Month: May 2016

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One Piece: Burning Blood Demo Available in North America and Europe

Fans of the One Piece anime are in for a treat that could reignite their interest in video game adaptations of the series. Bandai Namco announced that One Piece: Burning Blood demo, which already launched in Japan last month, is now available in North America and Europe. PS4 and Xbox One users can get started on offline battles to determine who’s the King of the Pirates with four characters: Luffy, Ace, Franky, and Aokiji.

There’s also a new trailer showcasing the Pirate Flag Battle mode, in which players compete across nodes on a map, sailing to conquer more and more islands. By defeating CPU and other competitors, the victor receives points that culminate in seasonal rankings. The fighter with the highest score at the end of a season receives a special title.

The trailer also showcases a variety of other modes and fighters that make into the game, which will also comes out on the PC and PS Vita on May 31st.

Source: One Piece Burning Blood via Gematsu

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Haskins outpoints Morales to retain IBF bantamweight title

IBF bantamweight champion Lee Haskins (33-3, 14 KOs) scored a 12 round unanimous decision over Ivan Morales (29-2, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the Ice Arena in Cardiff, Wales.
Haskins boxed and moved well throughout to overcome a height and reach disadvantage and win by scores of 119-108, 118-110 and 118-110.
The Bristol boxer utilized his unorthodox southpaw style from the start, picking off Morales as he came forward.
Haskins continued to land hard shots in the following rounds and by the…

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Skarmand Teaches How to Use Double’s Vortex Loop in Skullgirls 2nd Encore Tutorial

Resets are a big part of Skullgirls 2nd Encore. One of the more powerful tactics as far as resets come is putting the opponent in a repeatable loop, ending with them in the air. This tactic prevents many mashed reversals, forcing the opponent to honestly deal with the mixup before getting out.

Skarmand, aka Liam, recently won Northwest Majors VIII, but still found the time to put together this basic Double vortex covering many of the opponents options. If you find yourself playing Double and getting mashed out by supers on the ground, try putting them in the air and force them to play honest.

Skarmand isn’t a stranger to tutorial videos. He has many tutorials up on his channel covering things like how to properly punish unsafe tactics, and how to punish moves that seem unpunishable.

Source: Skarmand’s Youtube