Month: August 2017

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An “enhanced” version of Dragon Ball FighterZ will be playable at Gamescom

Europe’s largest gaming trade-show Gamescom is fast approaching, and several fighting game developers are showing off new content. Capcom have already stated that Dormammu and Firebrand will be revealed for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, and Bandai Namco have confirmed that a new Dragon Ball FighterZ demo will be playable at the show.

According to Bandai Namco, an “enhanced playable version” will be present at Gamescom, along with DBFZ’s first competitive European tournament. Based on that wording, I imagine the Gamescom build will likely feature Krillin, Future Trunks and Piccolo, alongside any additional engine changes Arc System Works have made since E3. We may even get a hint at the 10th character, which is hopefully going to be added for the closed DBFZ beta. My bets on either Tien Shinhan, Ginyu, or one of the Androids.

Gamescom runs from August 23rd to 26th, so keep your scouters ready for any new DBFZ information.

Source: Bandai Namco Europe

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Aganos and Mira Ultimates revealed for Killer Instinct Season 3 as part of the “Ultimates Monster Pack”

Following the release of Eagle to the roster back in June, the content just keeps coming for Iron Galaxy’s Killer Instinct, as the “Ultimates Monster Pack” will be arriving on August 22nd, bearing the iconic finishers for Aganos, Mira, Hisako, Glacius and Sabrewulf. It will be free for all players. As was the case with the last batch, Ultra-Combo.com will be releasing and highlighting one Ultimate each week, as a countdown to the pack’s official release. Today we’ve got the first two Ultimates revealed for this pack, for Aganos and Mira.

First up, the rocky warrior rolls over his foes, encases them in a prison of Chunks, and proceeds to bowl them over with his enormous frame, reducing his enemy to a mere pile of rubble. Meanwhile, the vampiric Mira begins by slicing her opponent’s throat, before nailing them in the back, and finally sucking their blood from their necks off-camera, complete with a slurping sound effect.

You can see videos of both Ultimates below, and don’t forget to check back over the next three weeks for Hisako’s, Glacius’, and Saberwulf’s.

What do you think of the two Ultimates revealed so far? Are you looking forward to the three yet to come in the upcoming pack? Let us know in the comments section.

Killer Instinct is now available for Xbox One and Windows 10. A Steam version was announced at CEO 2017, with release details forthcoming later this year.

Sources: Ultra-Combo.com; Killer Instinct

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– Jumping Into Next Day

In early access on Steam, Next Day is the latest Survival MORPG (Multiplayer Online RPG) set in a fictional post-Soviet state made by Indie developers SOFF GAMES.

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Mass Effect: Andromeda – Ian Frazier Moves to Unannounced Project – DLC Death Knell?

Now former Mass Effect Andromeda Lead Designer Ian Frazier has announced via Twitter that he is now working on an unannounced project at EA Motive. You may recall that EA announced the merger of BioWare Montreal, the studio that developed MEA, with EA Motive. With Frazier’s announcement that he is “now on an unannounced project”, it becomes even less likely that any DLC for Mass Effect: Andromeda will be released. The most recent patch, for example, was multiplayer-specific only.

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– Hacking to Live, Living to Hack – 20 Years Exploiting MMOs

MotherBoard has a new article about a hacker named “Manfred” who has spent 20 years exploiting MMOs, not to gain an advantage over other players, but to carve out a lucrative living for himself. He does so by finding bugs that allow him to exploit the system for in-game currency and items that he turns around and sells on Chinese online marketplaces and in other internet locations.