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Former Evo Champion Banned From Multiple Fighting Game Events After Racist Tweet
After posting a tweet that both mocked the Black Lives Matter movement and peddled in racist tropes, former Evo champion Ryan “Filipino Champ” Ramirez has been banned from several fighting game events. This includes an indefinite suspension from Capcom-related tournaments.
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Skullgirls Honours Two High-Level Queer Players In Latest Update
Although Skullgirls patches these days often focus on improvements to online play and tiny graphical bugs, the 2012 fighting game received an update over the long weekend that pays homage to a pair of high-level players.
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Top Smash Player Uses Fake Name In Online Tournament
The fighting game community’s shift to online competition in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic has increased the scene’s vulnerability to problems that rarely proved serious in the past. Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament organisers learned this firsthand when a top player using a fake name threw their plans into disarray.
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Combo Breaker Cancels Fighting Game Tournament For 2020
This year’s highly anticipated Combo Breaker fighting game tournament, originally scheduled for May 22-24, has been cancelled according to an announcement released this morning by organisers. The annual competition is the latest such event to skip 2020 due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic caused by a novel strain of coronavirus.