Like an RGB-encrusted loot box carousel, the holiday season has spun around yet again. But, like a harbinger of anxiety, it also brings the difficult decision on what to get for the gamers in your life, or even what to snag for yourself. Have no fear, however, as we’ve got you covered with our series of gift guides for the 2017 holiday season.
Michael Bisping Calls Short-Notice Bout at UFC Fight Night 122 a ‘Win-Win Situation’
Michael Bisping wasn’t interested in taking time to lick his wounds after losing the middleweight championship to Georges St. Pierre at UFC 217.
Gordeau, Yukiko Amagi, and Azrael rip into BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle
After teasing a new Persona 4 Arena combatant entering the fray earlier this week, Arc System Works has revealed the latest trio of fighters heading to the upcoming BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle. Ragna’s officially got some competition for his “Grim Reaper” title — as the scythe-wielding Greedy Harvester Gordeau, has entered the fray, alongside Sector Seven’s “Mad Dog” Azrael and — as expected — the Investigation Team’s Yukiko Amagi. A trio of reveals highly anticipated by yours truly.
The former Amnesia member brings his signature large normals, along with his Assimilation (which seems to just function as a regular command grab with the absence of GRD and is also one of his Assists), Grim Reaper, Shade Harvest and Mortal Slide special moves. As with all other Under Night In-Birth characters, his sole Distortion Skill will be his Infinite Worth, Turbulence. The “Unconquerable Snow Black,” alongside her Persona, Konohana-Sakuya, will undoubtedly one of the game’s stronger zoners; boasting her signature fans, along with her Fire Boost mechanic. Finally, the newly-christened “Deathbringer” showcases all of his raw strength for the ultimate feast. His Sentinel Dump, current 2C and Rekkas have returned, along with his Exceed Accel, Full Spartan, now serving as a Distortion Skill. However, most interesting is the seemingly complete absence of his Drive ability — The Terror — as his 5C, the game’s Universal Overhead attack that uses his 5D animation, does not leave a weak point on Chie’s body when it connects.
There are also some noticeable HUD improvements, with Distortion Skills and Crash Assaults now turning the stage backgrounds a bright red, as well as a bright “CHANGE!” icon that seems to appear when switching characters. When entering a lower health threshold, character’s portraits will begin to glow red with a “Danger!” message.
Lastly, we’re not given any indication of when the next set of reveals will be — but the final line from Noel implies that Tsubaki, Makoto or even Mai, may be coming to us soon. You can view the full trailer below.
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle will be released for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Steam PC sometime in 2018. You can find the other reveal trailers at the links below.
Source: Arc System Works
One Championship Reality Series to Feature Rich Franklin, Deliver Six-Figure Contract
One Championship will be introducing a new reality series to help find mixed martial arts talent throughout Asia.
The second season of Stream.Me’s War of the Gods for Injustice 2 starts this Sunday
For any online warriors looking to get into some Injustice 2 tournament action, here’s some great news. Stream.Me’s War of the Gods online tournament series returns this Sunday, November 19.
Season two of War of the Gods for Injustice 2 will run from November 19, 2017 to March 25, 2018. This schedule includes a 12 week season and a season finale. Each week will have a double-elimination bracket that’s open to all residents of the United States and Canada. The brackets will be broadcast every Sunday, with the top 8 players meeting again on Wednesday for a chance to earn more points towards the finale.
For those interested, the prize structure is as follows:
WEEKLY PRIZES
- First Place: $200 and 150 points
- Second Place: $100 and 125 points
- Third Place: $75 and 100 points
- Fourth Place: $50 and 75 points
- Fifth through Eighth Place: 50 points
- Ninth through Sixteenth Place: 30 points
- Seventh through Thirty-Second Place: 15 points
SEASON FINALE PRIZES
- First Place: $3,000
- Second Place: $2,000
- Third Place: $1,500
- Fourth Place: $1,000
- Fifth Place: $750
- Seventh Place: $500
In addition to this, some new rules have been added from last season. Players will automatically be disqualified after 10 minutes if they don’t show up. More importantly, wi-fi is now banned — all players should use wired connections.
Additional details about the tournament can be found here. In the meantime, here’s a trailer from Stream.Me.
#WarOfTheGods is coming this Sunday! Click here for more details: https://t.co/gTCVKN4Exs pic.twitter.com/iFtQuFd3Y9
— StreamMe (@StreamMe) November 13, 2017
Source: Stream.Me
World of Warships – Preserving History ? Wargaming, Project VALOR & Keeping the USS Texas Afloat
Recently, Wargaming and Project VALOR announced a special bundle to the World of Warships community that would raise funds for the USS Texas, a WWI and WWII veteran battleship that sustained heavy damage during the recent hurricanes. This historic ship is sinking and in dire need of funds for drydock repairs. We had the chance to speak with Aleksandr Nikolaev, NA Publishing Director and Kelley James, Senior Manager of Player Outreach to learn more about the initiative.
World of Warships – Preserving History ? Wargaming, Project VALOR & Keeping the USS Texas Afloat
Recently, Wargaming and Project VALOR announced a special bundle to the World of Warships community that would raise funds for the USS Texas, a WWI and WWII veteran battleship that sustained heavy damage during the recent hurricanes. This historic ship is sinking and in dire need of funds for drydock repairs. We had the chance to speak with Aleksandr Nikolaev, NA Publishing Director and Kelley James, Senior Manager of Player Outreach to learn more about the initiative.
Finish Him! Great Big Story chats to the man behind Mortal Kombat’s iconic announcer
A voice familiar to any fighting game fan who grew up in the ’90s, the announcer from the original Mortal Kombat is as memorable as the over-the-top gore. But who is the mysterious man who voiced the eternal line “Finish Him!”? Well, as part of their Human Condition series, Great Big Story tracked down and interviewed the voice of Mortal Kombat, Steve Ritchie.
Already famous in the gaming world as a master pinball designer, Ritchie shared a building with the team who was working on the original Mortal Kombat. Having done several villainous voices for his own pinball machines, Ritchie was pulled into the studio to record lines for both Shao Kahn and the announcer — and the rest is video game history.
This isn’t the first FGC-related tale that Great Big Story have told, as they have also profiled the Street Fighter II legend Tomo Ohira and his sudden disappearance from the scene.
Source: Great Big Story
Stephanie McMahon Speaks In Spanish (Video), The Miz On MTV, WWE Star At Latin Grammys (Photos)
Stephanie McMahon Speaks In Spanish (Video), The Miz On MTV, WWE Star At Latin Grammys (Photos)
Hiromi Tsuru, Bulma’s voice actress, has passed away
In the wake of other sad news, it seems that Dragon Ball fans have just been hit with even more tragic news. Hiromi Tsuru, the voice actress behind the voice of Bulma for the show’s entire run, has pass away.
Tsuru, age 57, was found unconscious inside her car along the Shuto Expressway in Tokyo. The car was stopped, and the actress was found strapped in with her seatbelt on. She was immediately brought to the hospital, however she was eventually pronounced dead.
No external wounds or signs of trauma were found on her. The official cause of death is said have been an aortic rupture — a rare occurrence, but lethal nonetheless.
As the voice of Bulma, Tsuru was involved in Bandai Namco’s upcoming fighting game Dragon Ball FighterZ, which — unless she has already recorded some lines for later episodes of the TV show Dragon Ball Super, now seems to be her last work. Interestingly enough, this isn’t her first fighting game with Namco, back in the ’90s, she also voiced Julia Chang in Tekken 3 and Tekken Tag Tournament. Her other fighting game work includes voicing Ukyo Kuonji in Ranma: Bakuretsu Rantō-Hen and Ranma 1/2: Chougi Rambuhen for the Super Famicom in Japan.
Sources: Asahi News; Esuteru via @GHennequin