Month: May 2017

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Overdrive Series from Level Up Productions resumes soon with Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2

Overdrive Series launched earlier this year for competitive PC Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- play. The online tournament, a partnership between Level Up Productions and streaming platform Stream.Me, previously offered a paid trip to Evolution 2017. This time, the action continues with a different prize under Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2.

“We’re excited to team up with Stream.Me and continue our efforts in supporting the Guilty Gear online community,” Alex Valle, president of Level Up Productions, said. “Giving players an opportunity to travel strengthens the competition at major events, and we’re looking forward to seeing the winner showcase their skills at CEOtaku.”

Hosted by Alexander “Octopimp” Gross and Luis “Rynge” Avila and broadcasted on Stream.Me, the four-week tournament series awards a free trip to CEOtaku, coming up this September. Here are the times and rules of the Overdrive Series:

Tournament Schedule:
  • Qualifiers –  Monday, June 5 – 6:00 PM PT
  • Top 8 Finals – Tuesday, June 6 – 7:00 PM PT
  • Qualifiers – Monday, June 12 – 6:00 PM PT
  • Top 8 Finals – Tuesday, June 13 – 7:00 PM PT
  • Qualifiers – Monday, June 19 – 6:00 PM PT
  • Top 8 Finals – Tuesday, June 20 – 7:00 PM PT
  • Qualifiers – Monday, June 26 – 6:00 PM PT
  • Top 8 Finals – Tuesday, June 27 – 7:00 PM PT
Tournament Format:
  • Double-elimination
  • 99-second time limit
  • Best 2 out of 3 rounds per game
  • Best 2 out of 3 games for pools
  • Best 3 out of 5 games for top 8 finals
  • Winner must keep the same character
  • Loser can switch characters
  • All DLC characters are allowed
  • Can only be streamed via Stream.Me
  • Must be 13 years old or older
  • Online connection that has upload of 3 MB/sec or higher
  • US, Canada, Mexico only

Are you gearing up for this second circuit of Overdrive Series? Register over at the smash.gg website.

Source: press release

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Marvel Heroes Omega – Let’s Talk 2018

Barring any unexpected announcements, I’m basically writing off 2017 for Marvel Heroes as a year Gaz spends getting its console versions up and running. Whether you’re OK with that or not is up to you as a player, but it’s clear to me that anything substantial is going to have to wait until Gaz gets all its ducks in a row on the console side, and that means the start point for getting back to the business of things is likely in 2018.

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Tekken 7 developers Katsuhiro Harada and Michael Murray talk tournament mode and character development

In the video below, Tekken developers Katsuhiro Harada and Michael Murray elaborate on Tekken 7’s tournament mode and it’s character development in two new videos from Bandai Namco. The two have both been working on the Tekken series for many years, and it’s interesting to hear them share the logic behind the decisions they make behind the scenes.

With Tekken 7’s tournament mode, Harada says he had players who have a “competitive spirit” but are not too fond of losing in ranked matches in mind. He hopes it can be used as a tool to facilitate a competitive environment that is not ruled by points or victories, but but the desire to challenge friends who enjoy the game just for fun.

In regard to character development, Harada and Murray both confirm that there are some characters they create that are intended for beginners to easily pick up and play, but the accessibility of these characters does not mean they don’t take skill to master or win tournaments with. Though balance is kept in mind during the development process, Harada points out that it is not a driving force behind a character’s creation, but rather a result of the sum of all of the elements that come together in a solid fighter.

It’s always great to get insight from developers–but you’ll be able to see the results for yourself When Tekken 7 hits the shelves on June 2nd. Check out our own review by Crow_Spaceboy here.

Source: Bandai Namco via Dualshockers