– Amazon Lumberyard to Help Build Community-Driven Games

Amazon Lumberyard, the company’s ground-up proprietary engine, is opening an office in Austin, Texas, long a haven for MMO developers. In a new post on the Amazon Web Services site, the announcement reveals that Austin is a great place for Lumberyard’s continued development to make an engine to “help game developers build the community-driven games that push both engine and cloud technology”.

Elegant Skullgirls 2nd Encore CMV『 L A D I E S 』Showcases Dignified Female Fighters

Looking for something with a little more class than the common fighters can offer? Look no further than this Skullgirls combo video. These three are some of the most dignified ladies in any fighting game, coming from royalty and positions of power. As such, they exude this nobility in-game in the way they beat down their opponents. Watch as they graciously lay the smack down on their enemies in these co-operative team combos.

NanoNEVERMIND is the creator of this video, and is hard at work constantly pumping out Skullgirls content. Check out their channel for a treasure trove of similar videos.

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Rock Out to the Sounds of Season Three: The Killer Instinct S3 Soundtrack is Now Available

Killer Instinct has always had some of the best tunes out of any fighting games, and now you can enjoy this season’s killer cuts with the Season Three soundtrack–available to purchase from iTunes and Amazon. The face-melting selection features the character themes for all of the Season 3 cast, including the Shadow Lord Gargos, wielder of the Dragon Spirit Kim Wu, and Locust bruiser General RAAM.

Celldweller and Atlas Plug have been able to measure up to the lofty standard set by previous Killer Instinct composer Mick Gordon, creating some equally memorable tunes to combo break to. Make sure to check out how Celldweller composed much of the music for Season Three, by checking out the behind-the-scenes playlist below.

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– Gwent Standalone Launches into Closed Beta Testing

CD Projekt Red has announced that Gwent: The Witcher Card Game has officially launched into closed beta testing. PC and XBox One users who were chosen as testers can download the game and begin playing as of today. PlayStation 4 players will be able to join at a later date.