EVE Online: Ready to Strike Out in Bold New Directions

Ready to Strike Out in Bold New Directions

The EVE Online Fanfest held last weekend in Las Vegas contained surprises for longtime players and fans alike when it was announced that EVE will be moving in new directions to support more sandbox like play. Starting with the next two updates, Phoebe and Rhea (November and December respectively), the game will be showing off new changes and herald ‘drastic’ changes coming to EVE in 2015.

EVE Online: Ready to Strike Out in Bold New Directions

Ready to Strike Out in Bold New Directions

The EVE Online Fanfest held last weekend in Las Vegas contained surprises for longtime players and fans alike when it was announced that EVE will be moving in new directions to support more sandbox like play. Starting with the next two updates, Phoebe and Rhea (November and December respectively), the game will be showing off new changes and herald ‘drastic’ changes coming to EVE in 2015.

Twitch Plays Pokémon Broadcast Tackling Super Smash Bros. for 3DS

Earlier this year, a broadcast by the name of Twitch Plays Pokémon exploded onto the streaming giant, allowing players to input commands via chat and play the popular RPG series along with thousands of like-minded participants. Created as a sort of social experiment, it quickly gained notoriety on the platform as players blazed through various installments.

While its popularity has fizzled out over time, Twitch Plays Pokémon is still going to this day, and most recently finished up a playthrough of Pokémon X back in August. As fans wait for the release of Omega Ruby next month, the creators have provided a number of distractions during downtime, including randomized Pokémon Stadium battles.

When Twitch Plays Pokémon first appeared, copycats (and copycats of copycats) quickly sprung into existence trying to garner the same amount of fame with similar concepts. We previously featured one such mimic, Fish Plays Street Fighter, a few months back, but now the channel that started it all has jumped into the fighting arena with Super Smash Bros. for 3DS.

Much like previous incarnations, spectators are currently able to use the stream’s chat to interact with the handheld title, forcing popular Nintendo characters to duke it out in rather haphazard battles filled to the brim with…pause screens.

Though we doubt this will take away from viewing popular weekly streams like Smash @ Xanadu, Wednesday Night Fights, Next Level Battle Circuit, and the like, it certainly is an entertaining way to spend a few minutes of downtime.

You’ll find the live broadcast below, but be sure to visit Twitch to take full advantage of this concept in the chat.

Watch live video from TwitchPlaysPokemon on www.twitch.tv

Source: Twitch Plays Pokémon

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revanite Lore Revealed

Revanite Lore Revealed

A new in-character lore post has cropped up on the Star Wars: The Old Republic site that gives players some background information about the Revanites and how they came into their current state of existence. Revan and his followers will feature prominently in the forthcoming Shadow of Revan expansion set to be released before the end of the year.

Warner Bros. Developing Live-Action Mortal Kombat X Series

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With Mortal Kombat X slated to release on every major platform next year, publisher Warner Bros. is going full bore in their promotion of the vicious fighter. In addition to the previously announced graphic novel series from DC Comics, the studio’s new Blue Ribbon Content production wing is currently developing a live-action series that will tie into the upcoming title.

Very few details have yet to be released for this project, but it appears as if it will follow Mortal Kombat X’s multi-generational theme, with characters both new and old making appearances throughout the series.

The long-running franchise received a similar live-action treatment in Mortal Kombat: Legacy, which saw two seasons of episodes premiere online from 2011 to 2013. It is currently unknown if Blue Ribbon’s series will be connected in any way.

Mortal Kombat X is scheduled to launch for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC on April 14.

Source: Variety via VG24/7

Charging! Pepopulo Pushes Decapre to Her Limit in Ultra Street Fighter IV

After covering each of Ultra Street Fighter IV’s newcomers, pepopulo returns today with a combo video focused entirely on Decapre. Though she looks very similar to Cammy, this masked clone brings a wide collection of new attacks and strategies to the table that set her apart from the world warrior.

The video opens with a Psycho Stream ball that both keeps Ryu close to Decapre and then juggles him for an air throw, but the craziness just keeps on coming. You’ll also find some great red focus applications, Rapid Dagger extensions, and more over the course of pepopulo’s three-minute demonstration.

While flash is definitely the name of the game here, you may be able to find a few new links that you weren’t previously incorporating into your own gameplan.

If you missed out on pepopulo’s previous videos, you’ll find them all here.

Source: pepopulo