2025.
Invincible VS: Omni-Man’s gameplay trailer shows his devastating power.
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising: Wilnas joins August 5, alongside “EX” character variants.
Capcom Fighting Collection 2: Free update adds Maki, Yun, and more to Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper (August 7).