Month: April 2017

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Heroes of the Storm – D2’s Javazon Cassia Enters the Nexus

The Heroes of the Storm patch notes have been posted with the notable announcement that Cassia, the Javazon from Diablo 2, has officially entered the Nexus. In addition, adjustments to The Butcher and E.T.C. have been applied, new skins and bundles have been added to the in-game shop along with bug fixes and feature adjustments as well.

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Check out planned improvements for Evo 2017, based on community feedback from 2016’s event

Evolution Fighting Championships: continuing to evolve!

Tony Cannon took to reddit today to describe at length planned improvements to Evo 2017 in the Evo 2017 Planning Megathread. Cross-posted on r/StreetFighter and r/SmashBros, it discusses points raised by the community from last year’s Evo, and what steps are being taken this year to make Evo an even better experience for competitors and attendees.

To answer concerns about crowding, the venue space has been doubled over last year’s, from 125,000 to 277,000 square feet. This will allow every game to have its own dedicated screen and viewing area while it’s being played, as well as feeling less cramped in general. The 80-foot big screen from Evo 2015 will also be making a return this year. You can view a rough, tentative venue map to get an idea of what’s being planned on the Megathread.

To address bracket/seeding issues, the switch to smash.gg has already been made. Seeding at the event itself will use smash.gg’s own system, and smash.gg will be providing on-site support at the event to keep the brackets running smoothly. The pool of available TOs will be expanded to ensure TOs are familiar with the games they’re running brackets for!

We endured a sweltering walk between the Westgate hotel and the event hall  last year; to avoid that this time, the event is consolidated in Mandalay Bay this year. And if you don’t want to line up for your passes when you arrive, smash.gg can send you a personalized pass in advance when you register!

Evo 2017 is at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 14-16, 2017.

Source: r/StreetFighter

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There will be a Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 demo for PlayStation 4, Aksys Games announces

Yesterday, the Aksys Games fighting game Twitter account, All-Aksys, featured a “First Look at Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2” session. The nearly two-hour stream brought some gameplay from the upcoming title and showcased the newcomers, Answer and Baiken.

James Xie commentated the stream and provided useful, explanatory commentary during a series of round robin matches. At 1:05 hour, he answered a hotly debated question: “Will there be a demo?” It turns out REV 2, will, in fact, have a demo version available to players before the game’s release on May 26th.

-REVELATOR- offered a similar deal. Those who pre-ordered the title were able to download a demo on April 1st and April 5th, for the Japanese and English versions, respectively. It’s probably safe to assume that the REV 2 demo will come out sometime before the end of April, though there are no more details available now, other than the fact that it will only be for PlayStation 4 users.

What’s more complicated, however, is how those who opt to upgrade their copy of -REVELATOR- will be able to get their hands on the demo. There is no way to pre-order the DLC upgrade, currently. The company has not yet responded to the question via Twitter.

Aksys Games will also promote the demo at certain West Coast tournaments:

Stay tuned to SRK as Aksys Games peels away more details about REV 2 and view the stream below for some quality Guilty Gear play.

Watch live video from AksysNation on www.twitch.tv

Source: Aksys Nation (Twitch)