Tag: #Politics
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Response to Chris T and Ryan Hart – On ‘Immaturity’
It’s been a while since I’ve done a direct response blog – mostly because I don’t find much discourse around fighting games lately to be worth pontificating too hard over. Most of it isn’t serious, and if it is, the avenues of conversation people use are prone to reward the most hyperbolic and aggrieved voices…
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Interview with Fashun Rivers, CEO of NOBï Gaming Pt. 2
Last time, I posted the first part of an interview I did with Fashun Rivers, CEO of NOBï Gaming, regarding many topics.. This second part will feature Rivers speaking frankly on some of his prior fighting game community organizing experience. After initial publication, Greg Lancette, the former owner of 4o4 Esports, reached out to add…
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No, the FGC Did Not Succeed Where Esports Failed
I try not to let my general pessimism for the direction fighting game communities are trending show too much. I’m pretty fortunate to have a local community that plays lots of games, has a regular meetup spot that isn’t going anywhere, and has a lot of very good players to boot. The reality is, however,…
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Saudi Arabia Is Here, and the FGC Didn’t Have the Courage Either
This week, the Gamers8 event will continue in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, hosting a Street Fighter 6 invitational tournament with a total prize pool of a cool $1 million, including $400 thousand for first place, and even last place clearing $5 thousand. That is 20 times the amount promised to the first place…
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In the Esports Swamp, You are Only Someone’s Plaything
Counter Logic Gaming is dead. Team SoloMid is pausing its Esports endeavors after suffering massive losses from the fall of disgraced cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which had brokered a lucrative $210 million naming partnership. Activision-Blizzard’s Overwatch League is continuing its freefall into a full-fledged fiasco. Riot Games’ League Championship Series is experiencing a significant decline in…
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Crypto or Despots: Matcherino and Picking Your Poison
A piece of wisdom that I always hear about eSports is that it’s an “emerging industry,” some 20+ years into its inception, and that means there will be crooks and thieves skulking in the shadows trying to bilk people. It’s also said that everything must be done to shoo these people away, as it reflects…
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2022 – Learning to Speak a New Language
Earlier this year, I re-read Moby Dick. I do this every few years, as may have been apparent, but being the brilliant work of fiction that it is, there’s always something new to find. This quote, in particular, stuck with me a lot throughout the year: “Give not thyself up, then, to fire, lest it…
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There is No Easter Bunny, There is No Tooth Fairy, and There is No “FGC”
It’s often said that the definition of insanity is repeating the same mistakes over and over again and expecting a different result. This quote is often attributed to Albert Einstein or Ben Franklin, but the truth is neither man said it. Nevertheless, the whimsical, folksy nature of the quote is more fun to imagine as…
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Road Diaries – Meet the New Evo, Now With 100% More Crypto Schemes
I heard it from LI Joe,, I heard it from an almost totally unrecognized Paul George, and I heard it several times throughout the weekend: Evo 2022 was like a family reunion. I’ve never been totally comfortable with using “family” with regards to a large gathering of fellow hobbyists and acquaintances, but I’m not made…
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This is What Capcom Wants, and They Will Never Stop
Capcom certainly kicked off the announcement of Street Fighter 6 with a doozy, eh? For anyone who hasn’t heard, Capcom recently published a long post on the Capcom Pro Tour website that explained, through extensive legal language, the assumed responsibilities of any organizer, no matter how small, who wished to use Street Fighter V at…
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