Month: September 2015

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Black Desert: Russian CBT2 & Korean Version To Be Updated With Male Ninja

Russian CBT2 & Korean Version To Be Updated With Male Ninja

International versions of Black Desert Online are undergoing significant changes. GameNet will be kicking off the second closed beta event for the Russian version of BDO, beginning Tuesday, September 15th. Additionally, Daum has announced that a future expansion will include a male ninja character along with new weapon awakening system, maps and more.

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Victor Vran: Hardcore Mode Released

Hardcore Mode Released

Haemimont Games has announced the release of the hardcore and casual modes for the action RPG Victor Vran. Hardcore mode challenged players to finish the game without having the character die. Casual mode provides players with more relaxed gameplay, though difficulty can be ramped up to Normal at any time. Lastly the soundtrack and digital artbook have been released via iTunes and Steam respectively.

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Poongko: “[HooDaMan] might be the one true Honda player.”

During his visit to South Korea, Pandora House’s Hooman “HooDaMan” Ghahremani stopped by Arcade Stream’s monthly tournament in preparation for his appearance at Tokyo Game Show 2015 later this month. This, of course, gave the folks there the opportunity to add him to their excellent series of video interviews.

After first traveling to South Korea in 2009, HooDaMan says he fell in love with the country. He previously tried his hand at qualifying for the now-defunct World eSports Championship Games finals, and despite playing E. Honda was able to place third behind Infiltration and QANBA’s Dakou.

“I think, in Ultra Street Fighter IV, Honda is extremely bottom tier. He’s like the worst or second-worst character in the game, so to play him competitively is asking a little bit too much,” HooDaMan says of his character choice. “I definitely needed a secondary. I wanted to pick up a new character from the five that were released in Ultra, and I just picked up Decapre because she has Hundred Hand Slaps kind of like Honda.”

Even though he’s stuck it out with a weaker character, HooDaMan has gained respect from the local community thanks mostly to his raw talent. “HooDaMan is a very cautious player; of course, that plays to Honda’s strengths,” Poongko explains. “[He] has leveled up so much [that] I wonder if he’s the same guy from when I first played him. He might be the one true Honda player.”

For more of Arcade Stream’s conversation with HooDaMan, as well as some exciting tournament footage, be sure to check out the video below.

Source: Arcade Stream, tip via Guy