Month: May 2015

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Battle Arena Melbourne 7 Streaming Live from Melbourne, Australia

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While Combo Breaker is popping off in Chicago, the folks behind Couch Warriors will be hosting the seventh installment of Battle Arena Melbourne in Australia.

Much like the American event, Battle Arena Melbourne 7 is set to feature an impressive collection of titles for competition, stretching all the way back to games like Super Street Fighter II Turbo and Super Smash Bros. 64. Pot bonuses also abound here, with an additional $1,000 provided to Mortal Kombat X by Warner Bros. Games Australia, $750 for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U from BenQ, and $500 apiece to Ultra Street Fighter IV and Super Smash Bros. Melee from Couch Warriors themselves.

Additionally, Battle Arena Melbourne will serve as the third qualifier for the Mortal Kombat X Asia Pacific Championships, the winner of which will earn a spot in the finals event at South East Asia Major 2015 later this year.

But it won’t be just Australian talent in attendance. Three-time Evo champion Carl “RZR|Perfect Legend” White has made the trip to compete in a variety of games, as has a group of nine international Smash players made up of players like Adam “a|Armada” Lindgren, Joseph “C9|Mango” Marquez, William “TSM|Leffen” Hjelte, and more.

To check out all the action, be sure to tune into the official streams below.

Watch live video from NewGamePlusTV on www.twitch.tv

Watch live video from MelbourneMelee on www.twitch.tv

Schedule

Event AEST (Local) PDT EDT GMT
SSB4 Doubles 9:00 AM 4:00 PM (Sat.) 7:00 PM (Sat.) 11:00 PM (Sat.)
SSBM Doubles 12:00 PM 7:00 PM (Sat.) 10:00 PM (Sat.) 2:00 AM
SSB4 12:00 PM 7:00 PM (Sat.) 10:00 PM (Sat.) 2:00 AM
UMvC3 12:00 PM 7:00 PM (Sat.) 10:00 PM (Sat.) 2:00 AM
USFIV Teams 1:00 PM 8:00 PM (Sat.) 11:00 PM (Sat.) 3:00 AM
DOA5LR 2:00 PM 9:00 PM (Sat.) 12:00 AM 4:00 AM
MKX 6:00 PM 12:00 AM 3:00 AM 7:00 AM
SSBM 7:00 PM 1:00 AM 4:00 AM 8:00 AM
USFIV 8:00 PM 2:00 AM 5:00 AM 9:00 AM

Sources: Couch Warriors, New Game Plus TV, Melbourne Melee

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World of Warcraft: A Look at Itemization in WoW 6.2

A Look at Itemization in WoW 6.2

In an official post on the World of Warcraft site the team outlined new improvements coming in Patch 6.2 to how itemization will work. Essentially the two biggest changes are coming to the Personal Loot system and itemization improvements from bosses in the new Hellfire Citadel raid.

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Guild Wars 2: Lion’s Arch, The NEW City of Hope

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It’s been awhile since we last saw an installment to the living story, and the HoT expansion is still a good bit further down the road, we expect. Still, we can see how our past actions continue change, and evolve the world of Tyria. Scarlet left Lion’s Arch in a mess, but now is the time to repair, rebuild, and look towards the future.