Month: October 2016

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Stream.me Releases Information on Its New Mortal Kombat League: The Kombat Cup

Mortal Kombat fans have another online league to look forward to, as Stream.me have just revealed all of the details on the MKX league they are hosting, named Kombat Cup. Kicking off on PlayStation 4 next Sunday, Stream.me will be hosting weekly tournaments (with breaks for the holidays, of course) that run up until January 29th 2017.

Every tournament has $450 and 250 league points up for grabs, broken down between the top 16 contenders from each event. Those who place within top 8 of the Sunday event will be invited to a weekly finale on Wednesday of the following week, to decide those top placings. Across these 13 tournaments, $10,000 is set to be distributed in prize money, with the overall season winner earning a trip to Evo 2017. Second and third place prizes have yet to be decided, but all top 8 finishers will receive a copy of Injustice 2 for their hard work.

Players must be aged 17+ to compete in this series, and they must reside in North America, to stop any latency issues with cross-continental connections. All the details, including rules and season information are available on the Stream.me channel for the Kombat Cup, and open registration will be available on smash.gg this Sunday. Some big names have already been invited to compete in this first tournament, including the current king of Mortal Kombat, cR|SonicFox, so expect some fierce competition to earn those league points.

Sources: Stream.me; smash.gg

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World of Warcraft – Great Collegiate Dungeon Race Tournament Announced

The World of Warcraft community site has been updated with a new post to announce the Great Collegiate Dungeon Race. Four players per team will be racing through three Mythic +6 dungeons using their preferred classes with a predetermined skill template, artifact level and gear. Teams will have three days to score their best times in each that will determine placement in the tournament brackets where participants will compete for a share of $20,000 in scholarship funds.

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Pummel Players with PSI Power in IzAw’s “Art of Ness” Guide for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Continuing his series of well produced character guides for Smash 4, IzAw has turned his attention to the psychic child that appeared in the very first Super Smash Bros.: Earthbound protagonist Ness. As with his other “Art of” videos, this guide goes through all of Ness’ normals, specials and his overall gameplan in a match.

Ness is a straightforward character; he has a fantastic grab game, the most powerful kill throw in the game, and fast disjointed aerials–but he suffers from an exploitable recovery, poor range on his tilts, and a linear approach on flat stages. While IzAw doesn’t cover super advanced tech with Ness, as there isn’t really a lot to him past what he details in the video, it’s still a thorough guide for anyone wanting to pick up the kid from Onett or wanting to learn how to beat him. S1, the best Ness in Europe, helped IzAw compile this video, so the information presented here is coming from someone who knows the character like the back of his hand.

Source: IzawSmash

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Honor Your Ancestors with Kung Jin, Thanks to This Mortal Kombat X Post Patch Breakdown

We all knew that with the balance patch, big changes were coming to Mortal Kombat XL, and one of the luckiest recipients of buffs this patch was Kung Jin–specifically his Ancestral variation.

Since he’s now a character capable of more than ever before, there’s plenty to cover, which is where GunShow comes in. Noble’s resident Canadian has put together an extensive guide showing off what the new Kung Jin is capable of, and it is quite the show.

Meterless combos doing 40%? 30% combos from an anti-air? Outrageous block pressure? All shown off to the full below. Check it out.

Source: GunShowHD