Month: December 2018

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Packz and Tyrant visually chronicle all the changes to characters in Street Fighter V Season 4

Have you been wondering what happened to your main in Street Fighter V, but reading patch notes is too tedious and you haven’t had time to step into the lab yourself? Thankfully, the UK FGC has you covered.

In a recent onslaught of uploads from Tyrant and Packz of Frame Advantage, you now have a way to visually watch what the changes did to your character. They also cite what they feel like were bad design choices by Capcom and what they feel like were fair changes. This 34-video playlist covers every character.

Source: Frame Advantage

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Skull & Bones December ’18 Update

The Skull & Bones team has a new video update for December ’18 that reflects on the game’s progress throughout the preceding year. Producer Karl Luhe talks about the excitement that the fans and team feel after a chance to check out the pre-alpha demo. The team has “doubled down on the naval hunting grounds to make them as awesome as possible”. The community has inspired developers working on the game as it moves through development.

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Heroes of the Storm Production Manager Updates the Community About Forthcoming Development

Heroes of the Storm Production Manager Kaeo Milker has posted a new thread on the official forums to inform the community about forthcoming development of the game. Most notable, he indicates that the “next few months will unfold much like we’d originally planned” and that the game’s 85th hero would be announced and arriving on the PTR in early January. He goes on to say that, while the team is smaller, it’s “functional” and can make “the features and content we want”.

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The SRK Rollback: Best of December 14-20, 2018

Welcome to the Rollback: a frame-by-frame look back at our past week’s most notable news — and our favorite SRK articles — from December 14 to December 20, 2018!

Zavian “mushin_Z” Sildra, Editor-in-Chief:

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Kage Street Fighter V 11Kage is the first new character for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition’s fourth season and is available now

Basically, this is how you put Evil Ryu in a game whose main storyline is about Ryu getting over all this Satsui no Hado stuff.

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sfv sakura exuberant youth shoukenThe patch notes for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition’s latest patch are now available

The Season 4 changes are extensive, but only time will tell if they are actually balanced.

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Isabelle Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Reveal ResizedSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate glitch allows Isabelle to fill the screen with assist trophies

My favorite kind of glitch: ridiculously funny in action.

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risingup_introRising Up: Season 4 — Important changes for Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Cammy, and Nash

Bafael breaks down the Season 4 changes visually, so you don’t have to wonder about what they actually amount to in-game. The first batch of the SFV cast is here, with more to come.

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override mech city brawl key visual cleanOverride: Mech City Brawl is an ambitious and exciting robot brawler, but may need a few tune-ups

It’s a joy to see that games like this are still being made.

Crow_Spaceboy, Assistant Editor:

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MK9-RosterPNDK&M document the competitive meta and history of Mortal Kombat 9 in 45+ minute retrospective

If you haven’t played Mortal Kombat from a competitive standpoint and want to get into Mortal Kombat 11, this video is required viewing.

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Cassandra-Amy-SCVICassandra Alexandra and Amy Sorel rumored to be the next two DLC characters in the SoulCalibur VI Season Pass

Here’s a casual reminder that Lizardman is sitting there, in the game, nearly finished. But you can’t play as him.

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sfv_arcade_edition_ae_loading_screen_logo_750x400There are no plans for a Season Pass for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition in 2019

They… they got it right last season. It’s like they want to be wrong.

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inklingZeRo demonstrates fundamental movement options for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Its never too late to learn from one of the greats.

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granblue_fantasy_versus_katalinaArc System Works’s next fighting game is Granblue Fantasy Versus for PlayStation 4

It looks as gorgeous as any Arc System Works game typically does, and the gameplay sounds interesting. I just wish it was any other series.

Catch up on what you may have missed in our prior SRK Rollback compilations.

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Input Club Kira Review: Best Mechanical Keyboard 2018

Worlds are colliding. Custom enthusiast keyboards and gaming keyboards are joining together thanks to our friends at Input Club. In today’s review, we’re looking at the Kira, the single best keyboard we’ve used all year. Whether you’re a gamer, writer, or a regular joe who just wants to bring their computing experience to the next level, this is a keyboard you won’t want to miss.

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Breach – Necromancer Class Trailer

From the PR: “The Necromancer is a master of summoning spirits and undead minions to skillfully deploy in any tactical situation. Feel free to direct a squad of skeletons to attack a specific target or draw health from the spirit energy of minions with explosive benefits. Maybe you prefer to utilize the ultimate ability of raising an undead army to overwhelm your enemies? Regardless of your choices, you’ll welcome the power of the dark side with the Necromancer.”

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TCL 6-Series UHD TV Review: The Best TV Under $1000

It’s the holiday season and that means it’s the perfect time to go shopping for a new TV. Don’t go out and buy just anything: with HDR finally becoming standardized, you might just find yourself with an outdated TV as you walk out of the store. Thankfully, we’ve done the research for you and come away with the hands-down best TV under $1000: the TCL 6-Series. This is our full review.

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Voluntary Exit of Over 100 Blizzard EU Customer Service Agents Sparks Concerns

Over 100 employees of the Customer Service center in Cork, Ireland are voluntarily leaving Blizzard at the end of December, a move that has sparked concerns with EU customers. According to Eurogamer, the employees leveraged a voluntary program “that offers staff money to leave Blizzard”. According to their inside sources, the offer was made several times over the past few months with the amount offered increasing each time.

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Guild Wars 2 – How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Golem

After years of apathy towards the marvels of the Asura, one moment gave me a reason to reconsider my reticence. Simply put, a little Golem stole my heart. That’s right, a glimmer of humanity among these walking inferiority complexes sprung into Living World episode, A Bug in the System made me look at the Genius Operated Living Enchanted Manifestation in a different light.