Xenoblade Chronicles X has taken some flak in the EU and North America due to perceived “censorship” of the young teen character Lin’s appearance in the game. For Western audiences, the development team chose to alter her costumes fairly significantly than those found in the Japanese version.
Alcantara-Rivera, Makashvili-Jackson Added to UFC on Fox 18 Lineup
The fight card for UFC on Fox 18 continues to grow, as the promotion announced on Wednesday that Iuri Alcantara will face Jimmie Rivera at bantamweight and Levan Makashvili will meet Damon Jackson at featherweight on Jan. 30.
Demetrious Johnson: I Would Consider a Move to the UFC 135-Pound Division
UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson talks Geane Herrera, Henry Cejudo and what makes fights exciting.
France Faces England in Special Ultra Street Fighter IV Exhibition at KAKUTOP X-MAS
Though they usually focus on league play, the folks behind KAKUTOP recently hosted a special Ultra Street Fighter IV exhibition featuring two high-level teams, one comprised of French players and the other representing England. With competitors like MD|Luffy, YP|Valmaster, FA|Ryan Hart, Problem X, and more in attendance, the event provided an excellent look at the strides these two European regions have made in leveling up their play.
If you missed out on watching the competition live, you’ll find a playlist full of replays below. Be aware that there is a fair bit of talking in the beginning that you probably won’t find much use for if you don’t speak French, but that doesn’t take away from the excellent matches on display.
Sources: VersusFightingTV, Gaming Live Généraliste
Triad Wars: United Front Announces End of Development
United Front Games has posted that development on Triad Wars, currently in closed beta testing, will be stopping on January 20, 2016. According to the post, the team realized that “it wasn’t right for many of you”, leading to the cessation of development. The servers will remain up through January 20th but no further sales will be accepted.
Triad Wars: United Front Announces End of Development
United Front Games has posted that development on Triad Wars, currently in closed beta testing, will be stopping on January 20, 2016. According to the post, the team realized that “it wasn’t right for many of you”, leading to the cessation of development. The servers will remain up through January 20th but no further sales will be accepted.
Cain Velasquez: If Tyson Fury Fights a Top-15 Guy in MMA, He’ll Lose For Sure
Cain Velasquez discusses his upcoming rematch with Fabricio Werdum.
General: Why The Witcher 3 is a Better RPG than Fallout 4
As the year draws to a close, gamers and critics around the world are figuring what their best games of the year were. In the RPG category there are two clear contenders: Fallout 4 and The Witcher 3. Fallout is a phenomenon years in the making. On the other hand, The Witcher 3 is a grassroots success that has taken the gaming world by storm. Despite a long, beloved history and mighty publishing power of Bethesda, The Witcher 3 is by far the better roleplaying game. Here’s why.
Killer Instinct Update Adds Combo Assist Mode, Corrects Lingering Issues
With the release of season three on the horizon, the Killer Instinct team continues to push out patches and further polish the game ahead of the new content. The latest update, which dropped yesterday, fixed a few lingering issues while also adding Combo Assist Mode, a simplified control scheme that should help newcomers begin to learn the ins and outs of the title.
A full list of the changes made in the 2.13 patch can be found below.
Killer Instinct 2.13 Patch Notes
New Features
- Added New Combo Assist Feature – See our Ultra-combo blog post: Growing the Killer Instinct Community: Combo Assist Mode.
- Added Key Moves UI for Command List – Now you can attach your favorite moves to the Pause Menu!
Bug Fixes
Miscellaneous Fixes
- Fixed a crash that would sometimes occur when challenging an Aganos Shadow in Shadow Lab.
- Fixed an issue where going straight from CPU vs. CPU into Shadow Survival would cause issues with other single player modes.
- Fixed an issue that would prevent the lockout HUD from appearing when an incorrect break attempt was made immediately after the end of a previous lockout.
- Fixed an issue where stage lighting on Alchemical Lab would appear washed out.
- Fixed an issue where TJ Combo’s neck would appear stretched when hit by Shadow Jago’s Ultimate.
- Fixed an issue where resetting character position in Practice Mode during Shadow Jago’s Annihilation would cause the character models to become flipped.
- Fixed an issue where the rain effect on Devil’s Landing was visible during Shadow Jago’s Ultimate.
- Fixed an issue where projectiles were visible during Shadow Jago’s Annihilation.
- Fixed an issue with Shadow Jago’s ground shadows flickering and disappearing on certain stages.
- Fixed an issue that would occasionally prevent audio from playing during a match after watching a Shadow Replay.
- Fixed an issue where the Shadow Jago’s “Surge” meter would overlap with Omen’s meter lockout UI.
- Fixed an issue where Shadow Jago would appear as “N/A” under “Best Character” on the Ranked Leagues Leaderboards.
- Fixed an issue where Shadow Jago’s sword would clip through his pants in character customization.
- Fixed an issue where Shadow Jago’s chain would clip through his chest in character select.
System Changes
- Corrected an issue that could cause a sweep reaction to hover in place in a specific situation, leading to an expensive but safe counter breaker attempt and some weird looking animation.
- Timer Lockout changed from Red to Gray.
- Counter Breaker Lockout changed from Red to Purple.
- Punish UI has been added.
Character Changes
Thunder
- Corrected the position of Thunder’s throw vulnerable box at the end of Instinct Forward Dash to eliminate cases where he is thrown while crossing through someone, leading to flipped or broken throw animations.
TJ Combo
- Fixed a bug that allowed TJ to use negative edge (button release) to perform Roller Coaster (DF+MP) and Superman Punch (DF+HP).
- Fix a bug causing Powerline cancel into Knee to be breakable on Medium instead of Heavy.
- Fixed a bug preventing the opponent from losing meter if you used Shoot Toss to grab them out of the early frames of a Shadow Counter attempt.
- Fixed a bug that could cause TJ to whiff HP or HK auto doubles after an Instinct Cancel from Powerline or Spinfist by scooting him closer to his opponent.
Maya
- Fixed a bug preventing the opponent from losing meter if you used Mantis to grab them out of the early frames of a Shadow Counter attempt.
Kan-Ra
- Fixed a bug that prevented Kan-Ra from doing two Linker Shadow Swarms in a row.
Omen
- Added missing Kara Cancel windows into the Shadow Form move, making it much easier to perform on command.
Aganos
- Removed force block boxes from Wall Summon moves that did not belong.
- Adjusted attack boxes during Peacemaker moves to ensure more consistent behavior at all Chunk levels.
- Fixed a bug that prevented the Peacemaker from breaking when performing a Linker Shadow Natural Disaster, Linker Shadow Pulverize, or any Ender.
- Fixed a bug preventing the opponent from losing meter if you used Peacemaker Grab to grab them out of the early frames of a Shadow Counter attempt.
Shadow Jago
- Dark Catastrophe (Dashing Dark Fury) now has differences in travel distance and height based on the strength chosen.
- Fixed a bug letting him get out of the end of his backdash 5 frames earlier than expected, which also caused him to wiggle a bit at the end.
- Fixed a bug causing the damage from Annihilation to be a bit higher than the UI was reporting. The damage now matches (as closely as possible) the damage that was being reported previously, and reports accurately.
- Fixed an issue that prevented Shadow Jago from doing Shadow Darkstalking twice in a row.
- Fixed a bug that was causing the wrong landing animation to play after Shadow Dark Fury.
- Fixed a bug causing Air Endokukens to auto correct to face the opponent.
- Fixed a bug preventing the opponent from losing meter if you used Annihilation to grab them out of the early frames of a Shadow Counter attempt.
- Fixed a bug preventing crouch blocking opponents from going into Stagger when hit with Dark Demise Axe Kick.
- Fixed a bug causing his Drift linkers to play a face-hit reaction on the opponent instead of a leg-hit.
- Fixed a bug that could cause TJ Combo to mirror when going into Last Breath after getting KO’ed by Annihilation.
Source: Ultra-Combo
Black Desert Online: Merry Christmas from the Black Desert Online Beta
It’s rare that an MMO comes across my desk for which I don’t have much background or context. It’s rarer still for that MMO to be in closed beta, with a lot of localization work and polish needed, and still leave a tremendously positive impression. Enter Black Desert Online (BDO), the upcoming fantasy MMORPG from Pearl Abyss and Daum Games, which just completed its first CBT this week.