A Conversation with Rick "The Hadou" Thiher | on EVO, the FGC, & esports

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People Like Games

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A gaming media and community laboratory

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A gaming media and community laboratory

Video Games

Leisure

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A Conversation with Rick "The Hadou" Thiher | on EVO, the FGC, & esports

People Like Games

31 minutes 30 seconds

2 years ago

A Conversation with Rick "The Hadou" Thiher | on EVO, the FGC, & esports

Rick "The Hadou" Thiher -- General Manager of EVO and the founder of ComboBreaker - joins the show to talk about the logistics behind planning the biggest FGC tournament in the world, the nature and popularity of fighting games, the business of esports and a whole lot more! -- 0:00 Intro 2:20 Planning EVO in a post COVID world 4:20 EVO as a convention 9:49 How did the FGC avoid the esports franchising model? 12:15 How do you choose what games will be at EVO? 16:29 Are fans committed to games or their own favorites? 17:40 The Nintendo Question 19:10 How has venture capital money changed the esports space? 22:14 Lessons from grassroots to scale in event planning

26:55⁠ The Future of EVO

⁠29:15⁠⁠ The PLG Interview Question ---

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