Month: January 2016

The eighth installment of Frosty Faustings is set to once again take the Chicago area by storm this weekend. This regional event regularly features some of the best competition around in Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, and Persona, but also throws a bone to Street Fighter, Marvel, Mortal Kombat, Smash, and more.

Frosty Faustings VIII ups the stakes just a bit more thanks to over $2,000 in pot bonuses, provided by various members of the community. More details on those contributions can be found below.

• Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- – $500 top 8 bonus
• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – $500 top 8 bonus (from GGTV_Nick)
• Super Smash Bros. Melee – $250 top 3 bonus (from EXP Gaming Lounge)
• Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 – $250 top 2 bonus (from MohawkMike and Joey D)
• Persona 4 Arena Ultimax – $250 top 2 bonus
• BlazBlue: Chronophantasma EXTEND – $150 top 2 bonus (from nobodyexe)
• Ultra Street Fighter IV – $150 top 2 bonus (from IFD|Humbag)
• Killer Instinct – $100 top 2 bonus (from TheHadou)
• Skullgirls 2nd Encore – $100 top 2 bonus (from TheHadou)

All of this will contribute to one of the biggest and most exciting editions of Frosty Faustings yet. If you aren’t able to attend, high-quality streams will be provided by BGCallisto, Team Spooky’s Arturo Sanchez, EXP Gaming, and Event Horizon. You’ll find each broadcast below along with a detailed schedule, but you can also watch all four at once using MultiTwitch.

Streams

Watch live video from bgcallisto on www.twitch.tv

Watch live video from nycfurby on www.twitch.tv

Watch live video from EXPGamingIL on www.twitch.tv

Watch live video from EventHorizon on www.twitch.tv

Schedule

Friday, January 22

Saturday, January 23

In December of 2014, Chris “Praxis” Hardin set out to offer Super Smash Bros. players a means for accessing any and all Smash-related information through an app he dubbed “SmashPad.” The wildly successful Kickstarter campaign for the project hit its first funding goal within seven hours, and has since met the necessary goals to get the app into the hands of as many users as possible, regardless of favored mobile platform.

As you can see in the app’s launch trailer below, SmashPad packs in exhaustive information for every game in the Super Smash Bros. series. Whether you’re a casual fan looking to unlock all of the playable characters or a competitive player studying frame data and hitboxes, you’ll be able to find what you’re looking for without having to dig through YouTube or various forums. The app also includes combo and strategy videos, tournament replays, documentaries, player ranking information, tournament results, and much, much more.

For more information, check out the app’s official site. SmashPad is set to hit iOS on January 28, with an Android version coming in the near future.

Source: SmashPad