I'm seeing a some people are upset at the placement for Rivals of Aether 2 at EVO
For anyone unaware, I am the publisher for that game
I also remember being in the crowd at EVO 2016 and watching hungrybox beat armada through losers
It was a seminal weekend for me. I returned from Vegas and started grinding smash, got my ass beat. Then I started grinding commentary, and later on that turned into streaming
To have another platform fighter, and it be the one I publish, means something to me (regardless of how you feel about us...)
To clarify I did buy a bunch of EVO passes to help make this the biggest Rivals 2 tournament we've ever had
We handed passes to the top 128 players, ran online qualifiers, ran locals, and gave passes to TO's to give out to their community
I'm sure I got taken advantage of. People sold codes, shared them without permission, and signed up with no intention of playing. But that's the price I'm willing to pay to make this the biggest Rivals 2 event we've ever had. The community has rallied around this, and I'm pumped to go to EVO this year
See yall there (Saturday night)
I just wanna say a proper thank you to @LudwigAhgren and the team over at @MogulMoves for giving so much love to Rivals2 as of late
I think I can speak for everyone in saying the community appreciates your support and I would absolutely love to make some more magic happen
Evo2026
been thinking about something since last night/yesterday that’s been bothering me, and I didn’t put the pieces together until I woke up crying
if you’re incapable of treating me as anything other than an extension of someone else then just don’t speak to me
All it takes is having fun with your favorite character to make an impact, and the impact made tonight cannot be understated! 🐘
🏆 @StangoSSBM IS YOUR COMICPALOOZA FIGHT CLUB 2026 RIVALS II SINGLES CHAMPION! 🏆
LONG LIVE THE QUEEN 🤼
New merch just dropped in our Evo 2026 compendium! Check out our classic wrestling tee featuring art by @_JAG3DArt (the same artist behind the skin!)