Month: November 2016

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Chart the Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Bayonetta in This Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Retrospective

Bayonetta’s presence in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has sparked quite a few vigorous discussions in the Smash community, let me tell you. From the initial excitement of her launch, to the violent backlash to her playstyle and the joy at her nerfing earlier this year, the Umbra Witch has had a bit of a rough time of it since her inclusion in February of this year.

To chart these substantial shifts in thought about Bayonetta, GRTr4sh has charted the timeline of the character, showing just how massive these changes in opinion have been. She’s gone from the golden girl, to an overpowered mess that is ruining competitive Smash 4, to useless to a potential top three character in less than a year. What results is quite the hilarious video, displaying just how divisive Bayonetta has been in her short time in the Smash series.

Source: GRTr4sh

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Relive the Action of Mix Up Night #34 With These Blazblue: Central Fiction and King Of Fighters XIV Replays

Last weekend, Osaka’s irregular monthly tournament series, Mix Up Night, held its 34th event which marked the debut of Arc System Works’ latest title, Blazblue: Central Fiction as well as serving as the second tournament for King of Fighters XIV. Top players such as Dogura, N-O, KoujiKOG, Esuke, Suya, Koike, Matoi, Kogatan, Ito Sae, ABAO, SANGE TENCHO and SANWA|M’ all showed up to prove their skills in their respective titles.

Below we have the entirety of the BBCF Tournament, courtesy of Jourdal, and the Top 8 and Grand Finals of KOF XIV, brought to you by Gato Ray. You can also check out the entirety of the stream, which features more KOF matches, at the dedicated Mix Up Night Twitch channel.

Sources: Jourdal; Gato Ray; Mix Up Night

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James Wan’s New Mortal Kombat Film May Have a Director

Mortal Kombat is no stranger to live action adaptations. The series received a big screen adaptation, simply called Mortal Kombat in 1995, which was later followed by a sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. More recently, the series got a short film called Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, followed by a web series called Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

With Warner Bros. now owning the franchise however, it wasn’t long before talk of the series returning to film started happening. For some time now, James Wan, director of The Conjuring, Furious 7, and the upcoming Aquaman film has been set to produce a new Mortal Kombat live action feature. Now, it seems that the film may have gotten its director – Simon McQuoid.

McQuoid, an Australian film director is currently more known for his work on commercials, is currently in talks with to direct the new Mortal Kombat film for Warner’s sister company New Line Cinema. While he’s more known for his work in commercials, McQuoid has worked with video games before, having worked on high profile campaigns for PlayStation and Halo. In addition to this, he’s also won numerous awards in the field including a Grand Clio, a D&AD Pencil, and a GRANDY Award.

Source: Variety via io9

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Guild Wars 2 – Before the Patch – Breaking the Ice

As we head in to another exciting chapter of the Living World Season 3, it’s time to look at what we can expect from November 21st update, A Crack in the Ice. As most Guild Wars 2 players are already aware, this release will come with the next instalment of Tyria’s war against the Elder Dragons, and is expected to take us deep in to the frozen northlands where the icy breath of Jormag awaits us.