Month: February 2017

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IFC Yipes Shares His Thoughts on Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Not Being Guaranteed for Evo 2017

One of the most influential members of the Marvel vs. Capcom community is none other than Michael “IFC Yipes” Mendoza. From being a memorable competitor and commentator in Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Yipes has emerged as something of a leader for the community in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

With this in mind, many players were looking towards how Yipes would respond it was announced that Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 would not be automatically guaranteed for Evo 2017, instead relegated to being a “Players Choice” possibility. And respond he did, in a recent stream on his Twitch channel.

Though the game is still leading the Players Choice vote (with $18,456 as of writing this article), he still feels that Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 should have been given a guaranteed slot as a proper send-off for the title (with Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite coming next year). As part of this, he points out how the series has been a cornerstone of of Evo, even before it took on that name and was still known as B4.

You can check out the entirety of Yipes’ stream below.

Source: Halls of Hype via PVP Live

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Guild Wars 2 – Before The Patch – Head of the Snake

The first story release of 2017 is right around the corner, with the next Living Story episode, Head of the Snake, and a new raid wing both expected with the upcoming patch. This will be the first time a raid wing will release side by side with a story episode, and- alongside other parts of the release- will be one of the biggest individual content updates to the game to happen in quite some time.

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– GWENT Grows Larger with Release of Nilfgaard Faction

Fans of GWENT: The Witcher Card Game will be pleased to hear that the game is growing, this time with the release of the Nilfgaard faction. Over sixty new cards have been released that includes faction-specific cards for Northern Realms, Scoia’tael, Skellige and Monsters, as well as neutral cards.

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Dissidia Final Fantasy’s Director Thinks That It Can Be an Esport

Square Enix recently provided some (rather vague) updates regarding Dissidia Final Fantasy and its single-player story mode when it hits consoles in the future. That said, the company is still focusing on the game as a multiplayer, team battle Final Fantasy, and may even be looking to bring it into the esports circuit.

In a recent interview with Weekly Famitsu, director Takeo Kujiraoka stated that “If we can export it to the world as a high-proficiency, competitive fighting tool, while also an enjoyable team battle Final Fantasy, it might even rise up as an e-Sports event.” He follows that up by stating that, “If that happens, then next will be a global tournament, right? I can’t say too much, but I want to use these sorts of ambitions to make Dissidia Final Fantasy an even better game.”

So it seems that Square Enix may be considering something along the lines of the Capcom Pro Tour for Dissidia, if the game does garner a competitive following on consoles.

Source: Weekly Famitsu via Gematsu

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Minecraft – Fully Featured Pokemon Map Being Released

A team calling itself Phoenix Projects has set itself an ambitious task in creating a fully-featured Pokemon experience within Minecraft. Called “Pokemon Cobalt and Amethyst”, the single-player map will feature over a hundred Pokemon, a Pokemon League, gyms and trainer fights.