Month: January 2017

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Undecided? Read the Arguments for Which Player’s Choice Title Deserves Your Vote for Evo 2017

SRK writing team members will each play advocate for one of the potential games!

As Mr. Wizard first announced and later elaborated a bit upon: the ninth main game for Evo 2017 is to be determined by a player vote-in, through donations to Make-a-Wish International via Generosity.com. Nine games: some from prior Evo events, some never before having a chance to appear there–and all are excellent games in their own right. The winning title not only fills out the roster, but gets a $10,000 prize pot bonus and will open the Sunday finals at Mandalay Bay’s arena.

As a charity drive, every vote counts toward a good cause (and you can vote for more than one!), but if you’re wondering which game(s) to support: starting today, Shoryuken will run one new feature per day, in which one of our writers will argue the merits of one of these titles on this list. So keep your eye out for these editorials–and remember that the voting closes at 12:00 PM PST on February 8!

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Path of Exile – Path of Exile: The Exiled Tribune: Climbing the Ladder Alone & Starting a Microtransaction Revolution

This week, the Path of Exile team has some interesting tidbits of information to share with its community in the form of the forthcoming “Solo Self-Found” mode coming to ladder participation with 2.6.0 We’ll take a peek inside the design of the labyrinth and check out the second round of winners from the PoE Talent Competition. Lastly, we’ll take a look at some new microtransactions and talk with devs about how Grinding Gear is on the cutting edge of funding Path of Exile.

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Genesis 4 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Highlight Reel: Complete with Salt, Missteps, & Unfortunate Outcomes

Genesis 4 was a rather hot topic, in both the hype leading up to it, and the issues revolving around the accidental incorrect damage setting. That issue has been discussed at length by players and organizers alike, along with compensation being made for effected players, but Genesis 4 was certainly much more than an organizational misstep.

This highlight reel, put together by YouTuber GRTr4sh, showcases some of the most intense moments in the final moments of the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament. Salt from players, accidental inputs and intense back-and-forths are on full display, along with a brief reliving of the settings error.

You can see more of the Genesis 4 event in our earlier roundup of each tournament held there, and Sam “Trilby” Foxall’s write-up of the event.

Source: GRTr4sh

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Deontay Wilder to fight replacement opponent Gerald Washington on February 25

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) will fight replacement opponent Gerald Washington (18-0-1, 12 KOs) on February 25 at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.
Washington, a U.S Navy veteran and former college American football player for the University of Southern California, gets the chance to challenge his fellow American after Wilder’s original opponent Andrzej Wawrzyk tested positive for a banned substance.
Wilder returns from injury after he suffered a torn right…