Month: May 2015

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Ultra Street Fighter IV on PlayStation 4 to Support PlayStation 3 Arcade Sticks

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With Ultra Street Fighter IV’s release on PlayStation 4 rapidly approaching, Sony officially announced this morning that the port will support PlayStation 3 arcade sticks. This functionality comes courtesy of a driver crafted by Lab Zero Games, which they have implemented in early builds of Skullgirls 2nd Encore and made available to other developers.

This is great news for fans, as the prices of arcade sticks compatible with Sony’s latest platform can be prohibitive for players looking to jump into the fighting genre’s latest releases, especially when paired with the cost of the console itself. Previously, NetherRealm Studios utilized the driver in Mortal Kombat X, though their method does come with its own issues.

Ultra Street Fighter IV on PlayStation 4 will also come bundled with all of the downloadable content already released for earlier versions of the game, including the Vacation and Wild costume packs, when it launches next Tuesday, May 26.

Sony reiterated that they have also removed the slight input lag associated with the PlayStation 3 version in this port.

Source: PlayStation Blog via Bobby Wesley Cruz

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Final Fantasy X/X-2 Remaster: A Brilliant Layer of Polish on a Classic Game

A Brilliant Layer of Polish on a Classic Game

Over the past three months I’ve played a lot of revamped, rebooted, or High Definition, upgrades of classic JRPGs. Some of them were for reviews, Xenoblade Chronicles, Soul Survivor Devil Breaker Vol 2, and another was just for fun, Final Fantasy Type-0. This week continues the reboot trend with Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster Limited Edition for the Playstation 4. At the risk of spoiling the rest of the review Final Fantasy X / X-2 has by far been the best of the bunch.

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Stunfest 2015 Day 1 Streaming Live from Rennes, France

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This weekend, 3 Hit Combo is bringing you another edition of its yearly gaming festival Stunfest from Rennes, France. Stunfest is a celebration of all things gaming, including fighting games. Each year the event is host to one of the largest fighting game tournaments in Europe, and as a part of the Capcom Pro Tour as a premier event, the stakes are particularly high this year.

Stunfest is a Capcom Pro Tour 2015 premier event. The winner of the Ultra Street Fighter IV singles competition will earn a spot in the Capcom Cup finals later this year, joining EG|Momochi, RZR|Xian, MCZ|Mago and MCZ| Daigo Umehara. A host of players from Asia will be looking to compete for the qualifier spot, ranking points and prize bonus. International players attending the event include MCZ|Daigo Umehara, MCZ|TOKIDO, MCZ|Mago, EG|Momochi, YBK|Santarou, Bonchan, Kazunoko, Eita, RF, D44 BAS, EBI and R of Japan; INFILTRATION and POONGKO of South Korea; RZR|Xian of Singapore; AVM|GamerBee of Taiwan; Dark Jiewa of China; and Misterio of Chile. Of course, expect a large number of familiar faces from the European scene such as MD|Luffy, FA|Prodigal Son, GL|Valmaster, FOX and more.

Stunfest will be primarily streamed on Dailymotion. The USFIV singles tournament will be streamed on the Capcom Fighters Twitch channel. Check Stunfest TV for a listing of streams.

English Stream

Grand Stage

VS Stage

Stands Stage

Friday

Event CEST (Local) PDT EDT GMT
Breakers Revenge 2:00 PM 5:00 AM 8:00 AM 12:00 PM
CvS2 2:00 PM 5:00 AM 8:00 AM 12:00 PM
SCV 3:00 PM 6:00 AM 9:00 AM 1:00 PM

Saturday

Event CEST (Local) PDT EDT GMT
GGXrd 2:00 PM 5:00 AM 8:00 AM 12:00 PM
SFIII:3S Teams 2:00 PM 5:00 AM 8:00 AM 12:00 PM
SSFIIT Teams 2:00 PM 5:00 AM 8:00 AM 12:00 PM
KOFXIII 2:00 PM 5:00 AM 8:00 AM 12:00 PM
USFIV Teams 2:00 PM 5:00 AM 8:00 AM 12:00 PM
UMvC3 2:00 PM 5:00 AM 8:00 AM 12:00 PM
MKX 3:00 PM 6:00 AM 9:00 AM 1:00 PM

Sunday

Event CEST (Local) PDT EDT GMT
USFIV 10:00 AM 1:00 AM 4:00 AM 8:00 AM
SSB4 1:00 PM 4:00 AM 7:00 AM 11:00 AM
SSFIIT 1:00 PM 4:00 AM 7:00 AM 11:00 AM
TTT2 1:00 PM 4:00 AM 7:00 AM 11:00 AM
BBCPEX 1:00 PM 4:00 AM 7:00 AM 11:00 AM

Source: Stunfest, Kakuge Checker, Capcom Fighters

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Crowfall: The “Why” of Design – Centaurs

The "Why" of Design - Centaurs

J. Todd Coleman has penned a new article on the Crowfall site that details the Centaur Archetype that will be included in the game. Coleman explains his lifelong fascination with Centaurs and its history in all games he has worked on prior to Crowfall.