Summer Games Done Quick 2026 announced and then quickly cancelled an SNK-sponsored stream celebrating Metal Slug's 30th anniversary after viewers expressed disappointment due to SNK's ties to Saudi-owned Electronic Gaming Development Company. SGDQ 2026 raised $2,408,701 for Doctors Without Borders, an organization that has provided aid to people killed and wounded by Saudi-led coalition air strikes in Yemen. Saudi Arabia has an awful human rights record, and SNK is now 96% owned by EGDC, a subsidiary of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Misk Foundation. After the stream was cancelled, GDQ organizers announced they "will not accept the funds from this sponsorship or continue to work with this sponsor again," acknowledging they "failed to conduct the level of review our community should expect from us." The community response has been positive overall, though valid concerns were raised about such decisions not being made overnight.
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