General: Kaidan: Asymmetric Horror RPG Announced

Independent developer, Mentanoia Games, has announced that it will be pursuing a Kickstarter campaign towards the end of February 2016 to fund the continued development of Kaidan, an asymmetric horror RPG. The multiplatform title will feature VR support and small group gameplay.

The Repopulation: Port To Unreal Engine, New Survival Title Announced

After earlier issues with the alpha servers in December 2015, The Repopulation has been offline since. A new post has been written on the official site with some very good news for players and fans of the game. The Repopulation is moving to the Unreal engine which will require rewriting the base code from scratch hence a significant delay in the release of the game. However, backers and players will gain access to Fragmented, a survival title based in the same game universe as The Repopulation.

Pokkén Tournament Adds Chandelure on February 9

At the conclusion of Nico Nico Tokaigi’s Pokkén Tournament competition, Bandai Namco Entertainment’s Katsuhiro Harada and Masaaki Hoshino took the stage to reveal gameplay footage for the game’s next character, Chandelure.

As you’ll see in the trailer below, this interesting Pokémon appears to use a mixture of long-reaching normals and tricky tactics to pressure the opponent.

Chandelure will join the Pokkén Tournament cast in arcades on February 9. The title is set to launch for Wii U worldwide on March 18.

Source: Pokkén Tournament via Serebii, Perfectly Nintendo, tip via ShinonTalents

Kovalev overpowers Pascal to retain titles

WBA/IBF/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (29-0-1, 26 KOs) overpowered former world champion Jean Pascal (30-4-1, 17 KOs) over seven rounds on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Kovalev stopped Pascal in the 8th round in their first fight last March. But the rematch was much easier for Kovalev, who dominated every round before Freddie Roach, who was working as Pascal’s trainer for the first time, stopped the fight in the corner after the 7th round.
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Nico Nico Tokaigi 2016 Pokkén Tournament Finals Streaming Live from Game Party Japan

Of the nine games announced for Evo 2016, newcomer Pokkén Tournament was arguably the most surprising. Despite releasing in Japanese arcades last summer, competitive footage seems to be lacking when compared to your Street Fighters, Guilty Gears, and Tekkens.

Fortunately, you can get a taste of high-level Pokkén play tonight courtesy of Game Party Japan. The convention is currently hosting the finals of Nico Nico Tokaigi, and you can catch the action live right now.

The official broadcast has been included below, but you can also head on over to Niconico if you would like to chat. Expect lots and lots of Gengars, as well as a special gameplay reveal for Chandelure, the next Pokémon to join this unique fighting game.

Source: Pokkén Tournament via Source Gaming, special thanks to PushDustin for his contributions.

Groves halts Di Luisa in one-sided win

British super middleweight George Groves (22-3, 17 KOs) scored a one-sided fifth round stoppage win over Andrea Di Luisa (18-4, 14 KOs) on Saturday night at the Copper Box Arena in London.
After Groves was outpointed by WBC champion Badou Jack last September. he hired new trainer Shane McGuigan – son of former world featherweight champion Barry – and he looked fresh and sharp from the first bell as he easily halted the overmatched Italian.
Groves was landing spearing jabs and right hands from…