Competitive gamers play to win — it goes without saying, really. The desire to come out on top is what motivates almost every conflict, especially among professional and competitive fighting gamers.
The fighter inside the controversy that stirred allegations of sexism and misogyny in fighting video games says that its community, fans and star performers do not deserve the collective blame they have endured, and vows that she will not leave her sport despite the alienating remarks of the man who once coached her.
Shoryuken, one of the most respected voices in the fighting games community, has called upon its readers and followers to deal honestly with questions of misogyny and sexual harassment, following sexist match commentary on a controversy that has roiled the fighting games community for a second day.
The fighting game scene has taken a lot of criticism this week due to the controversy surrounding one player’s harassment of another player on Capcom’s internet reality show Cross Assault.
Apparently, it’s OK to make fun of sexual harassment in the fighting games community. That’s what happened last night, as one of the biggest fighting game streaming broadcasts mocked the controversy that followed an episode of Capcom’s “Cross Assault” web series.
One competitive gamer’s inflammatory comments in support of sexual harassment set off a firestorm of drama in the gaming world yesterday. This video makes things seem even worse.
Melbourne was the epicenter for sports fans this weekend, with the AFL Grand Final taking place alongside a slightly different kind of sport – one involving arcade fighting sticks instead of footballs. Pro-gamer and tournament event organiser in the fighting game community, Daniel “Berzerk” Chlebowczyk, was there, and he served as the eyes and ears of Kotaku.