Month: July 2018

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SMITE – God Reveal – Pele, Goddess of Volcanoes

SMITE 5.14 has been deployed along with a brand new goddess joining the pantheon: Pele, Goddess of Volcanoes. The Polynesian Pantheon begins with Pele who, as expected, brings a fiery form of combat with abilities such as Everlasting Flame, Pyroclast and Eruption. The video also provides her origin story and a look at her in combat.

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Ship of Heroes – Check Out a New Half-Human Hero Named Meltdown

The Ship of Heroes site has been updated with a new blog post that introduces one of the games heroes, this time the half-human Meltdown. Born of a human mother and a Vais father, Meltdown has built a commercial empire and “he frequently offered philanthropic assistance to the Justice in the form of rare resources, connections & loans”. Let’s not forget that he, too, has good fighting abilities and, as a result of all of the above, he’s quite a popular fellow.

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RED BULL CONQUEST arrives in Denver, Colorado this weekend for another fierce fighting game qualifier

The CONQUEST continues!

This weekend sees the next qualifying event in the RED BULL CONQUEST circuit descend upon Denver, Colorado on Saturday, July 28. Willful warriors out to prove themselves will face off in Street Fighter V, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, and Tekken 7 to earn qualifying spots for the National Finals in Washington, D.C. in November. From the press release:

Red Bull Conquest’s journey to find America’s best fighting game competitors continues, as it makes its next stop in Denver this Saturday, July 28. In this brand new national fighting game tournament, contenders will battle it out in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, TEKKEN 7 and Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 to see who are Denver’s top regional fighters.

On the stream, viewers will catch Colorado’s top fighting game athletes, including up-and-upcoming TEKKEN 7 player Mia “PitVyper” Uwanawich. At only 16 years old, PitVyper is one of the youngest and best performing female TEKKEN athletes, and is getting noticed for her stellar performance at such a young age. In addition, leading Street Fighter V players John “UrbanFlow” Villegas, the 2nd place winner of the 2017 Capcom Pro Tour Online Tournament, and his close challenger Ryan “Nguuhao” Ward will be battling it out, fighting for the crown.

FGC expert and personality Vicious will be hosting the event, sharing insider secrets, competitor strategies, surprising upsets, and all the way through the electrifying final matches of the tournament where 3 competitors will be left standing, ready to rep Denver at the Red Bull Conquest National Finals in Washington, D.C. in November.

Want to watch the fights? Streaming information is as follows:

Denver Red Bull Conquest Qualifier: Saturday, July 28

Be sure to check it out!

Source: Red Bull Esports [press release]