Month: August 2015

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Vainglory: Season-based PvP Play Detailed

Season-based PvP Play Detailed

Starting with October the Vainglory team will be hosting seasonal PvP activities. Each year will be divided into quarterly seasons, during which individuals and teams can earn achievements and rewards. In addition, and working with Twitch, competitive support and streaming for regional and global tournaments will be included.

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General: Oculus Rex?

Oculus Rex?

Red Thomas sits down with an Oculus Rift to experience first-hand its impact on several games, and in the process, ponders the probable impact on the industry’s trajectory. Alliteration aside, we must caution you that Red’s excitement could be contagious.

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Mortal Kombat X for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Has Been Canceled

After receiving delays both official and rumored, fans expecting Mortal Kombat X to land on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 have waited months since the title launched on current platforms for an official release date. Unfortunately, it appears as if that day will never come.

“After months of development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has come to the regrettable conclusion that we cannot release Mortal Kombat X for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Please know our teams worked diligently to meet the quality standards set by the current-gen versions of the game,” the publisher’s announcement states. “We were not able to get [these] versions to the quality expected of a Mortal Kombat game and are very sorry for not being able to deliver the products as originally planned.”

Past details mentioned that NetherRealm Studios focused entirely on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions, leaving development for older platforms to High Voltage Software. You may remember that name as the studio behind the lackluster PC port, which required numerous updates and patches to reach a playable state after release.

All in all, it’s hard to be surprised by this news, as disappointing as it is. This was likely the final fighting game to appear on previous consoles outside of continued PlayStation 3 support from publishers like Arc System Works and XSEED Games, and fans of the genre will eventually need to move on to keep up with the competition.

Source: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, tip via NightmareSteam

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NetherRealm Studios Teases Upcoming Mortal Kombat X Changes

Yesterday, Ed Boon hinted that the upcoming Kombat Kast will include some “news and klues” regarding the future of Mortal Kombat X. While we all have our own ideas of what exactly these klues may be, the folks at NetherRealm Studios have started to tweet out hints at the sort of changes that we can expect.

Most of the hints come shrouded in a healthy amount of ambiguity, like Tyler Lansdown’s tweet that “Ermac players will be flying high on Monday,” which could mean anything from damage increases to all of the red ninja’s tools to a simple tweak to his flight ability in the Spectral variant.

Other tweets offer more insight into the exact nature of the changes they suggest, like new Brood Mother combo options for D’Vorah, a hint that Cryomancer Sub-Zero will see improved rushdown potential, and a new move will be coming to Sun God Kotal Kahn.

To check out the full offering of patch note hints, keep an eye on the #patchnotespreview hashtag. Do note that only Tyler Lansdown, Ed Boon, Steven “16Bit” Brownback, and NetherRealm Studios should be taken seriously. And be sure to tune into the NetherRealm Studios Twitch channel on Monday, August 31 at around 3 PM CDT to have all of these mysteries solved.

Source: Twitter, thanks to NightmareSteam for sending this in!