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Ori and Sein are now available to play in Rivals of Aether

Rivals of Aether‘s first guest character has finally arrived, ready to battle on both Xbox One and PC. Ori and Sein are available to purchase for $4.99 either on Steam or Xbox One, along with the new Spirit Tree stage. Moreover, Xbox One players can now play the full version of Rivals of Aether, complete with Abyss Mode, achievements, and balance parity with the PC.

To celebrate the release of Ori and Sein, Rivals of Aether is also on sale for just $5 on Steam. With Season 2 of the Rivals Championship Series underway, four original characters coming later this year along with another guest character in early 2018, now is the perfect time to jump into this stellar indie platform fighter. If you want a glance into the competitive world of RoA, check out our spotlight from Genesis 4 earlier this year.

Source: Rivals of Aether

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– Gangs of Space: Mixing Shmup, Hack’nSlash & MMO Action

Gangs of Space is a new indie title that has just launched into Steam Early Access. Developed by French studio “Little Big MMO”, the game is a mash up of genres including shmup, hack’n’slash and MMO elements. Players compete with one another to become the galaxy’s greatest force and to be part of the galaxy’s most formidable gang.

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Pokkén Tournament DX demo goes live today for Nintendo Switch

Following the conclusion of the Pokkén World Championships, Nintendo announced that Pokkén Tournament DX would receive a free demo on the Nintendo Switch. While a demo made sense, it was up in the air as to when the demo would drop: no date or details accompanied the announcement.

Well, we have a date and time now, at least! It’s today, 9:00 PM PDT.

Its still unclear what exactly will be in the demo (presumably at least one of the new characters would be playable), but the quick announcement is good news for those looking to see how will DX preforms on the Switch. Its also a good sign Nintendo is willing to promote the game, and build off the momentum from a world event.

Source: Nintendo of America

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Hellboy, Raiden, and Black Manta are coming in Injustice 2’s second Fighter Pack

Announced at the end of the special Steve Aoki vs. Don Diablo show match at Gamescom, NetherRealm Studios have revealed the next three characters coming to Injustice 2. While Black Manta and Raiden were dead giveaways — thanks to their iconic headgear — the third character in this set proved hard to pin down. It turns out that it wasn’t Spawn or Rorschach, it was Dark Horse Comics’ famous chain smoking demon, Hellboy.

Hellboy’s look in Injustice 2 is clearly inspired by Mike Mignola’s art from the original Hellboy comic, while Raiden looks like someone cut a massive hole out of the middle of his Dark Raiden costume from Mortal Kombat X. By the sounds of it, NetherRealm didn’t manage to get Ron Perlman to voice Hellboy, which is a missed opportunity if I’ve ever seen one. Based on the trailer, it looks like Black Manta is going to be a zoning character that uses a massive harpoon gun, along with shoulder-mounted rocket launchers. We’ll find out more about him during a special worldwide gameplay demonstration on Friday at 4:00 PM PDT.

As he is getting the first gameplay reveal, expect Black Manta to kick off Fighter Pack 2 sometime in September.

Source: Injustice 2

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Maxililian breaks down how the Soul Stone works in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite

Now that Capcom has shown what the Soul Stone does in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, many may have some questions about the nature of its powers. While it’s been shown that it does revive a downed character when its Infinity Storm is activated, the details of what happens afterwards, when both characters are on the screen are in question.

To help answer those questions, Maximilian has posted a new video where he breaks down how the Soul Stone works based on his time with the Gamescom build of Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite.

Interestingly enough, Max confirms that the Soul Stone’s Infinity Storm can be used even if the players second character hasn’t been downed yet. It simply, brings both characters into play, similar to the Duo Team Attack system from Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes. As for the stone’s Infinity Surge, Max confirms that it doesn’t just recover red health, but any health in general.

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite surges into PlayStation 4, XBox One, and PC on September 19.

Source: Maximilian Dood

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Jedah, Dormammu, Firebrand, Ghost Rider, & the Soul Stone in action: Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite footage from IGN

Gamescom is upon us and Capcom has now given us the official trailer for Jedah, Dormammu, Firebrand, and Ghost Rider in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. Of course, while a trailer is nice, actual gameplay is even better. Thankfully, IGN was able to capture some matches featuring these four.

The videos below specifically show teams with these four characters in actual matches. This gives us a glimpse of how these characters have changed (such as Dormammu now being able to spell cancel) since the last time we saw them in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, or in Jedah’s case, Vampire Savior.

Additionally, one of the videos also shows some footage with the Soul Stone in use.

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite launches on September 19 for PlayStation 4, XBox One, and PC.

Source: IGN

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Glacius displays the power of black ice in his Ultimate for Killer Instinct Season 3

The Ultimates Monster Pack has finally arrived today, free of charge for all Killer Instinct players. Providing Ultimates for Mira, Aganos, Saberwulf, Hisako, and Glacius. Iron Galaxy celebrated yesterday by releasing video of the ice extraterrestrial’s new finisher — which you can see below.

Beginning by summoning giant ice balls in both of his hands, Glacius uses them like boxing gloves to punch his opponent, before smashing them together to knock back his foe. He then pounds the ground, leaving a trail of ice and summoning an ice clone to juggle the victim — then summoning a bed of black icicles, which impale the opponent as they fall into them. The camera then zooms in on a victorious Glacius, who begins to frost up the edges of the screen.

Did you enjoy this latest Ultimate, or did you think it was a bit too censored for Glacius? Tell us in the comments below. You can see the other Ultimates included in the Ultimates Monster Pack below. Killer Instinct is now available for Xbox One and Windows 10 PC, with a future Steam release forthcoming.

Source: Killer Instinct (YouTube)

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– Cooler Master Reveals Two New Gaming Mice

Cooler Master has unveiled a pair of new gaming mice, each with a specific type of user in mind. The MM530 is for those who prefer to grip the mouse using their palm. The MM520 is more for those who use “claw grips”. These two join the ambidextrous mouse and give players a chance to “play your way” by customizing their experience down to the preferred mouse grip style.