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In the latest editorial at GameSpace.com, Poorna Shankar takes on the recent happenings with BioWare with regard to Anthem’s Development. He examines Kotaku’s well-researched article about the difficulties and issues inside BioWare while Anthem was being developed as well as provides his thoughts on BioWare’s response to the article.
EVE Online is a world of its own – something the developer and players would freely admit. In a game that is so player driven, EVE Online drives unique stories and experiences found literally nowhere else in all of gaming. This extends to the power struggles and political side of New Eden. Part of that is the democratically elected Council of Stellar Management, or CSM. This is a body of players, voted on by players, to represent the people who make up New Eden with CCP Games.
Anthony Pettis is fresh off his come-from-behind victory over former two-time welterweight title contender Stephen Thompson last month at UFC Nashville and his longtime coach is already eyeing another exciting stylistic match-up for his next fight.
Max Holloway faces Dustin Poirier at UFC 236 this weekend for the Ultimate Fighting Championship interim lightweight title, with the winner to face undisputed champion Khabib Nurmagomedov later in the year.
With Josh Barnett’s recent signing by Bellator MMA, fans speculation immediately ran to whether he will get an immediate title shot against current heavyweight champion Ryan Bader.
Newcomer, Darli Dagger, wasn’t the only Samurai Showdown-related announcement that SNK had at its PAX East panel this year, the developer also announced it will be releasing a collection of all the classic NeoGeo Samurai Shodown titles. These ports will be developed by Digital Eclipse, the same studio behind the development of the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection and the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection. The following titles are set to be included:
Each of the six games will have offline and online play, as well as a Museum Mode that will allow players to view artwork, listen to music, and learn about the history of these legendary games and their cast of characters, several of which will be returning for the new installment this June. Interestingly, players will also be able to sample each of the six titles in either their original Japanese form as well as their localized English versions, which should be an interesting treat for series purists.
Though no exact date was revealed, the collection is due out sometime this fall for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. More information will be released at a later date. We’ve also included the entire panel from PAX East 2019, entitled, “Samurai Shodown – Resurrecting A Legend,” below, which clocks in at a little over an hour long. Those wanting to see the Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection reveal should check in around 21 minutes and 10 seconds.
Source: Samurai Shodown
Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid has officially launched on all platforms, but developer nWay already has some big news for the young title, as three new Rangers are set to join the cast as free DLC as part of Update 1.
Udonna, the White Mystic Ranger and wise sorceress of Root Core from Power Rangers Mystic Force, Dragon Armor Trini from the BOOM! Studios comics, and the Cenozoic Blue Ranger, from the 2017 Power Rangers film and Zordon’s original ranger team will be heading to Battle For The Grid as separate roster additions from the other trio of currently unknown fighters who will comprise the game’s first Season Pass.
The Battle For The Grid Twitter account notes that “We hear you and are hard at work at packing more into this game. Stay tuned for more details on Update 1.” You can see their Tweets in full below.
Aye yi yi yi yi! FREE DLC Characters: Udonna, Dragon Armor Trini, and Cenozoic Blue Ranger will be entering the Morphin Grid soon in #PowerRangers: Battle for the Grid as part of Update 1! Update 1 will provide fresh new content at no additional cost…(1/2) pic.twitter.com/UqlOHlP2Er
— Battle For The Grid (@Battle4TheGrid) April 3, 2019
We hear you and are hard at work at packing more into this game. Stay tuned for more details on Update 1.⚡️ #ItsMorphinTime (2/2)
— Battle For The Grid (@Battle4TheGrid) April 3, 2019
(*FYI–These are not the Season 1 characters
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— Battle For The Grid (@Battle4TheGrid) April 3, 2019
For reference, we're not giving away Season One pass characters, Season One DLC will be at a later date and will not be the same characters.
— Battle For The Grid (@Battle4TheGrid) April 3, 2019
Additionally, the Battle For The Grid website has been updated with a blog post discussing all the features that are currently available at launch, which you can find at this link. They also released a lunch trailer for the game that can be viewed below.
Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC for $19.99. The Season Pass, which contains three upcoming DLC characters, and an exclusive Dragon Shield Red Ranger costume for Jason Scott is available for $14.99. The $39.99 Digital Collector’s Edition is also available, which, on top of the Season Pass, adds exclusive Lord Drakkon EVO II and Kimberly Hart, Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger costumes for Lord Drakkon and the Ranger Slayer respectively.
A little over a week ago, ARIKA released the previously announced Sharon and SNK Guest Character Terry Bogard, for Fighting EX Layer. These two new warriors come alongside the Version 1.2.0 update, which includes balance changes for Kairi, who can now follow-ups to the float of his Garyuumesshu special move, and Darun Mister, who has the range reduced and the recovery increased on his Ganges DDT, in exchange for it now being able to hit crouching opponents, giving him another way to open up ducking foes. The damage has also been increased on his Chouzetsu Kishin Bomb.
Additionally, the Counter attacks of Shirase, Hokuto, Sanane, and Hayate, have all undergone input changes, in both Progressive and Classic controls, with their durations all being standardized to match the Medium versions of the moves. Finally, a new stage, “Intercontinental Railway” has been added for Terry, with both Evening and Night Variations, which of course includes a new soundtrack. Shadowgeist’s Arcade ending has been altered, as well as some other bug fixes pertaining to voice clips, UI, fire effects, extended hurtboxes, and other minor issues, have also been implemented.
As for pricing, Sharon is available to everyone free of charge, while Terry, as a licensed Guest, will set players back $4.99, the exact same price as the Gold and Silver Colors for the pair of new challengers. You can read the full patch notes below, as well as see a new trailer that was released for the new Version, below.
Fighting EX Layer Version 1.2.0 patch notes
Updated Content
• New characters Sharon and Terry have been added.
• A new stage “Intercontinental Railway” has been added with 2 versions (Evening and Night).
• A new BGM has been added for Terry’s stage.
• Sharon and Terry’s Gold and Silver colors have been added.
• Sharon and Terry’s Expert Mode challenges have been added.
• Sharon and Terry have been added to CPU and Kumite modes.
• Added endings for Sharon and Terry. Shadowgeist’s ending has been altered.
• Shadowgeist has had Intro and Victory voices added.
Balance Changes
Kairi
• You can now perform follow up attacks after floating your opponent with GARYUUMESSHU.
Darun
• GANGES DDT now hits crouching opponents.
• GANGES DDT range has been reduced.
• GANGES DDT recovery has been increased.
• CHOUZETSU KISHIN BOMB damage has been increased.
The Inputs for the following characters’ Counter type moves have been changed.
• Shirase
• Hokuto
• Sanane
• Hayate
The Input change is as follows:
PROGRESSIVE : 1P, 1PP (Downback+ Punch, Downpack + 2 Punch Buttons)
CLASSIC : 421P, 421PP (B,DB,D + Punch, B,DB,D + 2 Punch Buttons)
In addition to the Input changes, the duration of these counters has all been standardized to the Medium version.
Voice Addition
• A new voice clip for all characters has been added for when they receive a Medium damaging attack.
• In CPU Battle, the appearance order of your opponent’s has been changed for some characters (Skullomania, Doctrine Dark, Shadowgeist).
Bug Fixes
• Fixed an issue where your hurtbox would be extended when getting hit by a crouching Medium damaging attack.
• Fixed an issue where jumping forward in the corner after a GANGES DDT would result in you landing behind.
• Reduced an occurrence of a loud SE overwriting a previously playing sound.
• Changed it to the Information Notice doesn’t display when playing in offline mode.
• Fixed an issue in Allen’s Expert Mode challenge #12 where the opponent’s Gougi deck was not acting as intended.
• Added a system to deal with Character Effects resetting at the start of each round.
• Fixed an issue where performing Kairi’s MARYUUREKKOU would cause it to slide backward slightly.
• Fixed an issue where interrupting Rosso’s VULCANUS would cause the fire effect to remain on the screen.
• Fixed an issue with the UI in Expert Mode.
Source: ARIKA (YouTube); ARIKA EX (Facebook)
NetherRealm Studios announced its newest kombatant for the highly anticipated, Mortal Kombat 11, with the Kollector, Shao Kahn’s messenger of late taxes. The Kollector fights with magic, four arms, and an arsenal of deadly weapons. As his name suggests, the character is focused around subduing the opponent, trapping them, and closing the gap.
The character gives me some strong Gollum from the Lord of the Rings vibes, especially if he had more arms and expanded his focus from the One Ring to acquiring debts for a hyper-violent emperor. Check out the trailer for the Kollector and witness all of his tricks in the official reveal trailer below!
Mortal Kombat 11 releases on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on April 23 with pre-orders granting access to Shao Kahn.
Source: Mortal Kombat
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After knocking out rival Chuck Liddell in the main event of Golden Boy MMA’s debut card this past November, Tito Ortiz sounded as he might finally be ready to call it a career.