Month: March 2016

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SXSW Gaming Reveals Smash Invitational Lineup

Later this month, a group made up of some of the strongest Super Smash Bros. Melee players in the world will meet in Austin, Texas to prove their skills. The catch? Five of those competitors are considered the best to have ever picked up a GameCube controller.

Battle of the Five Gods, hosted by SXSW Gaming, will set twenty players against each other in a massive invitational event with $25,000 up for grabs. While we were certain the eponymous deities of the Melee community–Alliance’s Adam “Armada” Lindgren, Team Liquid’s Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma, Cloud9’s Joseph “Mango” Marquez, Most Valuable Gaming’s Jason “Mew2King” Zimmerman, and Evil Geniuses’ Kevin “PPMD” Nanney–would be in attendance, today has seen the entire lineup revealed.

There aren’t a whole lot of surprises, but the Melee scene’s increase in skill over the past few years means some have to be left out in the cold. The most obvious exclusion is Team SoloMid’s William “Leffen” Hjelte, whose apparent lack of a visa kept him from attending.

Check out the full list and let us know what you think.

  • Adam “Armada” Lindgren
  • Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma
  • Joseph “Mango” Marquez
  • Jason “Mew2King” Zimmerman
  • Kevin “PPMD” Nanney
  • McCain “MacD” LaVelle
  • Michael “Nintendude” Brancato
  • Jeffrey “Axe” Williamson
  • Mustafa “Ice” Akcakaya
  • Justin “Plup” McGrath
  • Joey “Lucky” Aldama
  • Otto “Silent Wolf” Bisno
  • Zachary “SFAT” Cordoni
  • Robert “Wobbles” Wright
  • Sami “DruggedFox” Muhanna
  • Kevin “PewPewU” Toy
  • Johnny “S2J” Kim
  • Hugo “HugS” Gonzalez
  • DaJuan “Shroomed” McDaniel
  • Weston “Westballz” Dennis

Battle of the Five Gods is scheduled for March 17-19. More details can be found by following the link below.

Source: SXSW Gaming

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Check Out Tempest Kung Lao’s New Hotness in Mortal Kombat X

With the release of Mortal Kombat XL and Kombat Pack 2, a host of balance changes have been applied to the game’s system mechanics and characters. As such, more than a few members of the returning cast now have new strategies available to them that players would do well to learn.

It’s new combos for one character, Kung Lao, that ETC’s Mcfly explores in his latest combo video. More specifically, this demonstration explores the Tempest variation, which received a number of changes meant to improve its standing alongside Kung Lao’s other styles.

Source: Mcfly