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'''EVO 2013''' was a fighting game tournament, of which ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' was a featured game. It was the largest ''Melee'' tournament to date, with 696 entrants, over twice the amount of players more than [[Pound 4]], the previous record holder. | '''EVO 2013''' was a fighting game tournament, of which ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' was a featured game. It was the largest ''Melee'' and smash tournament to date, with 696 entrants, over twice the amount of players more than [[Pound 4]], the previous record holder. | ||
A particular event that sparked outrage amongst the community was when [[Nintendo]] [http://evo.shoryuken.com/2013/07/09/changes-to-evo-2013-smash-schedule/ attempted to block the streaming] for ''Melee'' at the tournament mere days before it was to begin. However, due to extreme community backlash, Nintendo withdrew their attempt hours later. It was [http://kotaku.com/nintendo-wanted-smash-bros-pulled-from-worlds-biggest-740918828 later revealed] that Nintendo was also attempting to shut down the ''Melee'' portion of the tournament altogether. | A particular event that sparked outrage amongst the community was when [[Nintendo]] [http://evo.shoryuken.com/2013/07/09/changes-to-evo-2013-smash-schedule/ attempted to block the streaming] for ''Melee'' at the tournament mere days before it was to begin. However, due to extreme community backlash, Nintendo withdrew their attempt hours later. It was [http://kotaku.com/nintendo-wanted-smash-bros-pulled-from-worlds-biggest-740918828 later revealed] that Nintendo was also attempting to shut down the ''Melee'' portion of the tournament altogether. | ||