In a time when arcades and fighting game venues are scarce, it's never welcome news to hear the loss of another place to play. However, San Diego Fighting Game Club will be losing its Saltmines on May 30, 2015.

The location has been watched over by community members since SDFGC Director Ryan Tang's departure to Northern California for a job during June 2014. Tang had been the caretaker of the Saltmines when he was living in San Diego, and has continued to help pay for the venue with Lan Diego, which has co-occupied the space.

In a post on his Facebook, Tang thanked everyone in the SDFGC and explained the Saltmines' closure: