Month: October 2018

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The Soul Edge and SoulCalibur swords come to life in this “Man at Arms: Reforged” video

The Soul swords are said to manifest their shape based on the spirit and personality of their wielders, but at a cost… Thankfully, creating Soul Edge and SoulCalibur, the evil sword and its good counterpart, is just like bread and butter for the Man at Arms: Reforged blacksmiths. Having made Link’s Master Sword and many other blades known throughout pop culture, the team is commissioned by Bandai Namco to step onto the Stage of History.

Soul Edge is so large, it can’t even fit on the drawing board! Though its size is impressive, the sleek SoulCalibur, used by Xianghua, also provides a challenge. It’s made of two separate swords that need to be joined together. The end piece is also a decorative undertaking, as it’s a multi-faced statue. Soul Edge, on the other hand, needs to have an eye made, and the pieces meld together to hold a firm structure.

Kayane appears in the video, lending some game lore to the process, talking about the backstory of the blades. In the end, the power of these swords turns out pretty difficult to wield… for mere mortals, anyway.

SoulCalibur VI releases this week, on October 19th, on Steam, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.

Source: AWE me

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Undamned aims to make CPS2 board suicides a thing of the past with InfiniKey-CPS2

Keep your arcade classics alive with this amazing brain transplant!

As we have discussed before, one of the pitfalls of owning CPS2 arcade boards is the fact that these boards are prone to hardware failure, typically by losing their decryption keys when the battery on them dies. This requires a delicate surgery of replacing the batteries once a year at least. Further adding to the stress of maintenance is the fact that if you don’t change the battery quickly enough during the process, it can lead to the same catastrophic failure that occurs if the battery dies on its own.

Those days of having to do routine maintenance may be a thing of the past. Taking what was learned from reverse-engineering the encryption methods on the CPS2, arcade board and supergun enthusiast Undamned has created a circuit board designed to be installed on CPS2 boards to ensure that the board will continue to boot even if the battery dies. The board — which he has dubbed the InfiniKey-CPS2 — injects the necessary decryption keys into the CPS2 board when the board is powered up, allowing you continued usage of your favorite arcade classics, such as Super Street Fighter II Turbo.

While he has yet to announce a widespread release of the board, one would expect anyone with a CPS2 board will be incredibly eager to grab it when it is released!

Source: undamned

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Earn Tons of Dilithium Ore & a New Combat Pet in Star Trek Online’s Console Breach Event

The Star Trek Online team has posted a new note for high level Captains about the return of the Breach Special Event on console. From now through November 6th Captains of levels 50-65 can take off with four other Captains to take on the Voth City Ship. Doing so yields a Voth Operative Transmission. Once 14 are collected, the sound of the cash register chimes as players take home 50k Dilithium Ore, 500 Fleet Marks, 250 Marks of choice and, best of all, the Bio-Engineered Furiadon Combat pet!

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Earn Tons of Dilithium Ore & a New Combat Pet in Star Trek Online’s Breach Special Event

The Star Trek Online team has posted a new note for high level Captains about the return of the Breach Special Event. From now through November 6th Captains of levels 50-65 can take off with four other Captains to take on the Voth City Ship. Doing so yields a Voth Operative Transmission. Once 14 are collected, the sound of the cash register chimes as players take home 50k Dilithium Ore, 500 Fleet Marks, 250 Marks of choice and, best of all, the Bio-Engineered Furiadon Combat pet!

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Chile and the USA square off in high-level Mortal Kombat 9 play at Thunderstruck 2018

TEST YOUR MIGHT

A testament to the level of depth in your favorite title is whether it will be played with any level of seriousness when it gets replaced on the circuit. With three NetherRealm titles proceeding it — Injustice: Gods Among Us, Mortal Kombat X, and Injustice 2 — the fact that Mortal Kombat 9 still sees play shows that it is a title that stands the test of time.

At Thunderstruck in Mexico, two of the current best in the title sat down to play a long, high-level set against each other. Between ETC McFly’s Kung Lao and Under the Mayo’s Quan Chi, we see a neck-and-neck battle of amazing reads, setups, and spacing that show Mortal Kombat 9 at its purest competitive form.

Source: ETCChile

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New mini-documentary shows off the competitive Super Street Fighter II Turbo scene

From 7-Elevens to Combo Breaker!

No game has as storied a competitive scene as Super Street Fighter II Turbo. With its roots stemming nearly 25 years ago in arcades, the game has achieved tournament longevity due to a group of dedicated enthusiasts with arcade boards, Dreamcast consoles, and various forms of online play.

With this documentary, we see some of the top players showcased and interviewed about why this game is their obsession of choice. It also explains how the game has still managed to attract newer and younger players as it continues its storied journey through the decades.

Source: Phil Nolan

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Earn Big GTA$ & RP Through Gunrunning Sell Missions in GTA Online

Grand Theft Auto Online players have a chance to earn some serious pocket change through this week’s in-game event. Those who run Gunrunning Sell missions will be able to earn double GTA$ and RP. In addition, those who own a Mobile Operations Center will earn double GTA$ and RP when launching any Weaponized Vehicle Mission. Lastly, Bunker Research will benefit from a 25% speed boost.