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Community Spotlight - Tong Lee and How Tampa Never Sleeps Fosters a Global Community

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1/31/24

Evo Indie Spotlight - MechaGhidora Answers Our Questions About KnockOff, Their Childhood Dream Game Brought to Life

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1/25/24

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1/24/24

Evo Indie Spotlight - Pocket Bravery Forges a Fresh Experience in a Retro-inspired Package

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Show Off Your Title at the Evo 2023 Indie Fighting Game Showcase!

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Community Spotlight - Lord Knight Masters Invitational

Evo spoke to Lord Knight about his invitational event, career, and goals for sharing the spotlight with other creators to create a stronger, more visible community.

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4/21/24

Community Spotlight - CurlyW

Evo had the privilege of speaking with CurlyW, exploring the origins of her passion for bracketing and her vision of leaving a lasting impact on tournament organizers to support players in the future.‍

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4/14/24

Community Spotlight - Climax of Night

We spoke to Shinobi! about his experience building up the MELTY BLOOD community, founding the French-Bread dedicated Climax of Night tournament series in 2018, and his dream of communities of smaller titles feeling encouraged enough from his success to create events of their own.

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3/31/24

Community Spotlight - Sajam TEKKEN Slam

Sajam TEKKEN Slam Welcomed Creators of All Kinds to Experience the Thrill of Fighting Games

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3/24/24

Community Spotlight - Tatakai Tuesday

We spoke with the event founder, Andrew “Jiyuna” Fidelis, about his inspirations for the event, the transition from arcades to consoles, his new life with parenthood, and establishing a legacy for others to keep the spirit of Tatakai Tuesday going.

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3/10/24

Community Spotlight - Juicy Game Night

We spoke with Juicy Game Night President Alex “Duelist” Pesante about the event’s philanthropic origins, its journey in finding a venue, and how it has grown to support its community throughout Florida.

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3/3/24

Community Spotlight - Sherry "Sherryjenix" Nhan Talks eFight Pass

We spoke with the founder of eFight Pass, Sherry "Sherryjenix" Nhan, about the program, its history, and where it hopes to go next.

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2/25/24

Community Spotlight - Texas Showdown

We spoke with TXS co-founder Javier "Javi" Moreno about its history, what it was like to see the FGC grow from arcades to arenas, and the importance of guiding the next generation of the FGC to take these events into the future.

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2/11/24

Community Spotlight - Vexanie

We spoke to award-winning esports photographer Stephanie “Vexanie” Lindgren about her career and the responsibility she holds as she captures players and the stories they create competing in the games they love.

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2/4/24

Community Spotlight - Casa

We sat down with David Bunch, creator of the New England-based event-organizing group Casa. We learned about the organization’s origins, what it does to set itself apart, and the challenge and opportunity it is to get online-only players to attend their first in-person event.

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1/28/24

Community Spotlight - The Can Opener Series Blends Old-School and New-School Fighting Game Philosophies in a Weekly Online Event

We continue our Community Spotlights with the Can Opener Series, a weekly online event hosted by Evo 2007 Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Champion Michael "Yipes" Mendoza and longtime friend and fellow commentator Francis "Lee Chung" Lee Chong.

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1/21/24

Community Spotlight - Game Realms Reignites the Local Scene in Southern California

We continue our Community Spotlights with a growing force in the SoCal FGC. Game Realms is a video game store in Burbank, California, and features regular bi-monthly tournaments with 80-100+ attendees for popular releases like Street Fighter 6, Mortal Kombat 1, Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, and THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV, and community favorites like Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, and Skullgirls 2nd Encore. We spoke to Game Realms’ event manager, Jeff “JD” Dion, about Game Realms, how it started hosting events, what it's doing now to meet the community’s needs, and where it plans to go.

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1/14/24

Community Spotlight - Tong Lee and How Tampa Never Sleeps Fosters a Global Community

To say that Tong Lee is a pillar of the FGC is an understatement. Since running his first local in 2008, he has held numerous positions and earned various accolades. Tong is a product manager at DreamHack, an event organizer at CEO Gaming, a producer at LVL UP EXPO, Frosty Faustings, COMBO BREAKER, and Evo, alongside a recent Cannon Award winner. While doing all this, he manages the largest online fighting game series worldwide, an event he founded, Tampa Never Sleeps, aka TNS.

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1/7/24

Evo Indie Spotlight - MechaGhidora Answers Our Questions About KnockOff, Their Childhood Dream Game Brought to Life

Indie developer MechaGhidora has set out to bring their childhood dreams to life. KnockOff is the culmination of their efforts, answering the question many likely asked while reenacting battles between favorite action figures in their youth, “Who do you think would win in a fight…?” Hear from the developers themselves and get an inside look at how KnockOff came to be and how to help the team during these pivotal moments in early development.

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1/3/24

Evo Spotlight: Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Soars Higher Than Ever Before

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising has officially launched on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC! This latest entry in the Granblue Fantasy series takes the skyfaring crew from the Grandcypher to new heights with enhanced gameplay mechanics and online functionality with rollback netcode and crossplay. It also features revamped visuals, four additional characters with more on the way, new ways to play with the fun and frantic Grand Bruise! game modes, character progression unlocks, and daily challenges.

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12/14/23

Evo 2023 Indie Spotlight

Take a stroll through the indie titles we featured at Evo 2023. Watch their trailers and check out the developers on social media. If you find something you like, consider picking it up or supporting the developers however you can.

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10/12/23

Evo Indie Spotlight - Pocket Bravery Forges a Fresh Experience in a Retro-inspired Package

If you were at Evo 2023, you might have checked out an early look at the phenomenal retro-inspired indie fighter Pocket Bravery. Evo is proud to offer a platform for indie developers to show off their games and their passion to the world. Statera Studio combines their love for the classics with their own identity, creating a game that is more than a homage to the nostalgic era of fighting games.

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9/18/23

Show Off Your Title at the Evo 2023 Indie Fighting Game Showcase!

Are you an indie fighting game developer hard at work on your latest project? Evo wants to give you the opportunity to share your title during our Friday Showcase! There are a lot of incredibly talented developers out there who are just looking for that big opportunity to get their game known. Here’s your chance!

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