Everyone has a fighting chance
The Neverwinter team is continuing its examination of big changes coming to all classes when the Undermountain expansion goes live later this spring. In the latest pair of blogs on the Neverwinter site, both the Ranger and Wizard are examined.
Colby Covington is back in the news as he waits for the Ultimate Fighting Championship to officially announce his welterweight title challenge against the newly-crowned champion Kamaru Usman later this year.
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight contender Kelvin Gastelum returns to the Octagon next weekend at UFC 236 to take on Israel Adesanya for the interim UFC middleweight title.
Cristiane Justino joins the list of fighters who believe the latest war-of-words between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor has crossed the line. “Cyborg” is calling for both fighters to be sanctioned for their involvement.
Outspoken Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight Colby Covington is set to become Kamaru Usman’s opponent in his first 170-pound title defense when the pair finally meet later this year.
This week there was a blog post from Mike Z, Game Director, to let all of us know a bit more about what ArenaNet’s plan moving forward after the recent layoffs and to give us some idea of what we have to look forward to in Guild Wars 2 moving forward. If you haven’t read it yet you really should because aside from there being some specific things on the horizon there’s also a lot of exciting potentials set forth here.
Last night, SNK held a stream showcasing new information for the upcoming fighter, Samurai Shodown, along with releasing a trailer featuring the entire cast of the game. While the trailer itself is brief, it definitely gets the message across, Samurai Shodown‘s roster is killer, in terms of presentation and technique. The trailer also unveils the final two original characters included in the game. Wu-Ruixiang and Yashamaru Kurama break new ground, with the recently announced Darli Dagger also being seen in action.
Samurai Shodown received its first release date, confirming the title will release on June 27 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with just enough time before players duke it out at Evo 2019 on August 2. The game will find its way to arcades this summer and on Nintendo Switch and PC later on this winter. There are multiple versions of the title being released, including a special collector’s edition, with various discounts depending on how the game is purchased.
Details about the game’s season pass were also revealed, which includes four additional characters and two skins for Haohmaru and Nakoruru based on their Samurai Shodown 64 appearances. One other classic appearance has been revealed so far, Genjuro Kibagami also has a classic skin which is given to those who purchase the game through Amazon Japan.
SNK brought additional focus to the company’s renewed esports program with the SNK World Championship which will feature Samurai Shodown and The King of Fighters XIV. Those who achieve victory will be granted additional support and potential sponsorship.
If you are pressed for time and just want to see who made the cut, check out these screenshots of Samurai Shodown‘s launch roster below!
Sources: Samurai Shodown; SNK Store; The Fighters Generation
Adam “Arclegger” Clegg, lead designer of Z1 Battle Royale, has tweeted that he has been laid off by NantG, a move that may spell big trouble for the game formerly known as H1Z1. Clegg also penned a lengthy farewell to the community and to the development team that is a mea culpa of sorts about the rocky road the game has traveled since first revealed years ago.
Warframe for PC has been updated with a graphical update to the Plains of Eidolon. Much of the technology used in Fortuna has been brought into Eidolon including dynamic lighting, textures, atmosphere and a resurfaced terrain. In addition, Tusk Thumpers have been added alongside conservation. Digital Extremes believes that new terrain offers players more gameplay options, particularly for K-Drive players with more terrain to “jump off and grind on”.
SMITE has been updated with the Darkness Falls patch that is anchored by a new Assault Map. “Ragnarok has come and gone, transforming Asgard in the process”, the patch notes read. The map has new art assets to give it a darker, more foreboding feel, but also comes along with new gameplay mechanics “to encourage more fighting”.