FGC Member Mikey (CrackPr0n) accuses EVO Organizer Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar of Sexual Harassment, Pedophilia UP: Admits it
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Damn they pulling they're whole games out of EVO. Making a statement
FYI SFV was there this year as an exhibition along with some others.
They were also seemingly going to have MvC2 in some capacity.
Wasn't that cancelled after EVO went online due to covid?
Edit: Nope, answered my own question.
Glad to see this is no longer seen as just a Smash issue but one that takes place in the FGC as well. It's time these gaming communities dismantle and rebuild into something better.
I'm, or was, completely oblivious to the activities of prominent FGC figures. For example, this thread surprised the shit outta me because I never expected this. Now, I don't know what to think...
This should be a reminder that the studio themselves have been accused of abusive behavior: https://variety.com/2019/gaming/features/netherrealm-studio-warner-bros-games-toxic-1203204728/
I don't think as many players would have bailed on the event so quickly had they been financially committed to travel.
I feel like a lot of what's happening is because this year has gone like it has, with no offline majors and thus a reduced influence of the figureheads of the FGC.
he didn't win shit, fuck him and fuck every single one of his fans
I'm going to laugh now if the Skullgirls community still wants to keep their game at EVO Online now.
Absolutely, this good move by no means negates past behaviour/poor working conditions. It was disappointing to hear NRS accused of crunch, employees' mental health deteriorating to keep up with ever-increasing realism in violence in their games, and hiring Ronda Rousey to play Sonya, as well as a general toxic culture, when they often seem like a company that is moving their franchises in progressive directions. My hope is that the company is taking steps to address all of this (I would like to think that their slower DLC pace suggests they are working on crunch culture and that multple important people in the company and community continue to be given platforms to help counter to Rousey's shitty beliefs), but you're 100% right. It's the right time to point out what they've done wrong too.
mike's got accusations on him too, nothing he says is going to look good
The state of the world is definitely a factor i agree, but, i sooner or later this whole thing would end up being exposed(even if it took more time), and if this blew up in a normal year, it would have been even more critical since there would be much more money invested, from all parts(EVO, publishers and public).
Even if they didn't have a game there, they could still be a sponsor and potentially reveal a character or game there.
But WELP.
All this is taking the spotlight off the MikeZ shit so no way they want to be the story.
Regardless of external conditions, MeToo happened due to the quanity of accusiations against the powerful since a few don't work. The FGC's been building and holding up victims and now the dam has burst.
Wiz Admits Prior Behavior
Yes, but the issue is that while there had been accusations all along, the highlight has never been as clear as in 2020. There were complaints about people being freakin' roofied at Evo 2019. People like Aris have been called out in the past. It's been happening, but nothing's been done about it. The next major would come, people would travel, and it'd all be shoved under the rug or shoved off. This is the one year where nothing's happening, so there is no place for those complaints to be dissimulated. Even Mr. Wizard was called out before now.
Things might have eventually come out in a regular year, but it wouldn't have been as explosive and as effective as it is now.
He's Sorry he got caught.
and I really hate the "never meant to hurt anyone". Makes my skin Crawl hearing that Excuse
and I really hate the "never meant to hurt anyone". Makes my skin Crawl hearing that Excuse
If he was sorry he would have owned up to it the first time this story came up.
Now that there are consequences his tone has changed.
ok cool have fun in jail
I hopeto god he doesn't think an apology would be enough
and dumbass actually uses the the work twitter
RIP EVO
If it was a few isolated incidents decades ago, maybe with time people could forgive him. But it seems like it's stuff that's kept happening and it was constant disgusting abuse.
I just want to point out that was the game that was gonna be streamed this weekend for EVO
I know, right?! He's using the brand name on his twitter account to apologize for... making kids strip down for fucking arcade tokens?! He just blighted the brand even further.
In other threads here around abuse, people said "a lawyer clearly wrote the apology" as evidence that the apology is not sincere.
...this is why lawyers write apologies.
...Does he not understand that this is not "was an asshole" but an actual categorized crime?
Exactly this, it's un fucking believable.
Exactly this, it's un fucking believable.
Yeah. He might have killed off Evo forever with that apology. He did it using the tournament's logo so now it looks like all of Evo is apologizing for sexually harassing people.
Obviously you get a lawyer and have them write an apology, that doesn't surprise me at all.
would depend on the statute of limtations in (california?) for the crimes, and if anyone wants to bother to press charges. I'm guessing getting him out of evo will be enough for most victims
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I mean thats on people if they confuse his own twitter with the actual Evo twitter
For Evo having Mr Wiz admit that shit so quickly is probably the best case scenario. No weird drawn out investigation making people wonder what the hell will happen. Its now a straight forward situation where they should get to removing him from Evo immediately