{"id":182656,"date":"2025-10-13T13:56:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=182656"},"modified":"2025-10-13T13:56:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:56:24","slug":"as-government-money-tightens-its-grip-on-fighting-games-the-push-back-to-grassroots-events-gains-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=182656","title":{"rendered":"As government money tightens its grip on fighting games, the push back to grassroots events gains momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, the news broke that the Saudi Arabian city project Qiddiya had acquired an American talent management and brand consulting firm called RTS. Now, you may not have heard of RTS, but you may have heard of the video game event it co-owns: Evo. 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