Month: April 2016

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General: Ubisoft is Right to Punish Cheaters, Now to Fix Their Game…

On April 12th, Ubisoft Massive released its first major content addition to The Division, finally adding its version of raids, called Incursions. While the additional content for max level players is welcome, the execution of the update was terrible. In no time at all, players were exploiting the raid and earning multiple max level items, breaking the Dark Zone while they were at it. Ubisoft needs to teach these players a harsh lesson.

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Smash Summit 2 Day 1 Streaming Live from Los Angeles, California

It’s time to rise above the summit, again! This Thursday through Sunday, esports studio Beyond the Summit will be hosting its second Super Smash Bros. Melee invitational, Smash Summit 2. Sixteen of the best Smashers in the world –ten selected by invite, six by fan vote– will play with and against each other in a variety of fun and competitive events, Smash and beyond. There’s also quite a bit of cash to be won, with a current total prize pool of over $30,000 up for grabs, bolstered by the community through the Smash Summit 2 compendium and shop.

Competitors

Invite Players

  • [A]|Armada
  • Liquid|Hungrybox
  • C9|Mang0
  • Tempo|Axe
  • PG|Plup
  • CLG|SFAT
  • WFX|Shroomed
  • COG.MVG|Mew2King
  • Secret|Silent Wolf
  • Tempo|Westballz

Fan Vote Players

  • PG|ESAM
  • CLG|PewPewU
  • mYi|Ice
  • MIOM|S2J
  • Duck
  • PG.FX_DFW|Wobbles

Catch all four days of the action live from the BTS house in Los Angeles, California on Beyond the Summit’s Twitch channel and join in on the fun!

Watch live video from BeyondTheSummit on www.twitch.tv

Schedule

Thursday April 21

Event PDT (Local) EDT GMT Stream
Crew Draft 12:00 PM 3:00 PM 7:00 PM BeyondTheSummit
Shared Controller 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 8:00 PM BeyondTheSummit
Smash Challenge 3:30 PM 6:30 PM 10:30 PM BeyondTheSummit
Iron Man 5:00 PM 8:00 PM 12:00 AM (Mon) BeyondTheSummit
VIP Doubles 7:30 PM 10:30 PM 2:30 AM (Fri) BeyondTheSummit
Mafia 8:00 PM 11:00 PM 3:00 AM (Fri) BeyondTheSummit

Friday April 22

Event PDT (Local) EDT GMT Stream
Rivals of Aether 12:00 PM 3:00 PM 7:00 PM BeyondTheSummit
Draft Crew Battle 2:30 PM 5:30 PM 9:30 PM BeyondTheSummit
Mafia 9:30 PM 12:30 AM (Sat) 4:30 AM (Sat) BeyondTheSummit

Saturday April 23

Event PDT (Local) EDT GMT Stream
Doubles 12:00 PM 3:00 PM 7:00 PM BeyondTheSummit
Singles 4:00 PM 7:00 PM 10:00 PM BeyondTheSummit
Mafia 9:30 PM 12:30 AM (Sat) 4:30 AM (Sun) BeyondTheSummit

Sunday April 24

Event PDT (Local) EDT GMT Stream
Doubles Top 4 12:00 PM 3:00 PM 7:00 PM BeyondTheSummit
Singles Top 12 2:15 PM 5:15 PM 9:15 PM BeyondTheSummit
Singles Top 8 3:30 PM 6:30 PM 10:30 PM BeyondTheSummit

Sources: Smash.gg, Beyond The Summit

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EverQuest II: Timed Treasure Hunts to Yield Awesome Treasure

In Game Update 100, All-Access players will gain access to something called Timed Treasure Hunts in Zek and the Scourge Wastes. These hunts take place in an instanced version of the locations where solo players or groups can participate to beat the clock. Doing so can earn some pretty sweet rewards contained in treasure chests.