General: PAX South 2015: First Look at CABAL 2

PAX South 2015: First Look at CABAL 2

When someone invites you up to their hotel room, unless you’ve been sharing drinks at the bar and developed a certain subtle understanding, it’s typically a good idea to refuse. When the word "cabal" is uttered in the same proposition, a thrown glass for distraction and immediate sprint for the nearest exit would be the course of wisdom.

General: Scrolls: The Overshadowed Second Game

Scrolls: The Overshadowed Second Game

When your first game as a developer was an incredible hit like Mojang’s Minecraft, this means unavoidably a hard life for whatever comes next. While it’s almost impossible to live up to expectations, at least you have the benefit of the spotlight. However, you are really out of luck when at the same time one of the industry leaders decides to release a game in the same genre – which happened with Blizzard and Hearthstone. Scrolls was unlucky enough to get overshadowed not only once, but twice.

Tekken 7 Makes Tournament Debut at Tekken Crash Returns

Although folks in South Korea were just heading into late afternoon, Tekken Crash Returns wrapped up in the early hours of the morning here in the United States. Fortunately, those of you who missed the action can already catch up on the competition courtesy of replays released by eSports TV.

As the first high-level Tekken 7 tournament, the program featured a ton of great footage for the upcoming fighter courtesy of players like Knee, Saint, JDCR, CHANEL, and more. And while Shaheen failed to make an appearance, fellow newcomers Katarina and Claudio saw use in both the main event and a special pre-finals exhibition.

All of the festivities are included in the archives below, so be sure to give them some of your attention if you weren’t able to watch live. Full results can be found in our coverage hub.

Tekken 7 will pre-launch in Japanese arcades on February 18. An official release is planned for March.

Source: eSports TV

General: Valiance Online Achieves Greenlight Status

Valiance Online Achieves Greenlight Status

SilverHelm Games has sent word that Valiance Online has officially reached "Greenlight" status on the Steam games platform. Though already available via a stand alone alpha client, the team will be exploring ways to integrate Steam play in preparation for Early Access.