So many of the fgc's problems are exacerbated by dudes thinking they're temporarily embarrassed esports millionaires
February 25, 2026 at 11:34 PM
So many of the fgc's problems are exacerbated by dudes thinking they're temporarily embarrassed esports millionaires
can saudi arabia please fuck off and get out of the FGC's business please and thank you
September 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
can saudi arabia please fuck off and get out of the FGC's business please and thank you
A prominent commentator in the fighting game community, Sajam, has announced he will not participate in future EVO events following its acquisition by the Saudi government.
'It's a pretty big deal for me as a human': One of the FGC's most popular commentators is stepping away from future EVO events following its Saudi buyout
Sajam called the choice "bad for me financially."
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December 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
A prominent commentator in the fighting game community, Sajam, has announced he will not participate in future EVO events following its acquisition by the Saudi government.
I got real mad and wrote about EVO.
Saudi Arabia bought EVO. We can still fight for the FGC's soul
On what the new change of ownership means for EVO and the Fighting Game Community, and what we can do about it.
skyboxcritics.com
February 24, 2026 at 11:24 PM
I got real mad and wrote about EVO.
Same thing with the FGC’s bimonthly accessibility discussion, one gun and ball gamer can’t be bothered to learn a 3 button string, nobody’s going to die bc of that
Every 2 months on any site you’ll see JRPG fans having a crisis bc some dude said they don’t like turn based combat or something and it’s the same 3 pists every single time, the white youtuber can’t hurt you, grow up
September 29, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Same thing with the FGC’s bimonthly accessibility discussion, one gun and ball gamer can’t be bothered to learn a 3 button string, nobody’s going to die bc of that
advocating for universal basic income because i think it would cure the fgc's problem of low effort engagement bait saturation
January 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
advocating for universal basic income because i think it would cure the fgc's problem of low effort engagement bait saturation
There's something to be said about the wider fgc's reaction to a game that doesn't have immediate financial incentives to play it for top players, and it's sole purpose is to be fun
June 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
There's something to be said about the wider fgc's reaction to a game that doesn't have immediate financial incentives to play it for top players, and it's sole purpose is to be fun
just today I heard from an oomf that their local fgc's tekken players have basically all quit in favour of going bowling, so....
March 27, 2026 at 7:47 PM
just today I heard from an oomf that their local fgc's tekken players have basically all quit in favour of going bowling, so....
Riot introducing gambling into their esports models is gentrification of the FGC's long, storied culture of sidebets.
June 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Riot introducing gambling into their esports models is gentrification of the FGC's long, storied culture of sidebets.
Now that EVO is owned by a government that’s diametrically opposed to the health and safety of the FGC’s queer competitors, we have a responsibility to choke the life out of the event. No tickets, no streaming views, no nothing. Make it lose all relevancy and legitimacy.
February 19, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Now that EVO is owned by a government that’s diametrically opposed to the health and safety of the FGC’s queer competitors, we have a responsibility to choke the life out of the event. No tickets, no streaming views, no nothing. Make it lose all relevancy and legitimacy.
The bane of every members within the FGC’s existence : short people.
let me tell you about a little game called soul calibur 4.....
January 11, 2026 at 1:28 PM
The bane of every members within the FGC’s existence : short people.
For everyone else who isn't making FGC their source of income.
It's really easy, all you have to do is not go for one year. Maybe two at most.
If appeal for it fails to hit lofty goals for the investment, they're going to have to ditch it or it just becomes the FGC's XFL. A throwaway joke award.
It's really easy, all you have to do is not go for one year. Maybe two at most.
If appeal for it fails to hit lofty goals for the investment, they're going to have to ditch it or it just becomes the FGC's XFL. A throwaway joke award.
February 24, 2026 at 5:23 AM
For everyone else who isn't making FGC their source of income.
It's really easy, all you have to do is not go for one year. Maybe two at most.
If appeal for it fails to hit lofty goals for the investment, they're going to have to ditch it or it just becomes the FGC's XFL. A throwaway joke award.
It's really easy, all you have to do is not go for one year. Maybe two at most.
If appeal for it fails to hit lofty goals for the investment, they're going to have to ditch it or it just becomes the FGC's XFL. A throwaway joke award.
taking a page out of the FGC's book are we
March 16, 2025 at 6:49 AM
taking a page out of the FGC's book are we
"Why doesn't the fgc respond like gdq did" that's easy many of the fgc's most prominent voices (tippety top players, big streamers) have achieved a petit bourgeoisie status and actively benefit from sports washing and money coming from unethical sources. Why would they threaten their own income.
July 15, 2026 at 5:27 AM
"Why doesn't the fgc respond like gdq did" that's easy many of the fgc's most prominent voices (tippety top players, big streamers) have achieved a petit bourgeoisie status and actively benefit from sports washing and money coming from unethical sources. Why would they threaten their own income.
Saudi Arabia bought EVO. We can still fight for the FGC’s soul by @edgarallanbro.bsky.social
"What we do now, collectively, will determine the future of the FGC."
Read on:
"What we do now, collectively, will determine the future of the FGC."
Read on:
Saudi Arabia bought EVO. We can still fight for the FGC's soul
On what the new change of ownership means for EVO and the Fighting Game Community, and what we can do about it.
skyboxcritics.com
February 24, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Saudi Arabia bought EVO. We can still fight for the FGC’s soul by @edgarallanbro.bsky.social
"What we do now, collectively, will determine the future of the FGC."
Read on:
"What we do now, collectively, will determine the future of the FGC."
Read on:
💭What are your guesses on Mai Shiranui's Costume 02 in STREET FIGHTER 6?
I think her COTW Biker costume is definitely locked in, but her MI Costume would be a pleasant change. We leave the rest to FGC's hardest workers.
I think her COTW Biker costume is definitely locked in, but her MI Costume would be a pleasant change. We leave the rest to FGC's hardest workers.
December 7, 2024 at 11:06 PM
💭What are your guesses on Mai Shiranui's Costume 02 in STREET FIGHTER 6?
I think her COTW Biker costume is definitely locked in, but her MI Costume would be a pleasant change. We leave the rest to FGC's hardest workers.
I think her COTW Biker costume is definitely locked in, but her MI Costume would be a pleasant change. We leave the rest to FGC's hardest workers.
Warms my heart to see so many new gen players recognizing the Ingrid hate narrative for what it truly is, the FGC's answer to "Navi is annoying" and "Sonic had a rocky transition to 3D."
June 17, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Warms my heart to see so many new gen players recognizing the Ingrid hate narrative for what it truly is, the FGC's answer to "Navi is annoying" and "Sonic had a rocky transition to 3D."
combining the fgc's toxic stream monsters with mainstream sports' "guys who DM you death threats because they lost money on you tonight"
Wow
This is an insanely cynical and morally abhorrent move
I feel sorry for the devs there and more sorry for the families of the folks whose gambling addictions this will nurture
www.riotgames.com/en/news/espo...
This is an insanely cynical and morally abhorrent move
I feel sorry for the devs there and more sorry for the families of the folks whose gambling addictions this will nurture
www.riotgames.com/en/news/espo...
Why We're Opening Betting Sponsorships in Esports & How We're Doing It Responsibly
The guardrails we’re putting in place to ensure competitive integrity as we open this category for esports teams
www.riotgames.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
combining the fgc's toxic stream monsters with mainstream sports' "guys who DM you death threats because they lost money on you tonight"
The FGC’s face is that of a group who clowns on those who misunderstand things rather than a group that authentically and patiently educates people like this, all for the crime of not knowing what they don’t know.
It sucks. It’s self-defeating, at best.
It sucks. It’s self-defeating, at best.
May 18, 2026 at 2:55 PM
The FGC’s face is that of a group who clowns on those who misunderstand things rather than a group that authentically and patiently educates people like this, all for the crime of not knowing what they don’t know.
It sucks. It’s self-defeating, at best.
It sucks. It’s self-defeating, at best.
Absolutely, zero tolerance policy for that shit. They're the scorpion to the FGC's frog.
April 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Absolutely, zero tolerance policy for that shit. They're the scorpion to the FGC's frog.
I'll always say that before online matchmaking the average FG player (as in, not in the FGC) was perfectly happy just mashing while having no idea what was really going on.
The perception of FGs being too hard for newcomers is a product of the FGC's greater presence thanks to the internet
The perception of FGs being too hard for newcomers is a product of the FGC's greater presence thanks to the internet
April 10, 2026 at 4:06 PM
I'll always say that before online matchmaking the average FG player (as in, not in the FGC) was perfectly happy just mashing while having no idea what was really going on.
The perception of FGs being too hard for newcomers is a product of the FGC's greater presence thanks to the internet
The perception of FGs being too hard for newcomers is a product of the FGC's greater presence thanks to the internet
all that saudi money and they still need to hit the fgc's broke asses up? 🤨
September 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
all that saudi money and they still need to hit the fgc's broke asses up? 🤨
I don't normally post this late but this piece really *had* to get done this week or I wouldn't have forgiven myself. It's been busy over on this end, believe it or not. Anyway, here I bring up mahjong ranked match in response to the FGC's recent discourse about ranked match.
gamesoftrobo.ghost.io/you-know-wha... "The worst thing that a ranked match system can do to you is get you *thinking only of the numbers*. Sitting in front of your screen hitting the “start” button over and over again, like you’re pulling the lever on a slot machine, just waiting to get lucky."
You know what's even worse than fighting game ranked ladder? Mahjong ranked ladder
The whole fighting game community has been talking about online ranked match lately, because the more you grind ranked match, the more you come to hate it. We’ll all eagerly tell you so; probably too ...
gamesoftrobo.ghost.io
March 27, 2026 at 11:21 PM
I don't normally post this late but this piece really *had* to get done this week or I wouldn't have forgiven myself. It's been busy over on this end, believe it or not. Anyway, here I bring up mahjong ranked match in response to the FGC's recent discourse about ranked match.
Another day, another instance of the greater FGC’s lack of critical thinking skills when reacting to things.
August 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Another day, another instance of the greater FGC’s lack of critical thinking skills when reacting to things.
