Sony sold its participation in Fighting Game Competitive Event Evo in the Indian Gaming and Event Society Nodwin Gaming, leaving Nodwin and RTS as common owners.
This is the second time that Evo has changed hands in four years. It has already been bought jointly by Sony and RTS (a talented management and brands consulting company founded by Streamer Pkimane) in 2021.
Sony does not fully leave Evo. It will be a global sponsor of the EVO until 2028 and is one of the donors of Nodwin Gaming. “When SIE acquired Evo alongside RTS in 2021, our goal was to help the EVO community to develop and highlight the skills and the passion to fight game fans on a world scene,” said Phil Rosenberg, Vice-President Director and Manager of Development and Relations of Global Partners at Sony Interactive Entertainment. “While Sie Transitions to become an Evo sponsor, the momentum for Evo has never been stronger, following a successful event in Las Vegas and an upcoming expansion in new regions. We are impatient to support EVO’s continuous growth overall. ”
Nodwin Gaming can be a name unknown for many. It is a game company and events based in India which was founded in 2015, and has managed or facilitated events such as Dreamhack India, Comic Con India, Vailorant Challengers in South Asia, various PUBG mobile championships and others.
At the same time, the Saudi company Qiddiya, which became an EVO global partner last year, announced that it is investing in RTS and will remain a global partner of Evo until 2027. Qiddiya is the Saudi investment company behind a project of entertainment and massive tourism in the country, which aims to build a high -level city focused on sports, game and entertainment.
This change has fans of Evo wondering what the future reserves for Evo. Under the property of Sony, PlayStation 5 was presented in good place during the event each year, including with demos for Sony games such as Astro Bot and Marvel Tokon. However, Sony’s property also arrived simultaneously with the Nintendo release of the event and no longer allowing Super Smash Bros. Some wonder if the departure of the Nintendo console rival means that Smash Bros. could return in the years to come.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior journalist for IGN. You can find it publish on Bluesky @ duckvalentinentine.bsky.social. Do you have history advice? Send it to rvalentiintine@ign.com.
