Month: August 2016

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Panda Global Begins Its Own Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Tournament Recap Series, featuring PG|MVD

To compliment their Super Smash Bros. Melee recaps hosted by their resident analyst and Ice Climbers main, PG|Wobbles, Panda Global has kicked off an equivalent series for Smash 4, where players come on to walk through the main events of big tournaments. As their pilot episode, Panda Global has drafted in barrel technician MVD to recap the top 32 of this year’s Evo.

The presentation of this series is a cut above the Melee pilot, complete with short clips from select games and full screen graphics showing each individual player, their character, and who they lost to during top 32. Every player gets their moment of analysis, which is a welcome touch–as most recaps tend to solely focus on the top 8, as that is where most of the excitement takes place.

A potential criticism of this pilot is that PG|MVD sounds like he’s just reading off a script, which makes him seem strangely distant from the information being presented–this man is incredibly knowledgeable about the game already, and had firsthand insight of the tournament. Make sure to leave your own thoughts and constructive criticism in the comment of the video, to help improve the series.

Source: Panda Global

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PQube Announces EU Qualifiers for the Arc Revolution Cup 2016

In a collaboration with Rice Digital and Nth Gen Interactive, PQube will be hosting a 128-player tournament for Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- in London to determine who will be one of Europe’s representatives for the Arc Revolution Cup in Japan later this year. This tournament will be held at the Rocket Complex within London Metropolitan University on the 17th of September, with the winner receiving an all-expenses paid trip to Japan to compete in the Cup Finals.

You can pre-register on the official Guilty Gear website, with payment being taken on the day. Entry costs £20.00 and entrants must be 18 or over, with some form of photo ID required to enter the tournament–if you don’t bring ID, you’re at risk of being disqualified. Also note that Japanese players cannot enter this event, as there will be qualifiers in Japan where they can earn their spot in the Arc Revolution Cup. European players can breathe a sigh of relief that no Japanese players will swoop in to take the spot from under their noses.

As well as this London qualifier, PQube has teamed up with GamingLive and PlayStation Plus League to hold a separate 16-player invitational tournament in Paris a week after the EU Qualifier. Hosted by Ken Bogard and Asenka, this special invitational will be held at the GamingLive Arena, with 12 of the entrants being specially selected by a panel from PQube. The remaining four entrants have to qualify, with two coming via the Guilty Gear Xrd PlayStation Plus League and the other two arriving via the Guilty Gear Xrd tournament at Les Veaux Bordelais 5. This tournament’s winner also will qualify for the Arc Revolution Cup, so Europeans have two chances to get themselves to Japan to take home the silverware.

Sources: PQube; GuiltyGear-Game

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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen: Taking a Peek Inside – Patch Notes Reveal Development

The latest Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen newsletter has been published that reveal a the importance of community and a new column that will appear on the official site that spotlights ‘exemplary community members’ every month. Of particular note, however, is the publication of a lengthy list of patch notes to the internal Pantheon client that give readers a sneak peek into the development cycle.