Month: March 2016

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Adrien Broner facing assault and robbery charges

Four-weight world champion Adrien Broner (31-2, 23 KOs) faces assault and robbery charges in his hometown of Cincinnati.
American Broner, 26, who is scheduled to defend his WBA light welterweight title against Britain’s Ashley Theophane on April 1, allegedly assaulted and robbed a man outside a bowling alley in January, according to a report in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
They say police have issued a warrant for his arrest.
The alleged assault is reported to have taken place after a gambling…

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Killer Instinct Season 3 Pricing Details Announced

We’re less than a week away from the launch of Killer Instinct Season 3, and the folks over at Ultra-Combo recently announced the upcoming release’s pricing. As you’ll see in the table below, Season 3 can be purchased in three different packages: Combo Breaker, Ultra Edition, and Supreme Edition.

While prices between platforms match for the most part, Windows 10 players will be able to pick up the Supreme Eiditon for $10 less than their Xbox One counterparts. This is due to the lack of Killer Instinct Classic and Killer Instinct 2 Classic in the PC version of the bundle.

Additionally, players can purchase the Double Combo bundle, which includes every fighter from the first two seasons.

Combo Breaker Includes 8 new fighters including Rash, Arbiter, Kim Wu and Tusk Xbox One: $19.99

Windows 10: $19.99
Ultra Edition Includes VIP double XP booster, 8 retro costumes, accessory sets, bonus retro color 7 for all Season 3 characters, and 18,000 KI Gold Xbox One: $39.99

Windows 10: $39.99
Supreme Edition Includes every fighter from Seasons 1, 2 and 3, all content from all 3 Ultra Editions including costumes, accessories, 18,000 KI Gold, VIP double XP boosters, bonus colors for Season 3 characters, Killer Instinct Classic and Killer Instinct 2 Classic for Xbox One Xbox One: $59.99

Windows 10: $49.99
Double Combo Includes all 17 Killer Instinct characters from Season 1 / 2 Xbox One: $29.99

Windows 10: $29.99

For more information, including frequently asked questions, you can follow the link below. Killer Instinct Season 3 is set to release on Xbox One and PC on March 29.

Source: Ultra-Combo, tips via MetroidDread and Ben2Gen

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Churning the Butter #68 feat. Street Fighter V 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 Street Fighter V for local players.

Competitors expected to be in attendance tonight include RB|Snake Eyez, Alex Myers, pavocado, Julio, GS|gllty, ROG|Kelvin Jeon, G Dragon, PAN|Dark Jiewa, YP|Filipinoman, Graham Wolfe, bjUNCHAINED, and DM|El Cubano Loco, among others.

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 8:00 PM PDT during ShowDown’s game night at Folsom Street Foundry.

Source: ShowDown