Lucha Underground Recap (6/22): Big Match Set For Ultima Lucha, Several Aztec Medallion Matches
Joseph Gigliotti to Face Trevin Giles in RFA 41 Main Event on July 29
Las Vegas-based MMA promotion Resurrection Fighting Alliance announced Thursday afternoon that it will take over the Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio, Texas on July 29.
Joe Gigliotti to Face Trevin Giles in RFA 41 Main Event on July 29
Las Vegas-based MMA promotion Resurrection Fighting Alliance announced Thursday afternoon that it will take over the Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio, Texas on July 29.
Black Desert Online: And The Wait Goes On – Sieges Postponed Again
The Black Desert Online team has posted a brief note to let players know that the Siege System is yet again delayed. It appears a pair of “problematic” bugs have cropped up that prevents deployment of the anticipated system. There is no estimated time on when these issues will be resolved or when the update will be released.
General: Steam Summer Sale Kicks Off
Crack out the wallet and dump out the penny jar because the Steam Summer Sale has officially kicked off. The sale will be ongoing through July 4th with some of the best gaming deals found all year long. Just about any genre you can think of is represented: Shooters, MMOs, RPGs, platformers…everything.
Shards Online: Steam Greenlight Campaign a Success!
Thanks to a vocal and supportive community, Shards Online has been successfully Greenlit on Steam. Project Lead Derek Brinkmann posted a brief note on the game’s official site to thank the community for their support. According to the post, Shards will benefit from the Steam platform and be exposed to millions of potential players.
Ryan Hart Talks to Capcom About Ken, Community, and Keeping Sharp at DreamHack Summer 2016
In the latest Capcom Pro Tour Interview Series video from DreamHack Summer 2016, Capcom community manager Matt Edwards speaks with “prodigal son” FA|Ryan Hart, well known longtime Ken main. They discuss why he continues to stick with Ken in Street Fighter V (comparing Ken’s flamboyance to Ryu’s stiffness), the high demands of time and effort needed to stay sharp in fighting games without a local arcade scene, methods of sharing his knowledge and experience with the community, and how his outlook on the game would have differed if the CPT had existed when he first entered the FGC.
The CPT Interview Series also has caught up with BX3|Phenom (winner of the SFV event) and Rize|Infexious at DreamHack Summer 2016–the final standings of which can be viewed here.
Source: Capcom Fighters
ARK: Survival Evolved: New Redwoods Biome Means Big is King
Ark: Survival Evolved is proving that bigger is, if not better, then at least scarier with the arrival of the Redwoods biome that not only brings in the gigantic trees of the same name, but also the Titanosaur. Players can literally build a mobile fortress on its back as it can carry structures, defenses and even other creatures as it rumbles through the landscape looking for veggies to nom.
Capcom Announces Upcoming Improvements to Street Fighter V Matchmaking
In another development update blog post–the second in as many days–Capcom’s Neidel “Haunts” Crisan discusses impending improvements to Street Fighter V’s matchmaking that we’ll be seeing in next week’s update.
These improvements include a fix to matchmaking preferences, improved matchmaking speed, and improved match quality–specifically in relation to accuracy with connection quality range settings. Additionally, Haunts mentions that matchmaking in general will be smarter, saying that “players should now be matched with other players of similar skill more often.”
If you missed yesterday’s development post, which features all upcoming costume and stage content in the June update, you can find that here.
Source: Capcom-Unity, with a tip from Yaiba4869
Bellator 157 Weigh-in Video
Watch the Bellator 157 weigh-ins here.