Month: September 2017

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Check out Monster Hunter in action in this Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite showcase footage from TGS 2017

At this week’s Tokyo Game Show, we got our first look at Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite‘s Monster Hunter, via a new trailer. In addition to this however, Capcom also showed her off during their stream. The showcase had her in the hands of some of Capcom’s staff. They demonstrated a few matches, allowing us to see more of her moves, her specials, and the insane amount of Hyper meter she seems to have.

For those who missed it, Xuses has uploaded a 25-minute recording of the showcase to his YouTube channel. You can check it out below:

Source: Capcom via XusesGB

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Toaru Majutsu no VIRTUAL-ON shows off some new footage at the Tokyo Game Show

One of the more unique fighting game crossovers that will be coming out next year is Sega’s Toaru Majutsu no VIRTUAL-ON. This 3D mecha fighter combines the classic VIRTUAL-ON gameplay with characters from the Toaru Majutsu no Index anime and light novel franchise.

At the 2017 Tokyo Game Show, Sega finally showed gameplay of the game — for the first time ever. Despite the anime crossover elements, the game itself plays in traditional VIRTUAL-ON twin-stick fashion. What the collaboration brings, however, is some new mecha designs, combined with some rather unorthodox attacks, and some extra in-match dialogue with anime-style cut-ins.

For those interested in what the game looks like, Kira A has shared the footage from Sega on their YouTube channel. You can check it out below.

Toaru Majutsu no VIRTUAL-ON launches on PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita — in Japan — on February 15, 2018.

Source: Kira A via Siliconera

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ESPN polls Street Fighter V pros on who they think is the world’s best player

During Brooklyn Beatdown Round 2 last weekend, ESPN Esports was on hand to chat to many of the top players attending this high-stakes tournament. With several pros jockeying for the top spot, they asked all their interviewees the same question — who is the best Street Fighter V player at the moment?

Based on the feature image above, you can hazard a guess as to who many players think is the best. Despite him coming second at Evo and not being able to conquer the Raging Demon Tokido, the majority of players said that Punk was the current best in the world. According to Daigo Umehara, Punk’s performances are just on “another level” compared to everyone else.

With his Karin busting everyone up, many of the players that ESPN talked to said that they were picking up a grappler just to deal with Karin. NuckleDu is working on his Birdie, Alucard was planning to counterpick Abigail, while Justin Wong noted that one of Punk’s bad habits is that he takes too many grabs. The overwhelming consensus is that grapplers may be the silver bullet to put down Punk. Even then, Smug noted that while he can beat Punk’s Karin with Balrog, he’ll just “switch to another character” to find a solution.

While Punk was the main person that people pointed to as the best, Tokido was in close second. With Capcom Cup 2017 fast approaching, we’ll soon have the answer.

Source: ESPN Esports

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Orcs Must Die: Unchained – PS4 OMDU Review – Surely Even Orcs Must Pause on the March?

What would you get if you crossbred a FPS, MOBA, tower defense game and strategy game into one? Quite frankly, it might look something like Robot Entertainment’s Orcs Must Die! Unchained. OMDU is a fantasy, team action defense game where your goal is to “slice them, burn them, skewer them and launch them. In response to Gimli’s quote, “Surely Even Orcs Must Pause On The March?” the answer in this game is no, these Orcs don’t pause!