GDQ Cancels SNK Collaboration Following Community Backlash

Games Done Quick (GDQ), fresh from raising $2,408,701 for Doctors Without Borders at Summer Games Done Quick, announced a collaboration with Metal Slug publisher SNK to mark the series' 30th anniversary. The announcement triggered an immediate backlash from the gaming community due to SNK's Saudi Arabian state-backed ownership. GDQ subsequently cancelled the planned partnership following the outcry.

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