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ESL Mortal Kombat X Pro League Week 1 Streaming Live

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After a ton of pre-season action, ESL’s Mortal Kombat X is set to kick into high gear tonight with the season’s very first official tournament. A recent qualifier narrowed the playing field down to sixteen competitors, and those players will be going at each other’s throats tonight to prove they have what it takes to do well in this new arrival to the fighting game community.

Some of the more noteworthy names you can expect to see play tonight include pre-season powerhouse cR|Sonic Fox, Pig of the Hut, REO, cR|Wound Cowboy, and RZR|Perfect Legend, all of whom definitely have a shot at taking home the gold.

The tournament’s stream can be found below, but you can also visit Twitch if you prefer to chat with fellow viewers.

Watch live video from NetherRealm on www.twitch.tv

Sources: ESL, NetherRealm

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Smash @ Xanadu feat. Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. 64 Streaming Live

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The folks over at VGBootCamp recently went live with another installment of Smash @ Xanadu from Xanadu Games in Baltimore, Maryland. These weekly broadcasts provide a great look at the region’s Smash community, and tonight’s installment will feature competition in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. 64.

If you’re interested in some Smash Bros. action, be sure to tune in. The stream is live below, but you can also head on over to Twitch to join the chat.

Watch live video from VGBootCamp on www.twitch.tv

Source: VGBootCamp

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Next Level Battle Circuit #120 feat. Ultra Street Fighter IV and Mortal Kombat X Streaming Live

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This week’s installment of Next Level Battle Circuit is now streaming live courtesy of Team Spooky. As always, the event is being broadcast from its namesake, Next Level Arcade, in New York City. Tonight, they’ll be running Ultra Street Fighter IV and newcomer Mortal Kombat X, featuring some of the best players on the east coast.

If you would like to check out these weekly tournaments, be sure to head on over to Next Level Arcade and take part every Wednesday. The address has been included below.

4013 8th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11232

The stream is currently live below, but you can also visit Twitch to join the chat. Full brackets will be made available through Challonge.

Watch live video from TeamSp00ky on www.twitch.tv

Sources: Team Spooky

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Updated Mortal Kombat X PC Patch Released, Developers to Address Lost Data Issues

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After a rather terrible launch saw numerous players’ saves erased yesterday, the folks behind Mortal Kombat X’s PC port recently released a fixed version of the previous patch for download. Much like its original incarnation, this update exceeds 15 GBs of data but corrects a number of issues, from the title’s numerous crashing points to aesthetic irregularities and everything in-between.

The full list of changes can be found below. Let’s all cross our fingers and hope nothing else arises from this new revision.

Mortal Kombat X PC Patch
  • Added the free Klassic Sub-Zero costume.
  • Display drivers should no longer crash during online play.
  • A crash will no longer occur after a full rotation of players in the lobby during Round Robin matches.
  • Fixed a crash that some users experienced during the first QTE in the story.
  • Game no longer crashes when players attempt to join a game through Steam or in a room.
  • Fixed startup crash on high end systems (those with > 8 cores).
  • Fixed a crash that would occur during recorded match playback.
  • Save data safety check to try to eliminate save data loss.
  • Fix to prevent save game data from being corrupted while closing the game.
  • Walk away animations now appear at the end of the character selection process.
  • The levers in Shao Khan’s Tomb will now activate.
  • Shinnok’s Flick Trick Fatality no longer experiences a significant framerate drop.
  • Functionality is no longer lost while watching a match replay.
  • Pre-game lobbies will populate 10 players into Faction Battle matches.
  • Kombat Kards will now display correct Icons, Backgrounds, and Borders in a KOTH match.
  • Fatality inputs no longer change into QTE inputs during in Online Tower Battles.
  • Game no longer desynchronizes when a player selects a character that their opponent has not unlocked.
  • D’Vorah’s cape no longer moves when she’s killed.
  • Game no longer freezes when opponent in online closes the game.
  • Title remains responsive while story cinematics are loading.
  • Fixed leaderboards and kombat kards not updating past the top players.
  • After entering Replays with the controller the Player can use the keyboard when watching a replay from an online match.
  • Loading screens now display before progress bar fills up.
  • Diagonal arrows are shown instead of keys when Alternate Control is enabled.
  • Sometimes saving a Custom1 preset displayed as being saved for Custom1-4 in the character select and pause menu controls screens.
  • The UI arrows will now switch sides on a tagged move when the character switched position with his opponent.
  • Chat room names will now display properly (instead of SteamIDs.)
  • Fixed input callouts when switching between keyboard and USB controller after entering a KOTH match.
  • Additional graphical fidelity options.
  • General Matchmaking improvements.
  • Performance improvements.
  • Improved online stability.
  • Multiplayer invite improvements.
  • Gameplay fixes and balancing.
  • Various Kombat Kard fixes.
  • WB Play fixes.
  • General bug fixes.

With regards to save wiping, the Warner Bros. representative responsible for the announcement promised that they will address the situation and work with users who were affected. Should you not be contacted before 9 AM, 12 PM this Friday, May 8, be sure to follow the instructions here to request help directly.

Source: Steam

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UltraChen TV Streaming Live – KVO x TSB 2015, Upcoming Events, Mortal Kombat X, and More

UltraChen TV is back with yet another broadcast of their Tuesday show. Tonight, UltraDavid and James Chen will be discussing a variety of topics, including results from KVO x TSB 2015 this past weekend, upcoming events, Mortal Kombat X, Killer Instinct, and more.

The stream will be live in this article, but you can also visit Twitch to join the chat.

Watch live video from ultrachentv on www.twitch.tv

Source: UltraChen TV, featured image courtesy of Kara “Karaface” Leung

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Smash @ Xanadu feat. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Streaming Live

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The folks over at VG BootCamp recently went live with another installment of Smash @ Xanadu from Xanadu Games in Baltimore, Maryland. These weekly broadcasts provide a great look at the region’s Smash community, with tonight’s stream focusing entirely on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

As a neat twist, the event will also allow players to choose custom moves, so check it out to see what these techniques bring to the table. The stream is live below, but you can also head on over to Twitch to join the chat.

Watch live video from VGBootCamp on www.twitch.tv

Source: VG BootCamp

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Atlanta Kombat Arena feat. Mortal Kombat X, Killer Instinct, and More Streaming Live from Yomi Gaming

yomigaming-atlantakombatarena-flyerWith the release of Mortal Kombat X, the fighting game community is experiencing a rather large swell of activity as folks pick up the new game and rush to learn as much as they can before major tournaments. One of the best places to do so outside of smaller gatherings is most definitely regional weeklies, and Yomi Gaming in Atlanta, Georgia recently began providing a space for the local community to do their thing.

Dubbed Atlanta Kombat Arena, these events run tournaments for the latest NetherRealm Studios title alongside supporting games Killer Instinct, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, and Injustice: Gods Among Us. Though only in their second week, they’ve already seen an amazing contingency of high-level talent take part, including KiT|Forever King, RZR|Perfect Legend, HB|Tyrant, co-organizer Pig of the Hut, Michaelangelo, and many more.

And, as a special treat, tonight’s event will feature a special Jason Voorhees exhibition before the tournament begins, giving folks an opportunity to check out Mortal Kombat X’s newest character if they haven’t already.

If you’re interested in watching the action live, be sure to tune in below or head on over to Twitch to join the chat. Online brackets are being made available through Challonge if you like to follow along at home.

Watch live video from yomi_gaming on www.twitch.tv

Sources: Yomi Gaming, Test Your Might, special thanks to Haketh for bringing this to our attention.

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Major Mortal Kombat X PC Patch Pulled After Wiping Save Data

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Mortal Kombat fans on PC, rejoice! Your bug-laden copy of Mortal Kombat X is on the path to being an actual, playable game. Well, we’re almost there, anyways.

The latest patch, which finally saw NetherRealm Studios step in and assist port lead High Voltage Software, purported to correct a number of issues that have been plaguing the title since launch. And boy was it a doozy; this update weighed in at just under 16 GBs, most notably addressing a glut of crashes that rendered Mortal Kombat X nearly inoperable during its early days.

Unfortunately, there always seems to be a downside, and this patch’s positives brought with them a rather glaring negative.

According to numerous reports on Test Your Might and Steam, saves were being wiped left and right after the update, eventually forcing the developers the pull the patch to correct these brand new issues. It’s at this point I’d like to point out the absurdity of a patch that includes a “safety check to try to eliminate save data loss” resulting in even more data loss, but at least they moved relatively quickly to catch the problem.

For more details on what was included in this update, be sure to check out the official Steam post. We’ll be sure to keep you informed when it becomes available again.

Source: Steam

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SoCal Regionals 2015 Now Set for October, Prelude Events Coming in June and August

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After being forced to delay their dates due to venue issues, the folks behind SoCal Regionals have announced just this morning that the possible June dates they revealed a couple of months back have also been adjusted.

This time around, fortunately, it’s not all bad news.

While still in the planning stages, SoCal Regionals 2015 is now targeting the weekend of October 9 for its festivities, giving the organizers enough time to secure a spot at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, California.

But in an effort to give Southern California competitors a way to test their skills in a handful of titles before the holidays, two special Prelude events are being scheduled for June 6 and an as of yet undecided August date. Both will take place at the University of California Irvine’s student center, which has played host to various SoCal Regionals installments of the past.

With bracket caps of 128 players for Ultra Street Fighter IV, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, and Mortal Kombat X, these Prelude events will be a far cry from the majors competitors are used to, but should still fill in nicely as we wait for the main event later this year.

Further behind-the-scenes details on the timeline that got us to this point can be found in Level|Up Series’ official announcement.

Source: Level|Up Series