I usually don't bother with the forums.  Unless for a tournament.  So I missed it.  That's crazy, I thought he bought a 50% stake?  did he sell it back?  Or just cut his losses and walk away?  

A while ago, it was in one of Mike's update posts

I just heard about Vlad yesterday, when did he leave?  That's crazy.

Mike, you know how it is. Every since I've been here somebody's been bitching about the game (updates, fighter speeds, etc.) People pushed Vlad to have a mental breakdown and walk away.

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