You’re on crack, bro. This is far too short to inform anyone who isn’t in the scene, and has little value to anyone in the scene. What is this for?
There’s a stigma in English writing in which the writer should try to avoid using the same word as much as possible. I see “competitive” and its derivatives four times in this small selection alone. Try to spice up the variety on your word choice here. You can exchange the word competitions for “exhibitions,” or compete to “challenge” or “engage.” Also, you point that players would “go to any means” to perfect their game - what means are you talking about? Will fighting gamers go as far as to stab someone in a deserted alley in the still of the night? “Any means” is a bold thing to say - back it up by elaborating.
You only need to mention Shoryuken once - any more and you come off as sounding like a shill or an adbot. Kind of minor, but I’d change “member contributed content” to “user generated content.” The latter is a widely used term on the Internet to describe original material created by online users. Also, a completely uninformed reader would have no idea what a combo video is, but should be smart enough to have an idea of what fighting game strategy should entail.
I see travel four times here. Again - use synonyms. “Journey” or “venture” could just as well work here. I don’t need to mention your over usage of the word compete either. Do not forget to capitalize Japan or the United States. The word “companies” is used to describe Sammy, which is a bit too broad. I’d refer to them as a “game developer.” Also, you mention the arcade gaming scene dwindling in America - why is that? If you just spent the majority of the article praising fighting gamers - a subject you must obviously be passionate about - why then are they in such disarray? This is where you clearly, but briefly explain where a niche genre like arcade games fit in the multi-billion dollar game industry today.
Why, exactly, is Smash Melee controversial? Don’t worry, I know why - however, if you were to explain why to a non-fighting gamer, they would laugh it off as completely ridiculous. Don’t bring Smash into this, unless you really want to go into detail on the community. Also, what IS the largest grand prize here? Don’t mention that without giving numbers.
Korea.
You don’t seem to know who your audience is. You mention bits of information that would only seem relevant to fighting gamers - the Smash Bros. nonsense, and briefly mentioning the decay of the arcade industry. Yet, you are writing about the community at its most basic levels. If you’re talking to outsiders, stick to not only explaining the community, but why they should care.
What kind of resume is this for, anyway?
