'Gamers Used To Play To Learn, Not Just Win': India's Fighting Game Community Has Certainly Evolved. We Find Out If It's For The Better

Competitive tournaments within the Indian FGC were usually in the form of LAN parties which required players to physically travel to compete. Things have changed now.

Street Fighter was one of the very first fighting game giant that made its presence felt in the arcade circuit.

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As we grew up, our parents often told us that violence was never the answer. This is true, of course. However, there exists an entire community built upon the celebration of violence (of the virtual kind). This author is talking about the Fighting Game Community (FGC). The FGC is built upon a mutual love and appreciation for fighting games like Tekken, Street Fighter, and many others. A tradition of competition is woven into the very fabric of this community.  Most gamers today are