Reknown fighting game tournament EVO has attracted some negative attention, in the form of a Twitch user threatening a mass shooting on the game convention this coming August, with the ominous statement of "mass shooting@ EVO18 see you there". The message, while potentially just a terrible joke, has gotten some people nervous, and the EVO tournament organizer, Joey Cuellar has taken the threat seriously, opting to contact Twitch staff as well as call the FBI to report it. This has also started major discussions in the fighting game community, regarding what they perceive as a lack of security for EVO attendees. What makes matters more uncomfortable, is that the event takes place at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, of which during October 2017 was the scene of a brutal mass shooting.

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[WiiUBricker]

Maybe thanks to that guy, the EVO will finally decide to improve its security and be prepared on time for the event. We should thank that guy instead jail him. A true potential treat will NEVER make any statement...

Tell that to the victims of the last mass shooting.

 

[leon315]

You'd be surprised, a lot of criminals live for the attention

Mate, u watch too much CSI... It's time to stop watching those trash tv shows.

 

[Noctosphere]

Mate, u watch too much CSI... It's time to stop watching those trash tv shows.

NCIS is trash too?

I dont watch it but my mom is a big fan

 

[Tigran]

Mate, u watch too much CSI... It's time to stop watching those trash tv shows.

Maybe you should pay attention to what actually fucking happens.

 

[KevinLSX]

Some scumbags. Even if they were joking its still not funny and needs to be taken seriously. Glad they alerted twitch and the FBI

 

[Noctosphere]

Maybe you should pay attention to what actually fucking happens.

I think youre actually right
The goal of this "joke" wasnt to enforce security or to announce their plan
¸the goal was to terorise and makes us scare to go in those place
Thats why we call them terrorist

 

[leon315]

Maybe you should pay attention to what actually fucking happens.

Man, I live in Italy and we had 2 shooting cases recently. I don't give a crap about shooters in Murica.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Man, I live in Italy and we had 2 shooting cases recently. I don't give a crap about shooters in Murica.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that Italian crime is a little bit different than American crime, and probably a little closer to the Law & Order type shows than you think it is

 

[DarthDub]

There are some things you just don't joke about..

 

[chrisrlink]

I want out.. Time to start a gofundme to move!

same any suggesions of cheap places in Asia that isn't communist?

 

[Alex S]

Why are you guys liking this post? News like this isnt a topic you should like. If this article had been about PREVENTING the irl threat before it could even be attempted would be a post you like.

 

[Xzi]

Why are you guys liking this post? News like this isnt a topic you should like. If this article had been about PREVENTING the irl threat before it could even be attempted would be a post you like.

"Like" doesn't always translate to literally liking this news. It's more appreciative to the poster.

 

[Noctosphere]

"Like" doesn't always translate to literally liking this news. It's more appreciative to the poster.

thats why I like your message, because you make sense

 

[Deleted User]

Well, we wanted to keep the right to bear arm/guns, but not the right to make it harder for people to buy guns :/

 

[DKB]

Mate, u watch too much CSI... It's time to stop watching those trash tv shows.

After this incident it's sort of foolish to think that all shooters want attention. Multiple times people have given a heads up and it turns out to be true.

 

[Joe88]

After this incident it's sort of foolish to think that all shooters want attention. Multiple times people have given a heads up and it turns out to be true.

thats pretty much every single day on 4chan, and multiple times per day where stuff like that is posted

 

[DKB]

thats pretty much every single day on 4chan, and multiple times per day where stuff like that is posted

well no shit, it's 4chan lol even child porn is posted there

 

[TotalInsanity4]

thats pretty much every single day on 4chan, and multiple times per day where stuff like that is posted

Maybe it's about time something is actually done about tracking threats there? If you set an example a few times things'll probably die down

 

[DeslotlCL]

probably a melee hell user.

 

[Xzi]

well no shit, it's 4chan lol even child porn is posted there

It's like the darknet...in the light.