Month: December 2015

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Make a Safer Return to the Stage In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U with A-Canceling

Making your way back to the stage after eating a move with massive knockback in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U isn’t easy. Sure, you’ve got a options to attempt a safe landing, but you’ve still likely got the person who sent you flying in the first place waiting to meet your return to the ground, fists ready for a punishment of some sort.

In their newest video, the Beefy Smash Doods discuss a mechanic that they call “A-Landing,” which can be added to the long list of options that players in this situation have to choose from. A-Landing takes advantage of the autocancel frames on various aerial attacks to eliminate landing lag and get you back into the fight as quickly as possible.

Which aerial works best for this technique varies between characters, so the video also covers how to find the best attack for your character of choice.

Source: Beefy Smash Doods

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Make a Safer Return to the Stage In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U with A-Canceling

Making your way back to the stage after eating a move with massive knockback in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U isn’t easy. Sure, you’ve got a options to attempt a safe landing, but you’ve still likely got the person who sent you flying in the first place waiting to meet your return to the ground, fists ready for a punishment of some sort.

In their newest video, the Beefy Smash Doods discuss a mechanic that they call “A-Landing,” which can be added to the long list of options that players in this situation have to choose from. A-Landing takes advantage of the autocancel frames on various aerial attacks to eliminate landing lag and get you back into the fight as quickly as possible.

Which aerial works best for this technique varies between characters, so the video also covers how to find the best attack for your character of choice.

Source: Beefy Smash Doods

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General: Who Wants to Log In to Become a Millionaire?

If you’re the type of person who reads the MMO news, and since you’re here it’s a pretty safe bet, you’ve heard that Zenimax is offering the chance to win one million dollars just for logging into The Elder Scroll Online: Tamriel Unlimited (if you live in the right place, but that’s another story).

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Glasgow, Scotland’s Hypespotting Returns April 2-3, 2016

Not long ago the folks at Versus Scotland released a trailer teasing the announcement of information surrounding next year’s Hypespotting tournament. Earlier today, organizers lifted the veil and made Hypespotting 5 official. As luck would have it, this fifth installment of the Glasgow-based tournament comes within just a couple short months of the release of Street Fighter V. Needless to say, the flagship Capcom fighter will be making its mark at the event–one of the first majors to host the game–but it’s far from the only fighter that will be featured.

The event is also set to hold double-elimination tournaments for games ranging from classics like Super Street Fighter II Turbo and Street Fighter III: Third Strike to current crowd-pleasers like Killer Instinct, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and no, they’ve not forgotten Ultra Street Fighter IV either. With such a wide array of games in the lineup, organizers plan to run multiple streams to get the most action possible to those who can’t make it out to the event.

If you’ve already got plans to attend, now is the time to register. For the remainder of 2015, event tickets will be 25% off when using the code “AREYOUHYPE” (no quotation marks) upon registration. If you’re feeling confident, you can also gain entry to the tournament through Road to Hype seeding tournaments, the dates of which will be announced as they draw closer.

Hypespotting 5 is set to take place April 2-3 at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow, Scotland. For a full list of games, as well as any other Hypespotting information you could possibly desire, be sure to head over to the event’s official website.

Source: Hypespotting

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Fallout 4: Christmas in the Wasteland — It’s Possible!

Even Fallout 4 is in the holiday mood with a festive look even in the post apocalyptic world as it is in 2287. Players wanting to see the decorations strung up in and around the Jewel of the Commonwealth will want to “sleep” to the in-game date of December 25, 2287. Once done, players will wake to strings of lights, Christmas trees and a sweet manger scene that we won’t spoil.

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General: MMORPG.com Holiday Cheer Sweepstakes!

MMORPG.com is pleased to present our Holiday Cheer Sweepstakes event for 2015! We are giving away a total of 291 prizes including a Maingear Drift Steam Machine, EVGA GTX 970 video cards, many peripherals from Steel Series, piles of Wizard101 bundles and all kinds of goodies from Path of Exile. ‘Tis the season to win cool prizes at MMORPG.com so enter to win now!

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King of Fighters XIV Development Around 70% Complete

King of Fighters XIV finally made its playable debut at PlayStation Experience this past weekend, giving attendees an opportunity to see what the upcoming title has in store. As a new numbered entry to SNK Playmore’s storied franchise, it brings with it a variety of changes in both gameplay and aesthetics.

Famitsu recently got a chance to talk to battle designer Yasuyuki Oda about why they’re making these changes.

According to Oda, one of their goals with King of Fighters XIV is to simplify the systems. This means that things like the Drive meter from King of Fighters XIII and their respective Drive Cancels have been removed, replaced by the MAX Mode of older games.

The reason behind this is to strike a balance that appeals to players of both combo-heavy installments, like King of Fighters 2002, and older titles that were less so, like King of Fighters ’98. And now that they are starting out on consoles instead of in arcades, SNK wants to attract more players to the franchise by keeping controls simple, but still giving the game depth to be explored.

King of Fighters XIV is scheduled to arrive on PlayStation 4 sometime next year. Oda mentions that the title is about 70% complete, so it might hit consoles sooner than you think.

Source: Famitsu via MMCafe, thanks to Zakeru for the tip.