Month: December 2016

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Channel the Power of the Aura with IzAw’s “Art of” Lucario Tutorial for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Working his way through the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U roster, the time has come for Lucario to get his own “Art of” tutorial. One of the most polarizing fighters in Smash 4 due to his Aura mechanic, playing Lucario involves riding the line between deliberately taking damage to boost your Aura and actively losing the lead due to mismanagement of your stocks.

For those who aren’t aware, all of Lucario’s moves gain power as he takes damage. While he starts off fairly weak, getting him to around 100% causes his Aura to become extremely powerful, meaning that a command grab or a back air could kill at around 50%. Lucario’s Aura also gains a natural boost if he is a stock down, meaning he starts off his next life with his Aura already boosted.

Due to Lucario mains having to keep track of Aura, his combos require players being able to react on the fly to the increased knockback of certain moves to keep their attacks going. As such, much of his neutral game is based around tricky aerial movement by B-reversing his Aura Sphere and other specials, while looking for that one grab to finish up a stock.

As with most of his “Art of” tutorials, IzAw goes through all of Lucario’s specials, normals and some starter combos to help get you started with this steadfast Pokémon. With Aura and Rage mixed together, Lucario is an absolute beast at higher percents, so choose your moves carefully.

Source: IzawSmash

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Panda Global Announces Key to Genesis 4 Online Qualifiers for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Following on from their previous online qualifiers for Shine 2016 and The Big House 6, Panda Global are partnering up with smash.gg yet again for another set of tournaments to award one lucky player with a trip to Genesis 4. Much like the other events, this “Key to G4” series is for North American residents only, so don’t expect any Europeans winning that golden ticket to San Jose.

Seeing as Genesis is less than a month away, there will only be two individual qualifiers on New Year’s Day and January 2nd, with the top 8 to be held later in the week as the top 4 from each event go forward. As with previous events, the top three placers will get prizes, but only the winner will receive that flight and entry to G4.

Registration will open on smash.gg tomorrow and the rules regarding connection quality and so on will be the same as previous qualifiers, so read up on their rules to get a feel for what you need to compete. In general Genesis 4 news, while registration is now closed, players can still choose what events they wish to play in, as well as who they want as a teammate for select doubles events. This information must be decided by January 2nd and if you are just wanting to watch the finals, there is now a special Top 8 Spectator pass available for purchase.

Sources: BearUNLV; Genesis_Smash

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Get Eaten Alive by this Mileena Mortal Kombat XL Combo Video

Think you could survive five minutes with a literal man-eater? Neither could I, but that’s the challenge posed in this Mortal Kombat XL combo video.

Today, we have a combo video of none other than Mileena, who travels through her Ravenous, Piercing and Ethereal variations to devour her competition. It also flows through a few stage-specific interactable combos as well.

Source: Robert Cullen

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Star Wars: The Old Republic – Players Gather on Alderaan to Mourn Carrie Fisher

Today marks a sad day for fans of all things Star Wars with the passing of Carrie Fisher, most famously known for her portrayal of Leia Organa, a princess, rebel and general. Fisher suffered a cardiac arrest on December 23rd and succumbed earlier today. Players in Star Wars: The Old Republic are gathering on Alderaan, the location of the Organa estate. Imgur Bericurra has posted lots of images and a Reddit thread has opened for players to post other gatherings.

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Killer Instinct World Cup Now Has a $30,000 Pot Bonus, Courtesy of the KI Ultra Tour

If you need more of an excuse to get out to San Antonio in March, it has been announced that the Killer Instinct World Cup will have a $30,000 prize pot, which all 32 contenders will get a slice of. 27 players will have already qualified for the KIWC via events like Kombo Klash and by gaining Ranking Points, but five spots are still left in the final bracket.

There will be four single-elimination brackets held at KI World Cup, where players can try to gain one of the final spots in the top 32, with the fifth qualifier spot being decided via a special Pro Battle. Tickets for the Killer Instinct World Cup go on sale alongside the release of Kilgore on January 3rd, so get your wallets ready for a week today.

Killer Instinct World Cup will be played on the current patch–patch 3.6–so get practicing for the competition in March. For all the information concerning hotels, other events and the general schedule of KIWC, make sure to check out the Facebook event for the details.

Source: Killer Instinct Cup