In many ways, the new Hearthstone Heroic Brawl is much like the regular Arena. It begins with a deck constructed out of a player’s cards and then locked in to try to accumulate as many wins as possible during the run. Rewards will scale based on how many wins are achieved if or until a player has lost three times. The entrance fee for Heroic Brawl is $10 or 1,000 in-game gold but the rewards earned are much better.
Why Mick Foley Will No Longer DM With Fans On Twitter, Goldberg’s 10 Best Spears (Video), Sheamus
Why Mick Foley Will No Longer DM With Fans On Twitter, Goldberg’s 10 Best Spears (Video), Sheamus
The UK Gets Its Chance to Enter the King of the Iron Fist Tournament on the 11th of November
While the rest of the European qualifiers were announced for the King of the Iron Fist Tournament, the UK was left in the lurch as to when their qualifier would be. Well, wait no longer, as Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has revealed that the UK qualifier will be held in the UK offices of Bandai Namco Entertainment in Richmond, London on the 11th of November.
Unlike previous 256-player qualifiers, this event has a limited cap of 64 players, so competition will be fierce for spots. Due to the scarcity of places, the actual selection process for this qualifier is a little different. Rather than simply buying a ticket or it being first come, first serve, players must fill out a registration form which proves how big of a Tekken fan you are. This means how many tournaments you attend, if you have a massive collection of Tekken merch, or if you make regular videos or art about the Tekken series. I’m not sure if this is the best way to select players, but it certainly makes sure only dedicated Tekken fans are in this bracket.
Potential applicants must fill out the form by this Friday the 21st and if you are selected, you will receive an email to confirm your place in the tournament. Entrants must be 18 or over, they must be a European resident and have travel documents which allow them to go to Japan should they win the qualifier. If the winner does not have valid travel documents, the prize will go to the next highest placing player.
Additional information such as tournament rules and legal controllers are all available on the official Tekken website.
Source: TEKKEN
Path of Exile – The Exiled Tribune – New Sextant Mods Q&A, Spotlight on Community Art & Abodes
Welcome back to another issue of the Path of Exile – The Exiled Tribune. In this week’s discussion, we turn our attention to the forthcoming v2.4.1 update that will include some brand new Sextant mods that will add a lot of interesting mechanics, and not just a bit of spice, to maps. In addition, the Art Contest found its final three, the Build of the Week features a Deadeye Ranger and the community shines again in a brand new Hideout Showcase.
Report: World Series of Fighting Cancels Next Two Events to Focus on Dec. 31 NYC Card
In an effort to focus on its Dec. 31 fight card at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, World Series of Fighting has canceled its next two scheduled shows.
Customized PC Version of Street Fighter V Bound for Japanese Arcades
Street Fighter V returns to its roots.
It was a big weekend for rumors: in addition to the stories circulating about the Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- Baiken “leak” and the (since confirmed) news that The King of Fighters XIV was going to get an arcade release, word of an impending arcade version of Street Fighter V also started getting around. Just like KOFXIV, this appears to be true–sort of.
As discussed by VesperArcade in the video below, the arcade release of Street Fighter V will apparently not be on a dedicated arcade board, but instead be some sort of customized PC version, altered to operate in that setting. What this will look like exactly is anyone’s guess at this stage; will it have a single player Arcade Mode, or some other single-player vs. CPU function, or be 2-player only? Either way, this may add some context to the “arcade” reference recently found by SFV dataminers.
Getting Street Fighter V into arcades–in any form–is still a good move for the title. We’ll be on the lookout for any new information on this development!
Source: VesperArcade
Kyoji Horiguchi-Ali Bagautinov Rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 99
Originally scheduled for the doomed UFC Fight Night Manila card, a matchup of former flyweight title challengers has been rebooked for UFC Fight Night 99 “Kim vs. Nelson” on Nov. 19 at SSE Arena in Belfast as Kyoji Horiguchi will lock horns with Ali Bagautinov.
Camelot Unchained – The Evolution of CU’s Updates
This week Timothy Eisen looks at the Camelot Unchained backer updates from the beginning to now and wonders which lessons guided their evolution.
Elder Scrolls Online – ‘Build Small & Specific Instead of Big’ ~Rich Lambert
During a Gamasutra live stream event held last week, the team interviewed Elder Scrolls Online Creative Director Rich Lambert. During the course of the discussion, Lambert indicated that the ‘big things’ coming for MMO development are those things that players are doing together and how they are working to build social ties. In addition, Lambert said that, rather than designing MMOs “big”, making smaller, specifically targeted MMOs is the future for the genre.
– Age of Wulin to Update with Ancient Secrets Tomorrow
Webzen has sent word that Age of Wulin will be updating tomorrow with Chapter 9: Ancient Secrets. The content brings two new factions, two new zones and new skills to the game.