Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Day 845

  • The sole World Record speedrun from SGDQ 2022 has been admitted as fraud.
  • Taking advantage of the at-home portion of the format, "speed runner" Mekarazium has been banned from future involvement with the Games Done Quick community for video splicing together a fake World Record run of the Revengeance DLC Blade Wolf.
  • WORSE:  The only reason he was able to do the run was a timed $25,000 donation incentive by donators to the event.  He planned the scam for over a month.
  • At minimum, he was trying to discredit the event.  There is some talk he is from Russia -- which simultaneously has people wondering whether he was trying to destroy the event or he's about to die in the Russian Army.
  • This is serious fraud, ladies and gentlemen.  We may never see the back end of this, but I could definitely make a case for anyone having donated for that incentive to get their money back.   

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