Randy Orton Responds To Report On His WWE Status, New NXT Tag Team Formed
General: Room for Creativity – Is Sandbox the Only Way?
With changes coming to several games, and the release of others like ArcheAge, I’ve been thinking about player-driven systems and the space a game’s story leaves for players in between. Do things like story, scripted elements, and even predetermined politics necessarily stifle player involvement and fun? Is a sandbox the only way to give players room to feel in charge of their own destinies, or are there alternate paths to make this happen?
10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu’s Denny Prokopos, Geo Martinez Reign at Eddie Bravo Invitational 2
The second edition of the Eddie Bravo Invitational on Friday at Florentine Gardens in Hollywood, Calif., featured two 16-man tournaments to crown champions at bantamweight and lightweight. When it finally came time for the finals in each weight class, 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu held three of the four slots.
Kurt Angle Reportedly In Talks With WWE For Return
Kurt Angle Reportedly In Talks With WWE For Return
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS National Open Tournament Streaming Live from New York City
After a week of fierce regional competition in the United States, sixteen competitors have been gathered at the Nintendo World Store in New York City, New York to take part in the finals of Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. for 3DS National Open Tournament.
As the name suggests, participants will be duking it out in the handheld version of the franchise’s latest installment, proving that their smaller wins at the GameStop qualifiers were no fluke. The full list of participants can be found below.
Meet the regional winners for the #SmashBros National Open Tournament. Watch 10/11 at 6 PM ET! http://t.co/pWzir0hqBD pic.twitter.com/qXQYcRxS9o
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 10, 2014
If you’d like to tune in and catch all the action live, we’ve included the stream right in this article.
Watch live video from Nintendo on www.twitch.tv
Sources: Smash Boards, Nintendo
General: Dicetiny -Digital Tabletop Game Starts Strong on Kickstarter
Indie developers Fakedice this week kicked off funding for their upcoming tabletop/RPG/CCG on Kickstarter and have already reached a third of their goal. The company describes Dicetiny (pronounced "dice-tinny") as "a tablet board game mashed with dungeon crawling and card battle" and plans to release it soon via Steam Early Access.
Dragon Nest: Europe – PvP Update, Plus Tricky Treats & Tournaments
October 8 to October 19, ambitious level 60 players can enter the Dragon Nest World Championship server. There, they’ll be able to create a special "DWC" character and create 4-player teams that can compete October 20 to determine who are the best Dragon Nest players around.
Destiny: Bungie Weekly Update Starts With Player-Based Achievements
Hard to believe, but it’s already been a month since Destiny’s launch. To celebrate, Bungie’s featuring a list of player-related game achievements on its weekly update.
Score Some Free Netplay During Xbox Live’s Gold Unlocked Event This Weekend
One of the best ways (perhaps the best) to up your skill in fighting games is playing against other people. It helps you understand how a human reacts to certain situations, raises your knowledge of matchups you may not have been able to fight otherwise, and more. Unfortunately, our local areas often don’t have enough of a community offer regular play, and travel may also be out of the equation.
That’s where online play comes can fill the gap.
While not perfect, seeking competition in an online environment allows players who may never meet in person to face off in their fighting game of choice and trade information at the same time they are trading blows. In the case of Xbox Live, however, a monthly Gold subscription is generally needed to access online multiplayer, adding yet another barrier to those who may not have much excess cash to spend.
This weekend, Microsoft is prepared to let everyone with an Xbox Live account experience what a Gold subscription has to offer during their Gold Unlocked event. From now until 11:59 PM tomorrow, October 12, players will be able to jump into netplay without any restrictions and test their skills against any and all comers.
If you’ve been left out in the cold until now or haven’t seen much in the way of competition in your favorite fighter, this weekend may be just what you need to push your training forward a couple of steps or more. Hell, it may even be the perfect opportunity to get a long-distance friend to interested in the genre themselves.
Please be aware that this free weekend only pertains to Xbox 360; sorry Killer Instinct players!
Source: Xbox
Mayweather Says MMA Fighters ‘Not Being Treated Fair,’ Plans to Promote MMA Events
Most of the time, when Floyd Mayweather Jr. puts his mind to something, he does it. For now, it seems like his mind is on entering the business world of mixed martial arts in the very near future.