Month: November 2015

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General: Why Twitch Needs Bob Ross

Why Twitch Needs Bob Ross

I was surprised that Twitch were putting on a marathon of The Joy of Painting, on the surface it seems so anathema to what Twitch is all about. Having said that, I wasn’t surprised at its initial popularity. The idea had tons of novelty for the usual twitch crowd, and the show is earnest enough that it makes for an easy target for that schoolboy ‘my first ironic detachment’ attitude that the videogame audience is so bound to.

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Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns – A Foundation of an Expansion

Heart of Thorns - A Foundation of an Expansion

We’ve put well over 50 hours into Heart of Thorns on the road to reviewing Guild Wars 2’s massive expansion. Not a single aspect of the game missed out on some new addition of another, so there was a lot to take in. We even got to play a bit of the new incredibly challenging raids that launched on the 17th before scoring our review. So then… how does Heart of Thorns stack up?

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Nine Joins BlazBlue: Central Fiction’s Playable Cast

Arc System Works’ latest entry in the BlazBlue series, BlazBlue Central Fiction, is set to hit Japanese arcades in just two days, but not without a little bit of news beforehand. On top of additional gameplay systems and newcomers Naoto Kurogane and Hibiki Kohaku, Famitsu has confirmed that another character will be joining the cast of the game: Nine, one of the franchise’s legendary Six Heroes. This probably doesn’t come as shocking news if you’ve been paying attention to Central Fiction’s trailers and visuals, but those of you that had any doubts can rest assured.

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Famitsu provided a very small screenshot depicting Nine in-game, showing that she makes use of a unique subsystem meter. Look forward to more info on how the witch plays when Weekly Famitsu drops on November 19, the same day as BlazBlue: Central Fiction’s arcade release.

Source: Famitsu via Kakuge Checker

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Guild Wars 2: Raid’s Away – Spirit Veil Opens First Wing

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ArenaNet has announced the opening of the first-ever Guild Wars 2 raid. Spirit Veil is the first wing in a three-episode raid that will challenge even the most battle-hardened players. Raiding in GW2 will give players the opportunity for flexible grouping with the ‘universal healing’ that all professions have, as well as immediate access to Spirit Veil since no attunement or pre-raiding activities are required.