Month: January 2016

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Heroes of the Storm: $4M on the Line During 2016 Global Championship Circuit

Blizzard is taking eSports in Heroes of the Storm to a new level with this year’s Global Championship Circuit with over four million dollars on the line. The site has been updated with a look at the first round of qualifying events, the Spring Global Championship. All of the dates and regional events are detailed including events to be held in South Korea, Australia/New Zealand, China, Europe, Latin America, North America, Southeast Asia and Taiwan.

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Minecraft: ‘Edu’ Edition – an Inventive Way to Engage Students

Minecraft will be released in a new edition beginning this summer. Called MinecraftEdu, the special version of the game hopes to inspire creativity, collaboration and problem-solving in students around the world. Educators will be able to try out a free trial this summer and then enjoy the first year of MinecraftEdu at no cost.

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[UPDATE] Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- Console Launch Scheduled for May 26, Kum Haehyun Joins Cast

While many of us expected Dizzy to be the next character added to Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- due to her success in last year’s fan vote, developer Arc System Works has faked us out by announcing a brand new cast member: Kum Haehyun.

Haehyun first appeared in the updated -REVELATOR- storyline as the hulking, elderly man seen in the scan below, but her true form can be seen in the lower-right of the first page. She apparently uses the outer costume during battle, and is described as utilizing moves that are easy to pull off.

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Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- is set to launch for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 on May 26 in Japan, with a spring release slated for North America.

Sources: Famitsu via Gematsu, Baf0, Gear Project, CleverFOXSOL, featured image courtesy of sourenga

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Hades Izanami Playable in BlazBlue: Central Fiction Starting January 28

According to new details from Famitsu, the arcade version of BlazBlue: Central Fiction will receive a playable version of Hades Izanami on January 28. This is the same day the previously announced ‘Act2’ update is scheduled to release.

The main antagonist of the BlazBlue saga, Izanami inhabits the body of Ragna and Jin’s sister, Saya. She’s previously appeared in the series as a non-playable boss character.

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We’re sure to hear more about Izanami’s playstyle once the next issue of Famitsu hits store shelves later this week, so stay tuned.

Source: Famitsu via Gematsu

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Street Fighter V Beta Live on PlayStation 4, PC

While all of the planned beta phases are done, it would seem Capcom isn’t down teasing us with early builds of Street Fighter V just yet. The client opened up earlier tonight for what the developers are calling a “tech check” on their servers.

As a nod to this weekend’s WWE Royal Rumble, only Birdie, Zangief, R. Mika, and Laura are playable.

Street Fighter V recently received a substantial patch that added more alternate costumes and made mention of the beta returning in its official changelog.

A definite schedule past the “next few hours” wasn’t provided, so be sure to jump on and get as much playtime in before Capcom raises the drawbridge once more.

Source: SFV Server