Month: February 2017

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Chris Tatarian Talks Balance Changes with Michael Martin in Conversations and Fireballs

Denial Esports’ Chris Tatarian has a lot to say about Street Fighter V’s changes in season 2. For that reason, he reached out to Michael Martin at Yahoo! Esports to talk to publicize his thoughts on Converastions and Fireballs.

In the video, he details the problem he has with Capcom having reduced damage for most characters, and then giving it to other characters. He calls it “the same problem in the other direction,” and that it “won’t make anyone happy.” He also discusses in great detail how he disliked Cammy in Season 1, citing her as impossible to whiff punish, but also states that he is happy overall with season 2.

Source: Yahoo! Esports

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World of Warcraft – Chronicle Volume 2 Trailer & Preview

Earlier Blizzard has released wildly popular World of Warcraft lore encyclopedia, namely Chronicle: Volume 1. It concentrated on lore surrounding the creation of universe and primal Azeroth – Black Empire, Troll Wars, War of the Ancients, etc. Now the company is preparing for release of Chronicle, Volume 2. This book will show origins of ancient Draenor (our timeline!), stories of its primal inhabitants: Arakkoa, Ogres, and more.

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– This Week in MMOs – Fanfest, Blizzard Wrap Up & Videos Galore

As Bill is always telling me, it’s never a slow week in gaming news and this week is no exception. From the EU Final Fantasy Fanfest that our own Rob Lashley attended and killed news wise to Blizzard’s big week for updates to a ton of videos showing off some of our favorite and upcoming titles, it was a great week to be a gamer.

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World of Warcraft – Chronicle Volume 2 Trailer

Earlier Blizzard has released wildly popular World of Warcraft lore encyclopedia, namely Chronicle: Volume 1. It concentrated on lore surrounding the creation of universe and primal Azeroth – Black Empire, Troll Wars, War of the Ancients, etc. Now the company is preparing for release of Chronicles, Volume 2. This book will show origins of ancient Draenor (our timeline!), stories of its primal inhabitants: Arakkoa, Ogres, and more.

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Capcom and Bandai Namco Ranked on Metacritic’s Top 2016 Publisher List

Two major fighting game publishers and developers, Bandai Namco and Capcom, are listed on Metacritic’s list of major 2016 publisher ranking. The critic score aggregating website took a look at its 2016 data, and ranked the companies by dividing them into smaller and bigger publishers. The list is based on the number of published games last year.

Capcom landed sixth in order of best quality of published games based on Metacritic scoring. The “Best Overall Release” is Monster Hunter Generations on the 3DS, with an 85 overall score. The worst is Umbrella Corps on PC, with a meager 36. The Street Fighter V Metacritic score sits at 77 when it comes to major publications, though the user score is much lower, a 3.4. The company’s composite score is overall a 7.1, a decrease from last year by 5.9, which the site attributes to several “measly” Resident Evil remakes.

Bandai Namco Entertainment is right behind with an overall 70.8 in their franchises. Dark Souls III triumphs with an overall 89, while Lost Reavers on the Wii U scored the lowest, 46. Critics collectively graded Pokkén Tournament and several Naruto in the 80 range.

Take a look at the full list over on the Metacritic 2016 publisher ranking page. Also, check out our Street Fighter V year-in-review feature.

Source: Metacritic

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Adventure Quest 3D – New Open Beta Trailer Released

Artix Entertainment put up a new open beta trailer for MMO Adventure Quest 3D. The video highlights some of the game’s features such as the chance to play cross-platform between PC, mobile devices and tablets, level your character, run through dungeons and raids and much more.

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Final Fantasy XIV – Frankfurt Fanfest Cosplay Contest

On the evening of the Frankfurt Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest there was a cosplay contest to celebrate the joy of final fantasy. There were 30 entries selected for the final stage presentation. From those seven were chosen for additional recognition. One each for most unique, most detailed, and most entertaining. Then the final three judges choices followed by the best in show.

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Final Fantasy XIV – Combat Changes on the Way

Last night at the end of the first day of Final Fantasy FanFest Frankfurt Square Enix hosted a first for them. A press conference at the end of a FanFest. Naoki Yoshida, director and producer of Final Fantasy XIV fielded a series of questions from the media.