Month: August 2016

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World of Warcraft: Not Again?.

Blizzard released Demon Hunters to the World of Warcraft live servers and Rob just couldn’t help himself. See what his lack of impulse control got him into this week.

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Learn to Count on Conditioning with Counting Mix-Ups in Super Smash Bros. Melee

One of the most important parts of finding success in Super Smash Brothers–and fighting games in general–is the idea of conditioning your opponent to react in certain ways to a given situation. Once they start reacting how you expect them to, it becomes easy to get big damage or even an easy win.

However, it’s important to keep in mind that your opponent is going to be doing the exact same thing to you–conditioning you to react in specific ways and adapting to quirks in your gameplay. But how can you counter that?

Well, that’s where counting mix-ups come in. As explained in the video below, they’ll not only help you escape your opponents’ nefarious plans, but also keep you from falling into predictable patterns. Check it out.

Source: SSBM Tutorials

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Pokemon Go: Writing the User Manual for the Future

Pokemon Go has literally taken the world by storm, generating over $200M in its first month of service. As with any widely accepted new technology, the game has tweaked the consciousness of gamers and non-gamers alike, often in very different ways. We’re going to take a look at Pokemon Go and what it means to augmented reality games in the future and how gamers can help write the ‘user manual’ for times yet to come.