Asia Storms Europe During DreamHack Winter 2014’s Ultra Street Fighter IV Competition

After Meltdown’s Luffy proved his name deserved to be included among the best Ultra Street Fighter IV players in the world after placing first at Evo 2014, it wouldn’t have been a stretch to think he would repeat that performance at DreamHack Winter 2014. High off his win in Las Vegas and closer to his homeland, the stage was set for the French competitor to once again take Rose (and his PlayStation controller) to the top.

Only it wasn’t in the cards. Luffy would be eliminated at fourth place with a loss to Itabashi Zangief of Razer, leaving the the final spots to a trio of eastern players consisting of the aforementioned grappler, his teammate Fuudo, and AVerMedia’s Gamerbee.

If you missed out on the action in November, Capcom Fighters has finally started uploading replays. We’ve included every piece of finals footage below, so feel free to check it out and head over to their official channel for more. Full results can be found in our coverage hub.

Source: Capcom Fighters

King of Fighters ’94 Re-Bout Possibly Heading to PlayStation Network

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While last month saw King of Fighters ’98 released on Steam, SNK Playmore hasn’t forgotten about their fans on consoles. According to a listing discovered on the Game Rating and Administration Committee’s website, Sony Computer Entertainment Korea recently submitted King of Fighters ’94 Re-Bout for classification.

Originally released in 2004, Re-Bout utilized PlayStation 2 hardware to provide higher resolution graphics and introduced two new playable characters, Saisyu Kusanagi and Rugal Bernstein. Despite a planned North America release, the title never made it out of Japan, which would make this possible launch on PlayStation Network rather noteworthy.

As of now, no official announcements have been released by SNK Playmore regarding this title, but we’ll keep you updated should more information become available.

Source: Game Rating and Administration Committee via Siliconera

General: MapleStory 2 – Three PvP Forms for CBT1

MapleStory 2 - Three PvP Forms for CBT1

MapleStory 2 will be entering its first phase of its Korean closed beta testing later this month. Included in the CBT will be three forms of PvP: 1v1, Free-for-All and Shadow World. MapleStory 2’s first round of beta testing will run from January 21st to January 25th.

Elite: Dangerous: Open-Ended, Vast & Procedurally Generated

Open-Ended, Vast & Procedurally Generated

Elite: Dangerous is a direct call to my childhood and to an arguably more ambitious time of gaming. Open ended, vast, and procedurally generated. The march of technology since the first Elite has only served to let Frontier Developments create the sort of game that they, and I, spent years imagining.