EVO 2026 update 🌐 #StreetFighterAlpha3Upper Ingrid, Yun, Maki, & Eagle are legal to use in @EVO 2006 Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper tournament ! Crouch cancel / infinites are banned. FREE Registration is still open for #SFA3U at #EVO2026 World Championships. We will see you there co-sponsored by @FightingRetro @ArcadeCandyCo @JunkFoodArcades also co-powered by @DefendTheNorth @CitiGaminG @RichKidAcademy @CombatFCG @FrostyFightClub @ArcadeBrooklyn @bklynvideogames @DRB3000 @LdaAnd & more otw ⚡️🔌 Catch you at the #EVO2026 BYOC Community Tournaments for #StreetFighterAlpha3UpperMAX ! Start.gg/EVO2026-CFC2 StrikeFirstGaming.com #StreetFighterZero3Upper #SFZ3U #SFA3 #FGC #StreetFighterAlpha3 #SFZ3 #SFZ3UM #SFA3UM #StreetFighterZero3UpperMax #StreetFighterZero3

@Tasty_Steve @Sajam @TheAlexValle @AvoidThePuddle @ViciousFGC @Sal_ee_uu @Sixth_Valiant @AfroCole @OnlineTony_213 🙏

#EVO2026 Pre-Party by #StrikeFirstGaming You are officially invited to join us for an evening of gaming, food, networking, and community as we celebrate Strike First Gaming ( SFG ) at @EVO 2026 hosted by our own @FusungC aka Cookye ! Thursday, June 25th, 2026 Time: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM Stream at : Youtube.com/@TeamStrike1st StrikeFirstGaming.com Come relax, connect, and experience an exciting social gathering featuring: Casual gaming setups, Live stream entertainment throughout the evening. Great vibes, community interaction, and networking opportunities Complimentary Home-Cooked Dinner Menu Includes: Stewed Chicken • Steamed White Rice • Baked Macaroni & Cheese • Barbecue Spare Ribs • Sautéed String Beans • Lemon Cake • Chocolate Cake • Assorted Refreshments • This is a non-alcoholic event designed to provide a welcoming, laid-back, and enjoyable atmosphere for all guests attending. We look forward to bringing together gamers, content creators, tournament organizers, competitors, supporters, and friends for a memorable evening as we begin the next evolution of #TeamStrike1st 🏆 RSVP to: 702-490-2553 to reserve your attendance. Space is limited to 40 guests ! (Event location Shared upon RSVP) Flyer designed by @DRB3000

RT @AfroCole: @calmwarriorJA Hahah ya, I actually have an alternate version of that. There was a time I mastered it just to show it off lol…

YO ULLL EDDIE LEE!!!

New video about the career of @AfroCole in the FGC up to his EVO 2002 victory in Street Fighter 2 Turbo. youtu.be/ExnXLfYcASg #FGC #StreetFighter

#WaybackWednesday #wbw @TeamStrike1st @FightingRetro @ArcadeCandyCo @DefendTheNorth This year at #EVO2026 will be my 25th @EVO appearance in a row !!! Never forget I’m one of the Forefathers & Champions of the FGC alongside my Sensei’s @AfroCole , Jason Nelson aka X-Rolento, & Graham Wolfe 🙏🏾 and my homies / rivals / piers & fellow EVO Champions like @JWonggg , @JohnChoiBoy , @SanfordKelly etc. As I celebrate my 45th Birthday in July of 2026 I look back on a blessed career in the Fighting Game Community 👊🏾🇺🇸 PEACE & GOD BLESS 💯 Enjoy this trailer clip of the “INSIDE EVO 2004” Documentary made by Shankar Tablada at EVO 2004 featuring @Pond3r @ProtomCannon @sethkillian @SuperDojo @RealChrisLi @Sirlin @G4TV & more 🎥 #EVO2004 Watch the full “Inside EVO 2004” documentary below ⬇️ youtu.be/ai0JXUROs3s @ArcadeFutures @ErnestoLopezJr @G4tv @TVfgc @Rexonmax #FightingGameCommunity #FGC

Some names: @ProtomCannon, @Pond3r, @jchensor, @GunterJPN, LA Akira / White Gerald / @OkamotoKitchen, Black Gerald, @AfroCole, Bob Painter, Martin Hector, FlipMeign (Mark Acero), Joanna, TobiasNYC, Kris and Omar from VA, Castel, DLC outfit @TheAlexValle, @Sirlin and many more!

Trivia: TTG was coined by @derek_omni IIRC. There was also a TTG2 (following year), and a very small TTG3 at a different location (1999).

Trivia: Alpha 3 Nationals is where we all met Daigo for the first time, and I coined the nickname "The Beast" which has stuck forever. It's also where the lesser known "Press Some Buttons Cole" meme came from. @AfroCole =)

To @SuperDojo aka Mike Watson : I may not ever win an @EVO Award despite attending 25 years this year since B5 in 2001, winning a world title & numerous Top 3’s/Top 5’s/Top 8’s, REF’ing over a decade, tournament organizing, commentary, & having many moments and highlights since the EVO 2002 DVD dropped but I’m SO PROUD of you big bro for winning an EVO Hall of Fame mention. You deserve that, I remember you being kind to me when I first came in the scene at 20 years old. My senseis are @AfroCole , X-Rolento aka Jason Nelson, & Graham Wolfe. You were also a mentor to me back then and still are now even with me approaching 45 years old this summer ! Much love familia 🙏🏾🙌🏾🖖🏾🇺🇸 -DR.B aka GALAXY B @TeamStrike1st @FightingRetro @ArcadeCandyCo @DefendTheNorth @RichKidAcademy @BBCicecream

What’s this about @AfroCole sleeping?

Real ones know

“Push some buttons @AfroCole” See you tonight 🥳

Not the first time this has happened. 😆 For Dead or Alive 4 at Evo West, Jason Cole (@AfroCole) overslept the entirety of pools. But there were not many entrants and, iirc, everyone except one person in the pool was DQ’ed. He showed up for Top 8, so we just let him play. LOL!

I'm really enjoying @Evo's interviews with Champions, but I would really like to see other greats covered such as @cUrSe_MightyMar @RyanJosephHart @PerfectLegend @AfroCole @KDZaster @sanfordkelly and @robertlcombs just for quick names off the top of my head!

Full list of all 11 games in the Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection: -Mortal Kombat -MK2 -MK3 -UMK3 -MK Trilogy -MK4 -MK Advance -MK: Deadly Alliance GBA -MK: Tournament Edition -MK Mythologies: Sub-Zero -MK: Special Forces #MKLK #MortalKombat

Ok much love to #Gamescom but that venue is way too big 😂 Also: those lines fill up in a blink

📰SONY SELLS CO-OWNERSHIP OF EVO! Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) sells its stake at EVO to NODWIN Gaming, an India-based esports group, also a Sony backed company which specializes in producing events for PUBG and Valorant. NODWIN Gaming will join RTS in co-ownership of EVO. Sony will continue to support EVO as a sponsor and partner through PlayStation Tournaments platform and key products that appeal to fighting game players. For details: evo.gg/news/2025-business-up…