Month: May 2017

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Legends of Aria – Land Mass Grows as Next Alpha Phase Prepares for Launch

Legends of Aria’s next alpha phase will launch on Friday. As part of the new iteration, the land mass has increased ten times the original size, combat has been overhauled, the UI is new from the ground up, archery is now part of a player’s combat strategy and more. Throughout the summer, alpha and then beta will continue with more zones opening up and much more. For tomorrow, players can look forward to a number of new systems.

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The new Tekken World Tour will determine 2017’s true King of the Iron Fist

Joining the likes of Street Fighter, Injustice, Killer Instinct and The King of Fighters, Tekken is getting its own world circuit with the release of Tekken 7. In a partnership between Bandai Namco and Twitch, the Tekken World Tour will see players from all over the world competing for a share of a $200,000 prize pool and the title of King of the Iron Fist.

There are three regions for the Tekken World Tour–the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific–all with their own region-locked leaderboards. Each region will have its own selection of Master and Challenger events, which will see players competing for prizes and points on their region’s leaderboard. There will also be open-bracket online events, where players will battle against fighters from their own region for Ranking points.

Evo 2017 will act as the biggest Master event of the World Tour, with the winner automatically winning a place in the World Finals in November. There will also be special Regional tournaments, which will grant players the highest amount of Ranking Points, along with bonus prize money. As with Master and Challenger events, these Regional events will only give points to players from that region.

The World Tour will culminate in the World Finals, where five players from each region and the Evo champ will battle it out for the King of the Iron Fist crown. For the full tournament schedule–including both online and offline events–check out the Tekken World Tour website. The first Americas Master event will be CEO in June, so get practicing to get your name up on that leaderboard.

Sources: Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe; Tekken World Tour

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Four new gods join the pantheon in the latest Fight of Gods trailer

Following its announcement earlier this year, PQube and Digital Crafter have released another trailer for the mythological fighting game, Fight of Gods. This trailer introduces four new gods, and shows off more in-game footage of these deities slugging it out.

From Greek and Norse myth, Athena and Sif are joining the fray, with Anubis representing the Egyptians and Guan Gong fighting for Chinese Taoism. We still don’t see a whole lot of each fighter, but we do get a glimpse of Anubis’ ability to summon sarcophagi from the ground and Guan Gong’s paintbrush slashes. Athena and Sif’s designs are fairly basic, with Athena looking less like the Greek goddess of wisdom and more like your standard hoplite soldier.

Fight of Gods will be playable at MCM Comic Con in London this weekend, so head over to PQube’s booth if you want to try out this “godlike” fighter. It is set to launch on Steam later this year.

Source: PQubeGames

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– Everspace Review – The Last Starfighter

Everspace is stunning. There’s no way around it, the game makes an incredible first impression. Within minutes, you’re zipping through asteroid belts, dogfighting with enemies you don’t quite understand, and scavenging wrecked freighters for resources you aren’t sure how to use. The Unreal 4 Engine renders these spacescapes in such gorgeous detail that once the threat has cleared, you have to pause to take it all in.

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Vega’s classic Street Fighter II stage is coming to Street Fighter V on May 30th, alongside Ed & the new CFN

Along with the new Capcom Fighters Network, the long-awaited balance changes, and Ed, Capcom is also releasing a remastered version of Vega’s Street Fighter II Spain stage in its big May 30th update. Along with a new lick of paint, you can now climb the walls of the cage, clamber around and then spring off to deliver a surprise attack–just like in the original. (I doubt we’ll be seeing much of this stage in competitive play, then!).

Spain SFV stage

The Flamenco Tavern will be available for 70,000 Fight Money, or $3.99 USD. The Thailand stage will also be making its return, complete with its altered BGM. Plus, if you log into Street Fighter V between May 30th and June 13th, you’ll get a 50,000 Fight Money bonus courtesy of Capcom. It may be just the cash injection you need to buy a new stage, or Ed.

There have also been a few more balance tweaks ahead of the new CFN rollout, mainly changing elements of Balrog’s TAP. You can find the changes below:

  • Balrog
    • Turn Punch
      •  Level 1 – 6 Motion: Added throw invincibility for frames 1-18F.
      •  Level 1 – 3 Motion: Changed to upper body and projectile invincibility from frames 3-18F.
      • Level 4 – 6 Motion: Changed to attack and projectile invincibility from frames 3-18F.
      • Level 7 – 10 (Final) Motion: Changed to complete invincibility from frames 1-18F
  • R.Mika
    • Passion Press
      • Hitbox was reduced
  • Dhalsim
    • Stand Heavy Punch
      • Changed the total frames from 44F ⇒ 42F
    • Back Throw
      • Reduced the distance from the opponent after hit.

Besides that, Capcom has also released details on the initial wave of Targets that will be available to owners of the 2017 CPT Premier Pass. If you complete all of June’s Targets, you can make a cool 36,000 Fight Money, with new Targets being introduced every month. Be warned that Targets only last for one month, so you’ve got to complete them before the calendar rolls on.

For all the information, make sure to check out the full blog post over on Capcom-Unity.

Source: Capcom-Unity via Street Fighter (Twitter)