Month: May 2015

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NuckleDu, Ricki Ortiz, Justin Wong, and More Clash During Combo Breaker’s Ultra Street Fighter IV Finals

While most of the world was focused on Stunfest 2015 in France last weekend, another large Ultra Street Fighter IV tournament was taking place in the midwest. While not a Capcom Pro Tour premier event, the ranking points available still brought out a ridiculously skilled group of players to compete.

Among those players were eventual champion Du “NuckleDu” Dang of Team Liquid, Evil Genius teammates Ricki Ortiz and Justin Wong, Arturo “Sabin” Sanchez from Team Spooky, Canada Cup Gaming’s Kenny “Air” Lam, and more.

For those who missed out on the live stream, Team Spooky recently uploaded footage of the entire top eight. You can check out the finals matches below, but be sure to visit their official channel for more..

Source: Team Spooky

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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn: Is the Barrier to Entry too Steep?

Is the Barrier to Entry too Steep?

In a post titled, "New players and the expansion. Massive barrier to entry. You have been warned," user Foomerang discussed how the currently-known requirements to access Heavensward content in the future were a bit of a frustrating thing for someone who preferred playing the game as a crafter-gatherer type. So, how bad is it really?

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: The Witcher 3 is Not Skyrim

The Witcher 3 is Not Skyrim

Read any forum, reddit thread, or review of The Witcher 3 and you’re likely to come across Skyrim. Constant comparisons, the "it’s better than, worse than, learn this from that and don’t forget the crafting" kind of banter consistently put these two games at odds with each other. It was easy to do before having played the game. Now that we have, it’s time to admit that we were so, so wrong. These games shouldn’t be compared. Here’s why.