Fighting Gamers Raise $225,744 For Breast Cancer Research


The folks over at Evo, a video game tournament organisation dedicated to fighter games like Marvel vs. Capcom and Tekken, raised a whopping $US225,744 for breast cancer research last month.

The money came from a competition designed to decide which fighting game would win a coveted spot in Evo’s annual Las Vegas tournament. The people at Evo set up multiple donation pages, each based on a different fighter like Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale or Soul Calibur V. Fans could donate money on each page, and whichever game earned the most money by the end of January would earn a spot in the tourney. The proceeds all go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Evo said.

Super Smash Bros. Melee won the spot, raising $US94,683.

Fighting Game Fans Raise over $US225,000 for Breast Cancer Research. Smash Wins! [Shoryuken]


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