Update (4/14/2018 - 6:59AM) A previous version of this article contained an embedded version of Richie Knucklez's announcemnt video regarding Billy Mitchell's statement. The video has since been removed from Knucklez's YouTube channel. We have taken down the embedded video to reflect this change.
Yesterday, the Twin Galaxies dispute against Billy Mitchell's King of Kong Donkey Kong score came to a conclusion, resulting in the removal of all of Mitchell's records and banning from future entry in the Twin Galaxies archives. The decision was made after months of investigation into Mitchell's longstanding Donkey Kong score of 1,062,800, which was initiated by Jeremy Young. At the time of this writing, Mitchell has not publicly commented on the decision. However, it has been reported that the former King of Kong will be making his first official statement on the matter this coming weekend.
My good friend Billy Mitchell will be issuing his formal statement this weekend live from The Midwest Gaming Classic. I will be conducting the interview and posting it on MY YouTube channel for public consumption. Stay tuned
— Richie Knucklez (@RichieKnucklez) April 12, 2018
Richie Knucklez, former part-owner of Twin Galaxies and friend of Billy Mitchell, posted on his Twitter account that "Billy Mitchell will be issuing his formal statement this weekend live from The Midwest Gaming Classic." Knucklez also stated that he will be conducting the interview and will be posting it on his YouTube channel for the public to view. No specific details regarding the exact date and time of the interview were provided.
Knucklez expanded on the announcement of Mitchell's public statement in a video he posted on his YouTube Channel yesterday.
"Hi, this is Richie Knucklez. I just wanted to let you guys know that this weekend, Billy Mitchell, myself and Walter Day will be flying into Milwaukee to the Midwest Gaming Classic," claimed Knucklez, "We are going to be representing Old School Gamer Magazine, and there we are going to live do an interview where Bill addresses the current situation where all of his scores were removed from Jace Hall's database and any other questions the crowd might have."
The news of the decision regarding Billy Mitchell's score spread throughout the video game community with many members giving their own thoughts and reactions on the matter. Now the community will hear from Mitchell himself regarding the dispute that led to the removal of one of the highest-profile and hotly debated records the video gaming world has ever seen.
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