Month: November 2018

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What will tip the scales? Mad Ice King analyses Robin’s known changes in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Many have been quick to assume that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is nothing more than an “expanded port” of Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U. Yes, the reused assets and similar play-styles do point to this conclusion, but enough has been found thus far to truly show the differences between the two games. What really matters now is character adjustments.

Most of the changes to characters are uncertain so far — all we have to go off of is promotional material and demo booth footage, reducing what can be found to “accidental” discoveries. The full game will release in about a month, which will open the floodgates to frame data, move properties, and visual details… but despite this, theory videos and early impressions are already surfacing the internet. Below is Mad Ice King’s analysis of Robin’s changes, based off of the content that is available so far — if you’re looking to tip the scales on December 7th, it couldn’t hurt to prepare a little bit.

Source: Mad Ice King

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Lost Ark Goes Into Open Beta Testing in South Korea

Smilegate has swung the doors open for South Korean fans of Lost Ark as it has entered its open beta phase of testing. The project has been in the works for the past seven years with the game being built using the Unreal 3 Engine. Several new and updated features have been added for today’s open beta launch including new story components and quality of life improvements alongside technical adjustments. Most of the changes came as a result of CBT tester feedback.

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Tsunehiro “Gachikun” Kanamori becomes a Red Bull Athlete

Tsunehiro “Gachikun” Kanamori recently announced on Topanga TV that he is now a Red Bull Athlete.

Known as one of the best Sagats in Street Fighter IV and one of the best Rashids in Street Fighter V, Gachikun has always been one of the strongest modern Street Fighter players in the world. His recent accomplishments include winning South East Asia Major 2018 Asia Regional Finals, placing 4th at Evolution 2018, and winning Abuget Cup 2018.

It was always a question of when Gachikun would be sponsored, seeing as how he was the highest-ranked unsponsored player in the Capcom Pro Tour 2018 standings. Now, he has joined forces with Red Bull alongside players like Daigo Umehara, Bonchan, Snake Eyez, Luffy, and Bigbird. All of us at Shoryuken congratulate Gachikun on his sponsorship and wish him luck at Capcom Cup 2018!

Sources: Gachikun (Twitter); PC Watch

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Street Fighter V: Mysterious Mod shows off their completed second Critical Arts for the cast

With many Street Fighter players disillusioned with the direction and decisions made with Street Fighter V, the “Mysterious Mod” hack of the PC version has offered a refreshing take on what decisions could be made to make Street Fighter V a more interesting game for all players. Its fast and loose system mechanics, with varying uses for V-Meter, offer a unique blend of options, combos, and depth to the title. The upcoming update could push that even further.

Touting second critical arts for all characters, Mysterious Mod shows new utility for each character in the game. While all of the new critical arts use recycled move animations from their characters’ current arsenal, the unique use of camera angles make for some amazing-looking design ideas from the developer.

Source: yvespandora

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Audio-Technica AT4040 Microphone Review: The Gold Standard

Over the last year, we’ve looked at a number of items from Audio-Technica. Whether it was the open-back, ADG1X audiophile gaming headset, the AT2020USB+ content creation mic, or the best-in-class ATH-M50X headphones, we’ve been impressed. Today, we’re looking at the AT4040, which may just be the best mic we’ve ever used. Whether you’re streaming, podcasting, creating videos, or anything else, this is a mic you need to know about.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s DLC character roster has already been finalized

It looks like fans won’t be able to ask Sakurai for anything for Ultimate, ever again!

While we already know the identity of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’‘s first DLC character (Piranha Plant), there’s still a few more to be revealed… As such, many players are hoping (and pleading) for their favorites to be added into the game.

Well, it seems that any requests or pleading from fans may now be in vain — unless their desired character has already been decided upon. Masahiro Sakurai confirmed in a recent tweet that the roster of DLC characters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been finalized. Specifically, Sakurai confirmed that selection of the DLC characters came entirely from Nintendo. He simply decided if a character in the selection was someone they could realize in-game.

Of course, this news may not sit well with rabid fans who want their favorite characters in. To them, Sakurai responded by stating “It’s great to dream about your favorite character joining the battle and I appreciate your passion, but please try to stay on topic when replying to tweets and refrain from flooding us, and other users, with requests when we’re not specifically asking for feedback. Thank you!”

Super Smash Bro. Ultimate launches on Switch on December 7.

Source: Masahiro Sakurai (Twitter)

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Lord of the Rings Online’s Legendary Sever Lets You Travel the Storied Paths of Middle-earth

When the Lord of the Rings Online Legendary server “Anor” launches tomorrow, players will be transported back in time to relive the storied roads of Middle-earth as imagined in the beloved MMO. Standing Stone considers it more than “just vanilla”, however, as new classes and races that were not present from the start will be playable and a number of technical improvements made since the initial launch will remain in place for a smoother, more bug free experience.

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Bless Online Ruins of Shaqqara Interview

With the Ruins of Shaqqara update to Bless Online today, the game is undergoing a massive transformation across a number of features. Players will find the level cap increased, new areas to explore and a new open world battlefield. We caught up with the devs to find out more. Read on!