What Playstation Buying Evo Means For The Fighting Game Community
Sony has purchased EVO, and the collective fighting game community lost their minds. This is huge. Up until now, the fighting game community - including the biggest championships where competitors are deemed to be “world champions” - has essentially been run by the fans, for the fans. That might sound ridiculous when EVO is known for taking place in Las Vegas hotels and arenas, but it’s true. The event and company that runs it were founded by people that just loved fighting games - and now they’ve managed to turn it into something that billion-dollar corporations coveted, to the point where Sony Interactive Entertainment could no longer stay its hand....