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In news many PPMD fans were dreading, one of the Gods of Melee has had to pull out of attending this year’s Evo, stating that his health still hasn’t improved to a state where he is comfortable to travel and compete. PPMD has been battling with health issues for a while now, impacting his tournament attendance and ability to compete with him only competing at Genesis 3 and Battle of the Five Gods in recent memory. He was seeded 7th going into this event, the lowest of all the Gods due to his inactivity at tournaments. Tempo Storm’s Axe will now take PPMD’s seed.

However, treatment does finally seem to be making a difference, as documented in a previous TwitLonger which stated that he has started testosterone therapy and this should help increase his low energy levels and hopefully restore him to his prime state. It was in doubt as to whether he would finish his first bout of treatment in time for Evo and it seems to stay safe, the Doctor has unfortunately had to miss out on this year’s tournament. We wish PPMD the best and hope for a full recovery, in time for him to make another event sometime this year. In the mean time, it is up to Cloud 9’s Mango to hold the torch with his PPMD-esque Marth, in his own journey to get the Evo threepeat.

Sources: Axe, PPMD feature image c/o Evil Geniuses

The weeks directly before Evo are some of the most exciting for any involved in the fighting game community. With such a massive competition on the horizon, training, studying and discussion of all things fight-related are at a high while everyone waits to see who will come out on top.

This period is also one of the best for those of us who’ve put in hours of fighting to pique the interest of those who’ve yet to toss their first Hadouken. With that in mind, Esteban Martinez recently announced that FGC: Rise of the Fighting Game Community is now available to view for free on YouTube. This is the perfect documentary to help newcomers get a better idea of why the FGC is what it is today and why they should want to be a part of it.

And of course, if you’ve not yet seen it yourself, you can give it a watch, too.

While the documentary will remain free from here on, you can still purchase a DRM-free version–with full interviews–here.

Source: Hold Back to Block