August 2015 – Page 80

August 21, 2015

Pokkén Tournament Headed to Wii U in Spring 2016

Nintendo has just announced that Pokkén Tournament, the Pokémon fighter developed in collaboration with Bandai Namco, will be heading to Wii U next year.

Pokkén Tournament originally landed in Japanese arcades on July 16, allowing players to face off with a limited cast consisting of Lucario, Machamp, Suicune, Gardevoir, Pikachu, Gengar, Weavile, and Charizard. A recent update also added Blaziken to the playable roster. Battles play out in a mixture of 3D arena and traditional 2D styles, accentuated with assists from Emolga, Fennekin, Snivy, Frogadier, and more.

Fans across the world can expect Pokkén Tournament to grace their Wii Us in spring 2016. While you wait, feel free to check out the official announcement below.

Source: Pokemon via Gematsu, tips courtesy of DeusXmachina and Gpop

August 21, 2015

Ronda Rousey to Defend Bantamweight Title vs. Holly Holm at UFC 195 on Jan. 2

Ronda Rousey’s next title defense will come against an unexpected opponent when she faces former boxing world champion Holly Holm in the UFC 195 headliner on Jan. 2.

August 21, 2015

UFC on Fox 17 Gets Marquardt-Dollaway, Samman-McCrory Middleweight Bouts

Two middleweight bouts have been added to the UFC on Fox 17 lineup, as Nate Marquardt meets C.B. Dollaway, while Josh Samman takes on Tamdan McCrory.

August 21, 2015

UFC 194 Update: Lee vs. Santos, Makdessi vs. Medeiros Added to Dec. 12 Card

The UFC 194 lineup continues to grow, as the Las Vegas-based promotion announced Friday that Kevin Lee will meet Leonardo Santos and John Makdessi will face Yancy Medeiros in a pair of lightweight bouts on Dec. 12.

August 21, 2015

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire to be Shown in Upcoming Stream

Bioware has announced a forthcoming live stream in which players will get a first look at the Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion, Knights of the Fallen Empire. It will be the first time that game play from the expansion will be shown. The stream will take place on Wednesday, August 26th at 5:00 pm Pacific / 8:00 pm Eastern in the SWTOR Twitch channel.

August 21, 2015

ArcheAge: Update 2.0 to Feature the Hero System

ArcheAge 2.0 is on its way. Called "Heroes Awaken", the update will feature the Hero System that will allow players to become faction leaders who can enable faction-wide quests and lead the team to war.

August 21, 2015

Camelot Unchained: Animation System Sparkles in New Video

Intrepid forum user PottedPlant22 has discovered a new animation video from the Camelot Unchained team. The video was released as part of the late Thursday, August 20th newsletter that also discusses several other interesting topics.

August 21, 2015

Crowfall: The Imortance of Correct Implementation of Crowd Control

The Crowfall team is on record in a new developer diary that discusses the delicate balance between crowd control and the ability to escape from, or even become immune to (for a short time), its effects. In the article, devs examine CC pros and cons in MMOs thus far about ways in which CC might most effectively, and fairly, be implemented in Crowfall.