Month: June 2018

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The ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Celebrity Showdown returns on June 29, featuring Shaq, Jimmy Rollins, Baron Davis, & Natalie Eva Marie

Four celebrities will fight it out for charity tomorrow at ELEAGUE.

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Now that the four main Groups for the ELEAGUE 2018 Street Fighter V Invitational have completed their elimination rounds and seeded the Playoffs bracket, we get a different kind of fight coming our way this weekend as a respite — this Friday, it’s time for the Celebrity Showdown!

Turner and IMG’s second annual Celebrity Showdown will feature basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, World Series Champion Jimmy Rollins, 13-year NBA veteran Baron Davis, and former professional wrestler Natalie Eva Marie in a Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition charity tournament, televised on TBS. These competitors are fighting to raise money for the charities of their choice — with O’Neal supporting the Odessa Chambliss Quality of Life Fund, Rollins playing for The Jimmy Rollins Family Foundation, Davis on behalf of The Drew League, and Marie for A21.

During last year’s Showdown, Shaq pulled off a “controversial” upset win against Marie, with a little help from Tasty Steve. How will the rematch play out? Analysts Tasty Steve, Zhi Liang Chew, Sajam, and Rip will serve as game coaches for the celebrities, and Josh Gray will host.

The single-elimination tournament consists of two first-round matches and a winner’s match, for three matches total. The champion earns the majority of the prize money for their chosen charity — but all other participants receivie a portion for their charities, too.

You can catch the ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational 2018 Celebrity Showdown at 11:00 PM ET/PT on TBS.

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Source: ELEAGUE [press release]

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Not all stages from previous games will appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch is bringing back all of the characters from previous entries in the franchise. And with this announcement, some have wondered if all of the stages from those previous entries would be getting the same treatment as well.

But unlike the characters, not all stages from past Super Smash Bros. games will be returning in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This much was confirmed in a recent Famitsu interview with Nintendo of America’s Bill Trinen and Nate Bihldorff. So while Super Smash Bros. Ultimate does have about 75 known stages, these won’t cover every stage in the franchise, ever.

In addition to this, they did confirm that the stages coming from Super Smash Bros. for 3DS will be given a graphical upgrade — no surprise there, really. Additionally, there will be no differences in the stages, whether or not they’re played in docked or portable mode.

Other details discussed in the interview include the possibility of a beta; while they state that Nintendo doesn’t have finalized plans yet, they do hope to announce something related to it later this year.

Source: Famitsu

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– Razer Huntsman Elite: Introducing Razer’s New Flagship Keyboard

When it comes to PC gaming accessories, there’s no one more well-known than Razer. Today marks the launch of their brand-new flagship gaming keyboard, the Razer Huntsman Elite. It features their brand new Opto-Mechanical switches, a multi-function dial, and some of the best lighting ever seen in a keyboard, but is it worth the premium price of $199? Find out in our official review.

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Hidden changes in version 3.051? Akuma has a new weakness to watch for after the Street Fighter V update

Take note, those who walk the Demon’s Path.

Even though Capcom provided patch notes for the version 3.051 update that arrived on Monday — bringing us Cody, alongside a slew of other content — it appears they once again have neglected to mention a change that is, in actuality, quite significant to Akuma players. It seems the frame data on his powerful standing medium kick has been altered, allowing for punishes when blocked that weren’t possible before.

FChamp shared some examples on Twitter of how deadly the change of -4 frames on block — from the prior -2 — can be…

 

This is hardly the limit of the punish opportunities depending on the opponent, so Akuma mains will want to be more cautious how they apply their pressure with that knee.

Source: FChamp (Twitter)

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– NMC Studios announces ‘notmycar’ to Receive an Unreal Dev Grant

NMC Studios has received validation of their “notmycar” vehicular battle royale game in the form of an Unreal Dev Grant. Engine 4 Awards range from $5,000 to $50,000 and “provide financial grants to innovative projects built in and around Unreal”. According to the dev team, the funds will be used to “furthering the march to Steam Early Access later this year”.