Month: July 2016

Christian “Hyuga” Medina was dropped by his sponsor, VGBootCamp, following allegations of sexual assault. According to a statements released by VGBC and the victim, Medina groped a female player on two occasions while she was attempting to sleep.

Medina had been invited to stay in a hotel room with the several other players after becoming heavily intoxicated on Saturday night, July 16. VGBC, who announced their sponsorship of Hyuga just 3 days ago, spoke to witnesses in the room to confirm the incident before making the decision to dismiss him.

A number of Smash for Wii U community members have condemned Medina’s actions and have called for him to be barred from future events. Hailing from Mexico, Hyuga had earned international regard for his Toon Link play over the last year. Following his release from VGBootCamp, Medina posted a statement to Twitter but has since deactivated his social media accounts.

“We want to set a precedent for all teams and sponsored players in the smash community to say that these actions will not be glossed over and ignored,” VGBootCamp wrote in their statement.

The fighting game community has worked to combat incidents of sexual harassment at major events this year.

Source: VGBootCamp

Introduced during its own panel at San Diego Comic Con, DC Comics and NetherRealm Studios have revealed the next two fighters for Injustice 2, being returning fighter Wonder Woman and brand new addition Blue Beetle. Wonder Woman retains her sword, shield and the famous Lasso of Truth while Blue Beetle utilises the high tech weaponry of his insectoid battle suit to duke it out against his opponent. A PlayStation Blog entry has shed some light on the unique abilites of both fighters, with Wonder Woman being able to deflect incoming fireballs with her Bracelets of Submission, while her new character trait has her calling on the pantheon of Greek gods to aid her in the fight. For example, she can call upon Hermes to give her an air dash and a general mobility boost. For Blue Beetle, NetherRealm must have taken inspiration from D’Vorah, as Blue Beetle’s ability has him summoning blades from the scarab bonded to his spine to stab at incoming opponents. The animation is similar to that of the Swarn Queen from Mortal Kombat X, so look out for more instances of shared animations and traits between the two games.

To use these gnarly looking blades, Blue Beetle must temporarily give up the ability to fire his arm cannons, which allow him to fire quick energy blasts on the ground and in the air. You can toggle the blades on and off as part of his unique character trait. Along with said blades and blasters, Blue Beetle can use his wings to dart around the screen and he can even morph his hands into shields and clubs for massive close up damage. They are using the latest incarnation of Blue Beetle, Jamie Reyes, in Injustice 2 so maybe expect other Teen Titans joining the fray in future trailers. I still hope my main man Booster Gold joins the fray and is able to fight alongside his best mate Blue Beetle.

GGPO netcode and a dedicated Tournament Mode was also announced alongside these two fighters so expect a place for dedicated tournament players to face off without the fear of Gear skewing results in a certain combatant’s direction. Expect more in-depth news about this Tournament Mode, as well as some hands-on impressions of both Wonder Woman and Blue Beetle coming off the show floor in the next day or so.

Sources: Playstation Blog, InjusticeGame