Month: January 2016

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Blade & Soul: 1v1 Cup Tournaments to be Part of ESL

ESL has announced that Blade & Soul will become part of its stable of eSports titles. The site will host both North American and European 1v1 Community Cup tournaments set to begin on February 7th. All players of level 15 and above can take part according to region and can sign up on the ESL site.

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Street Fighter V Beta Live Ahead of Schedule

Fans itching to get their hands on the final Street Fighter V beta no longer have to wait until the weekend to do so.

The client opened up ahead of schedule earlier tonight on both PlayStation 4 and PC. This time around, every character is playable with the exception of F.A.N.G (c’mon Capcom!), so jump on and go wild.

This beta session was originally scheduled for January 30-31. Details on why it’s launched early have yet to be provided through any official channels, so don’t be surprised if you suddenly find yourself kicked out. We’ll be sure to update this article should any new information arise.

Have fun!

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Churning the Butter #63 feat. Ultra Street Fighter IV Streaming Live from San Francisco, California

The folks behind Churning the Butter have just gone live with another installment of their weekly tournament series, taking over Folsom Street Foundry in San Francisco, California to host Ultra Street Fighter IV for local players.

Tonight, you can expect to see competitors like Alex Myers, DM|El Cubano Loco, and more in attendance.

If you’re interested in seeing what the NorCal cats have up their sleeves, be sure to check out the stream below and show your support. You can also head on over to Twitch if you prefer to chat.

Watch live video from showdowngg on www.twitch.tv

Want to check these tournaments out for yourself? Well, you’re in luck, because even if you missed out this week, Churning the Butter is held every Thursday at 8:30 PM PDT during ShowDown’s game night at Folsom Street Foundry.

Source: ShowDown

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Mortal Kombat X Bug Delays Damage from Erron Black’s Caltrops

Ah, bugs. For more than a few players, finding glitches, unintended interactions, or just strange and unique occurrences is part of the joy of fighting games, even moreso when these things are discovered in the middle of a match. Such is the case with a glitch YOMI’s REO found while playing a set with Critical Reaction’s Dragon.

During the match, REO blocked Dragon’s X-Ray which, after block, ended with the latter’s Kitana standing on the caltrops laid down by the former’s Error Black. With Kitana at about 1% health, both players simply put their controllers down, expecting the caltrops to take her out.

Except they didn’t.

It turns out, when Erron Black blocks an X-Ray with his caltrops out, the spiky traps become disabled, causing them to deal no damage. You can check out REO demonstrating this in the video below.

Of course, for those who want to see the exact moment when the glitch was discovered, REO has also shared a video of his entire match with Dragon. The moment itself happens at around the 1:25 mark, where you’ll see both players stop moving when they think that REO should have already won the match.

You likely noticed that the caltrops do eventually kill Kitana, but not until a few precious seconds have gone by. While not the most game-breaking glitch, it’s potential to change the outcome of close matches shouldn’t be ignored. Let us know what you think in the comments.

Source: YOMI|REO via Test Your Might