Month: March 2015

Before there was BROKENTIER, before the Underground Syndicate Asked “When’s Mahvel?”, before we had shirts complaining about behavior on TeeSpring, even before Street Fighter IV revitalized the community, Bishop “Shatterstar” Wagner, or Shatta as he was known to those in the community, made one of the first lines of apparel for our community: Negro Install.

Originally starting from a joke turned into a bet, his clothing soon represented going beyond what you considered your limits, striving for success, and overcoming all obstacles, laying the groundwork for other folks to start many of the enterprises we see today.

Now why, you may be asking, are we writing about this? Because Shatta needs our help. He’s currently fighting one of the most important battles of his life against cancer. As anybody who has either had to endure such a disease or even just witnessed a family member go through this battle knows, it’s far from easy. It is a long, drawn out ordeal that tests the endurance of both the patient, their friends, and their family.

Fortunately for Shatta, a couple of charities, Hope for Young Adults With Cancer and Sy’ Fund, have helped him out during this time of need. Now, to be able to help these same charities, Shatta has created his own fundraiser to give back. He’s not asking for people to raise money for him personally; rather, he wants to help the organizations continue their efforts so that other young adults can receive the same support.

Those interested in helping out can head on over to In the Black Label’s page on Crowd Rise. The campaign, which carries the motto “We Black On to Black Out Cancer” is hoping to make $10,000 from the sale of t-shirts, hoodies, and fitted caps. If the goal is met, a portion of the proceeds will to both charities (with the rest of the money being spent on the actual production of the items for sale). Even if that goal isn’t met, however, 10% will still be given to the organizations in question.

For more information, head on over to the official thread on the forums. In the meantime, here’s some words from Shatta himself.

After taking a hiatus in 2014, one of Brazil’s largest fighting game tournaments returns this November with Treta Championship Pride.

Players from Brazil and beyond will converge on Curtiba, Parana state to compete in games like Ultra Street Fighter IV, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, Mortal Kombat X, King of Fighters XIII, Super Street Fighter II Turbo.

Originally started as a way for the Brazilian scene to have its own major tournament, Treta Championship had its biggest tournament to date in 2013 with Treta Aftermath, which saw players such as HORI’s Sako Naoto fly in from abroad to compete.

Treta Championship Pride is scheduled for the weekend of October 31 at Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana.

Source: Treta Championship, thanks to thiagoeis for the tip