– Stash is Prepping Players Throughout January for Tier 4’s Content

Stash will be upgrading to Tier 4 soon. It brings with it a wealth of new content including new zones, dungeons, bosses, class abilities, loot, increased player levels and more. To get players prepped for the content drop, the balance of January is filled with Bonus XP events every weekend as well as significant rewards to be handed out for reaching leveling milestones.

Team Atlas Bear signs on Street Fighter V competitors Gunfight, Kichipa-mu, and StormKUBO

Three deadly competitors add their muscle power to Altas Bear!

Atlas Bear is a new esports team from Indonesian entrepreneur, Kevin “Burung” Mintaraga; following his partnership with Benoit “Gunfight” Arquilla, they are proud to announce the signing of three players for their Street Fighter V roster: Kichipa-mu, StormKUBO, and Gunfight himself.

Mintaraga and Gunfight are aiming to establish a global e-sport team. According to Mintaraga: “We want to enlist players with big ambitions and huge potential, but are not yet exposed to the global e-sport scene. We want to give them a chance to gain worldwide recognition, and we’re excited for what they can do.”

Gunfight — well-known for his Alex play in SFV — states that the team decided to approach Kichipa-mu and StormKUBO because they fit the vision Mintaraga and Gunfight share for the future of Atlas Bear. “They are young, they’re growing at exponential rate, and they have gained recognizable experience in the last couple of years,” says Gunfight. “StormKUBO is one of the world’s best Abigail players, and Kichipa-mu is famous for his hard-read Zangief gameplay. More importantly, they share the same passion and ambition that Kevin and I have for the team. I am excited by this move, and I cannot wait to see the game they will bring to the FGC scene.”

Atlas Bear plans to bring their trio of big-body brawlers to Evo Japan, coming up on January 26-28. Watch for them there!

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Source: Atlas Bear [press release]

Rift – Producer’s Letter Introduces Rift Prime, a Subscription Based Progression Server

The latest producer’s letter has been published on the Rift site to take a look back at the accomplishments in 2017 as well as to introduce a new server type called “Rift Prime”. These servers will see players start fresh and will feature both a subscription revenue model and progression advancement through the game’s expansions and content. There will be no lockboxes, a “significantly reduced store” and more current store items available through game play.

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition roundup: Juri’s buffed target combo, Ryu stun resets, and more!

We’re into another day of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition! While players are still largely experimenting with the combo potential of the new V-Triggers, we are starting to see more exploration of resets, new character options, and more. If you missed the day one video round up, you can check that out here!

So what has the community created today? Well, starting us off is The Prince‘s demonstration of M. Bison’s new V-Trigger II stun resets.

Swillo & BimmyQuestion show off a few BnBs from the new Vega V-Trigger.

Meanwhile, El Chakotay has a comprehensive breakdown of R. Mika’s new quality of life.

Juri’s new V-Trigger, “Feng Shui Engine Beta,” is the subject of marlonlonmilk’s latest video.

JST is also on the Juri Hype train, covering her new new damage opportunities with the (now 2-bar) V-Trigger I.

NurseLee has been making the most of Ryu’s new stun/reset synergy. Beware, low stun characters!

He’s not the only one enjoying Ryu, though. Impractical combo God desk took the world warrior for a spin, too.

MrSlaynman covers Zangief’s new V-Trigger, which gives him buffed SPD damage, and an announcer that’s constantly losing his mind.

Chun-Li’s damage output is looking just fine in Brian Kasugano‘s new combo video for Season 3.

World-Warrior‘s “Upgrade Your Arsenal” series starts S3 off with (perhaps unsurprisingly for any of World-Warrior’s followers) Ken’s Shinryuken combos.

And lastly, Peter Souvannarath has an entire playlist of Dhalsim tech centered around meaty VTII setups.

If you see anything worth sharing, let us know by submitting a tip for our next roundup!

Sources: NurseLeeJSTThe PrinceWorld Warrior FGCmarlonlonmilkMrSlaynmanPeter SouvannarathElChakotaySwillo & BimmyQuestiondesk

Destiny 2 – Faction Rallies Kick Off, Set to Run Through January 23rd

The latest round of Faction Rallies has kicked off in Destiny 2, this time running through January 23rd. Players will be able to pledge loyalty to the faction of choice to earn some pretty sweet looking armor ornaments from the Future War Cult, New Monarchy, or Dead Orbit. Players can also see the winning faction able to purchase a weapon for a price based on the pledge made.