AtlusUSA recently announced that The King of Fighters XIV will be featured as a side event for EVO 2016. AtlusUSA will be running their own booth at the EVO venue, at which a tournament for The King of Fighters XIV will be held on Saturday, July 16th. The latest build of the game will be played – which means not all characters will be present, to be sure. There is no entry fee for the event, though it does cost money to sign up for EVO itself, at least as a spectator.

There is also prize money for the top three finishers: $1,400 for 1st, $700 for 2nd, and $350 for 3rd.

Besides this, other promotional events for KOF XIV are planned. On Friday and Saturday, the Atlus booth will host free play stations for KOF XIV all day. On 12:00 PM Saturday, SNK will host an hour-long developers’ panel for the game, followed by a half-hour-long autographing session. The KOF XIV tournament is scheduled from 2 PM to 4 PM, with a special exhibition match and the commencement of Top 8 held afterwards at a time that is to be determined.

To enter, visit the signup page Google Doc linked in the blog post above. It contains the ruleset: stipulations on Dualshock use, structure of sets (best of 3, with the exception of Winners Finals, Losers Finals, and Grand Finals, which is standard for EVO), and only the loser of previous match can change team composition. Importantly, it also notes that the entrant cap for this side tournament is 64.

EVO 2016 is coming up soon! There should be some good matches to watch.