Month: July 2015

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Plan Your Trip to Las Vegas with Evo 2015’s Official Schedule

As we get closer and closer to this year’s installment of the Evolution Championship Series, major details continue to fall into place. The latest is the event’s official schedule, which should help attendees plan their weekend in Las Vegas around the competition.

Without further ado, here’s the Evo 2015 schedule, provided to us by the tournament organizers.

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As you can see, this fills in a few blanks. We’ve known for a bit which games would comprise Sunday’s lineup, but now we see that Persona 4 Arena Ultimax will start and end on Friday, followed by finals for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Tekken 7, and Killer Instinct on Saturday.

A stream schedule should be provided later this week.

Furthermore, Evo 2015’s pool assignments have entered the second round of their reviewing process, so be sure to see what’s been updated and provide any further corrections you may have before they are locked in. If you aren’t seeing any adjustments, you may need to clear your browser’s cache. Final brackets may arrive as early as tonight.

Evo 2015 is scheduled for July 17-19. Additional details can be found their the event’s official website.

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General: Could The Chronicles of the Spellborn Return?

Could The Chronicles of the Spellborn Return?

I was a huge fan of The Chronicles of Spellborn, an ill-fated (and ahead-of-its-time) MMORPG that semi-tragically disappeared a few years ago. I enjoyed its unique setting, art style and combat mechanics, but I also knew that it was never to be smooth sailing for the game. After all, it featured not only a grind and a challenge but could be hard to run on anything less than gaming machines (at the time) and characters had to hoof it from place to place.

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General: Power Rankings: MOBAs

Power Rankings: MOBAs

It all began with a mod. While some observers trace the history of the mobile online battle arena category back as far as the 1989 Sega console game Herzog Zwei, it’s more common to cite Aeon of Strife. A fan-made StarCraft custom map released nine years later, it was four on four, but with a player squad vs. an AI one and without leveling up. It was also the inspiration for the 2003 Warcraft III mod, Defense of the Ancients, which featured two human teams and in-match hero advancement.

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Classic Fatalities, Kold War Scorpion Skin Free in Mortal Kombat X Starting Tomorrow

In addition to Predator and the slew of skins based around its source material, Mortal Kombat X players will also be able to mess around with a package of classic fatalities when the update drops tomorrow.

According to IGN, these old-school finishers will be available free of charge, allowing veterans Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Sonya Blade, and Johnny Cage to unleash fatalities from past Mortal Kombat appearances. Additionally, NetherRealm Studios is set to pass out the Kold War Scorpion skin to users as well, an outfit that was exclusive to GameStop upon the game’s release.

Predator is scheduled to release tomorrow for Kombat Pack subscribers, and will be available separately on July 14 for everyone else. A quick teaser trailer can be found below.

Sources: IGN, Mortal Kombat Community, tip via NightmareSteam

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Marvel Heroes 2015: Participate in the Special 2nd Anniversary Giveaway

Participate in the Special 2nd Anniversary Giveaway

Gazillion Entertainment is pulling out all the stops for Marvel Heroes 2015’s second anniversary with a special sweepstakes where the players are the winners. Log in with PC or Mac on July 8th and grab a chance to find five very rare Vibrarium Tickets, each one worth $5,000 USD. Those lucky few who find one must reveal themselves prior to July 10th in order to claim the loot and will be congratulated during this weekend’s San Diego Comic Con.