Month: July 2018

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Don’t miss the playoffs for the 2018 ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational this Friday

The conclusion of ELEAGUE’s 2018 Street Fighter throwdown is almost here.

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After taking a break for the Celebrity Showdown, the main event is ready to resume at the 2018 ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational. The top eight contenders, having battled their way out of their respective Groups to qualify for the Playoffs, will fight it out at 6:00 PM ET (3:00 PM PT) and you can watch the action on the ELEAGUE Twitch channel.

Competing on Friday will be:

Winners bracket

  • Echo Fox|Tokido
  • Echo Fox|Punk
  • Mousesports|Problem X
  • Hx.Twitch.CYG BST|Daigo Umehara

Losers bracket

  • CO|Dogura
  • Echo Fox|Momochi
  • RISE|Smug
  • FUDOH|Fujimura (Ibuki)

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Source: ELEAGUE

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Skyforge – Gods at War Update Now Live with Big Changes to PvP

Skyforge has been updated with the Gods of War patch that brings significant changes to PvP. The goal, according to a recent developer blog, is to “improve the rewards as well as finding a complex solution to the current PvP issues in Skyforge”. Starting today, players can find out how well those issues have been addressed.

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Evo partners with Nissin Cup Noodles for Evo 2018

The noodles are back for Evo 2018!

Overseas viewers of Evo Japan earlier this year surely remember seeing a lot of noodle cups on stream, since Nissin Cup Noodles was a sponsor of the event! And now, the noodles will be landing in Las Vegas as well: Nissin Cup Noodles has officially partnered with Evo 2018!

They’re kicking off with a contest for registration for starters, with more activities planned in the coming weeks.

Evo 2018 takes place at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 3-5. Registration is still open.

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Sources: Evo (Twitter); Original Cup Noodles (Twitter)

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Monster Hunter World – In an Odd Twist, Capcom Shares Drop Precipitously After PC Release Announcement

The Financial Times (subscription only – see link below) is reporting that Capcom’s shares dropped nearly 13% on the same day that the company announced the PC release date for Monster Hunter World. The drop came after Bank of America Merrill Lynch downgraded Capcom’s stock rating to “underperforming”. The company cited “significant risk of sales decline” for Monster Hunter World just a month ahead of the Steam release.