TrustFall returns to build Evo 2026 arena in 72 hours

TrustFall Technology Group is leading AV production for Evo 2026 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, where roughly 300 crew members have three days to turn the venue into an esports arena. The five-year partner is supporting a show that spans 12 tournaments, multiple stages and a livestream audience across Twitch and YouTube.

Why it matters: - Evo is one of the largest events in fighting games, and its production demands keep growing as the tournament stretches across more stages, more screens and more audiences. - TrustFall Technology Group’s return for a fifth straight year signals how specialized the event has become for the fighting game community and for live esports production. - The build shows how a convention center can be transformed into an arena-style environment for tens of thousands of fans and viewers online.

What happened: - TrustFall Technology Group is leading the audio-visual production for Evo 2026 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. - Roughly 300 crew members have three days to complete the live event build. - Evo 2026 runs June 26-28 in the West Exhibition Hall. - The event includes 12 competitive tournaments, including Street Fighter 6, TEKKEN 8, 2XKO and Vampire Savior. - Competitions will stream live on Twitch and YouTube.

The details: - This year’s production includes 14 LED video wall builds. - The setup uses 2,852 LED panels delivering more than 77.5 million pixels. - The event is supported by 860 intelligent lighting fixtures and 336 rigging points. - Doug Green, CEO and co-founder of TrustFall Technology Group, said a standard show usually uses a crew of about 20, while Evo needs about 15 times that number because multiple stages, activations and a large main stage are all built at once. - Green said the production team spends nearly a year planning each Evo build. - TrustFall starts planning again about a month after each event ends. - The company designs for both the in-person audience and the broadcast audience. - Pre-planning includes work with the broadcast director to make the venue feel like an arena on camera. - Audio design is a challenge inside the convention center because the concrete space creates bounce that cannot be removed. - Evo has outgrown the Mandalay Bay Michelob ULTRA Arena and convention halls and now fills the Las Vegas Convention Center. - Evo set an all-time record in 2024 with more than 10,200 unique entrants.

Between the lines: - The production numbers show that Evo is no longer just a tournament. It is a hybrid live, broadcast and fan experience that requires concert-level infrastructure. - TrustFall’s five-year run suggests the event values consistency and deep knowledge of fighting game community expectations. - Green’s comments point to a key constraint in esports: the venue has to work visually for the room and for the stream at the same time. - The partnership also shows how much of Evo’s identity now depends on recreating an arena atmosphere inside a convention center.

What's next: - Evo 2026 will open June 26 and conclude June 28. - TrustFall said it is ready to keep growing with Evo as the event continues to evolve. - Green said he is not sure what venue or format comes next for Evo, but the company expects to keep supporting the event’s future needs.

The bottom line: - Evo 2026 is being built like a major arena show, not just a gaming tournament, and TrustFall Technology Group is again responsible for making that transformation happen.