Month: May 2018

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Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Tournament Series announced

The Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Tournament Series will feature tournaments for Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, and Street Fighter Alpha 3.

Capcom has announced the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Tournament Series to celebrate the release of the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection later this month. The series is comprised of three tournaments for three different Street Fighter games, coinciding with Capcom Pro Tour events. Each game will have a prize pool of at least $7,000 and the top eight finalists will be paid.

The first game in the tournament series will be Super Street Fighter II Turbo, held at CEO in Orlando, Florida from June 29 to July 1. Next up will be Street Fighter Alpha 3, which will be held at SoCal Regionals in Ontario, California from Sept. 14 to Sept. 16. Finally, Canada Cup will host Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike in Toronto, Canada from Oct. 26-28.

While Super Turbo and 3rd Strike were both featured in the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Tournament Series in 2013 and continue to see a consistent presence at major events, Alpha 3 has not been as popular for tournament play. But with more than $7,000 in prize money in play for each game, there will definitely be some veterans returning to the game soon.

Registration is currently open for the Super Street Fighter II Turbo tournament at CEO via Smash.gg.

Source: Capcom

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Final Fantasy XIV – Under the Moonlight Coming May 22nd with Quality of Life Improvements

The Final Fantasy XIV Lodestone has been updated with a new developer blog to detail some of the quality of life improvements that players can expect when Under the Moonlight launches on May 22nd. Pets will have unique markers on the map as opposed to having the same ones as players. In addition, when logging in, players will see a list of achievements they’re close to finishing and which can be completed in the area they’re currently in. Lastly, an Improved Savage content warning is incoming!

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Gundam AGE-1 Full Glansa and Montero revealed for Gundam Extreme Vs. 2; Plus Coin, VS. Mobile, and EX Burst detailed

Some new details have surfaced for Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 via a booklet from the game’s recent location test. Revealed were a couple of new mobile suits, as well as details of the EX Burst system.

Twitter user UMR has shared some photos of the booklet which you can see below.

The two revealed mobile suits were the AGE-1G Gundam AGE-1 Full Glansa from Mobile Suite Gundam AGE, and the MSAM-YM03 Montero from Gundam Reconguista in G. These will be joining the existing roster, which includes the ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos, TBG-11B Try Burning Gundam, and GF13-006NA Gundam Maxter.

In addition to this, the booklet also detailed the changes to the game’s “VS. Mobile” mode as well as the workings of the “EX Burst” mode. With the former has been completely revamped with medals acquired through gameplay now being used for scratch tickets for a chance at scoring extra mobile suits.

EX Burst mode has 5 different kinds of awakenings, these are:

  • M-Burst: Enhances mobility and performance.
  • L- Burst: Refills an ally’s ammo and boost recovery effects, also fills up EX Gauge.
  • F-Burst: Enhances close-ranged attacks, enables guard breaks.
  • E-Burst: Avoids critical situations, requires only half an EX Gauge.
  • S-Burst: Enables cancelling of shooting attacks, decreases reload time, and increases meter build.

For beginners, the game will has a Plus Coin mode. Here beginners can insert two credits in advance to play a minimum of three games. It basically allows beginners more time on a cabinet than normal.

Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 is set to launch in Japanese arcades sometime next year.

Source: UMR via Siliconera