The Japanese company publishes an official statement in support of the social protests of recent days in the United States, postponing its digital event.
The Capcom Pro Tour Online that was to be held this coming weekend will finally not take place out of respect for the Black Lives Matter social movement that is taking place these days in many cities in the United States against racism and violence against the black community. This has been announced by Capcom USA through an official statement, showing its support for the protests and announcing that the event is postponed to a new date, although it has not been canceled.
Pause for messages about video games on your profile
Thus, and as many other video game companies have done in the last few hours, Capcom joins the massive support and delay of events in support of the difficult social situation in the United States these days, even announcing that they will stop Post messages about video games on their official profiles in support of social demands.
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– Capcom USA (@CapcomUSA_) June 3, 2020
“As a sign of respect for current events, Capcom is going to stop publishing messages related to video games during all this time. We are also going to postpone the Capcom Pro Tour Online that was scheduled for this weekend. At Capcom we support black communities and everyone who is against racism and fights for equality for all. We understand that there are bigger and more important voices that deserve to be heard right now, so the focus must be on them, ”read Capcom USA's official statement, closing with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter.
At the moment there are no dates for the celebration of the Capcom Pro Tour Online 2020; Today we echoed the initiative of the Humble Bundle platform in support of developers belonging to the black community with a fund of $ 1 million for new developments.
Source | Capcom USA
