Badland Games has announced that its action RPG Anima: Gate of Memories will have a physical collector’s edition released in the US. The “Beyond Fantasy Edition” will retail for $49.99 at a number of locations including Amazon and GameStop on March 21st. The CE features the PS4 game, a special collector’s box, artbook, soundtrack CD, a deck of tarot cards and a framed art print.
– Total War: Arena Dev Diary Series Begins
Creative Assembly and the Wargaming Alliance are working cooperatively to bring a new Total War game to the long running series. Called Total War: Arena, the game will be a tactical team-based title. The first in the series of developer diaries has been released to explore the relationship between the two companies and updates on the alpha and other interesting bits of information.
Lee Selby vs Jonathan Victor Barros called off
Lee Selby’s IBF featherweight title defence against Jonathan Victor Barros has been called off.
The Welshman’s third title defence was due to take place on the undercard of Northern Irishman Carl Frampton’s WBA featherweight title bout with Mexico’s Leo Santa Cruz this Saturday at the MGM Grand. But the bout was canceled before Friday’s weigh-in because the Nevada State Athletic Commission declined to license Argentine challenger Barros.
It has been reported that Barros’ blood test came back…
LiangHUBBB Starts the Year Off with Funny & Cool Moments Episode 98
After taking some time off for the holidays, LinagHUBBB is back with his first 2017 edition of the Funny & Cool Moments series: episode 98. Featuring a mix of current and classic titles, including Street Fighter V, Tekken 7: Fated Retribution, The King of Fighters XIV, Capcom vs. SNK 2 and Marvel vs. Capcom 2, among others.
Some of the more interesting moments include a pair of Vegas scoring a Double KO with their Critical Arts hitting at the same time, Tracer and Sombra taking their battles from Overwatch into the ring of Street Fighter V, King hitting a Home Run with one of Akuma’s Gohadoukens, a combo into the recently removed Ramon LP Dash Cancel Infinite, and Sagat being frozen in mid-air when trying to punish Vega’s Ultra II. Ibuki and Urien show off some crazy V-Trigger corner sequences, Guile’s hair seems to explode after a victory, Urien fully air parries Yun’s Genei Jin, and an Akuma player relentlessly taunts a Guile with multiple shimmies.
Towards the end we also witness the craziest Abel sequence I’ve ever seen in Ultra Street Fighter IV, as well as Echo Fox’s Justin Wong inciting a real-life rage quit in Street Fighter Alpha 2 at 2 Old 2 Furious with Rose’s Soul Illusion, against BOTB EMP Hiro! Be warned that these clips do have some NSFW language; if you haven’t seen his best of 2016 video, catch it here.
Let us know your favorite moments in the Comments!
Source: LiangHUBBB
Itazan Looks to Prove the Strength of Muscle Power against Mago in This Street Fighter V FT3
We’re a little over a month into Street Fighter V Season Two, and one of the characters making a bit of a stir is Zangief. Largely regarded as potentially the worst character in the game last season, the Red Cyclone has seen improvements to his Lariat, as well as improved okizeme following his SPDs. Detonation Gaming’s Itazan, one of Japan’s strongest ‘Gief players, looks to put these improvements to the test against Mago’s powerful Karin in this FT3 Set, brought to us by XusesGB. Catch the match below to see who reigns supreme.
Source: XusesGB
Steam Users Reporting Inability to Play Ultra Street Fighter IV
Players reporting only a “black screen” at startup.
Steam users trying to boot up the second-last installment of the Street Fighter series–Ultra Street Fighter IV–are reporting today that their game will not load, instead sticking on a blank, black screen. The specific cause is not yet clear, but this is likely not an indication that Capcom is sneakily pulling support from the game: it is not the first time a “black screen bug” has been reported for the Steam version of USFIV. Windows 10-related issues have come up in discussion as well.
A test conducted on a the PlayStation 4 version confirms its online functions appear to be operating normally.
Thanks to Tim for the tip.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Tournament Organizers Propose Reformed Rule and Stage List for 2017
Following a meeting of minds between many notable TOs from across the USA, a new recommended ruleset for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has been put forward for future events. This reformed rule change mainly deals with alterations to the legal stage list and the removal of the much debated “Dave’s Stupid Rule,” which restricts players from returning to a stage they have previously won on.
The two main casualties from the new 2017 ruleset are the loss of Duck Hunt and Lylat Cruiser as counterpick stages. Many players, both high and low level, have been calling for Duck Hunt’s ban, as the stage promotes campy play due to the tree on the left side, making it a practical instant loss for characters like Little Mac and Ganondorf. The loss of Lylat is a real bone of contention, as while the stage provides well needed variety to the stage list with its titling main platform and alternative tri-platform layout, recovering players can occasionally fall through the stage when trying to recover, resulting in a loss of a stock.
Smash 4 Recommmended Ruleset
Read: https://t.co/wz1LAw469q
— Tantalus @ Home (@TheTantalus) January 27, 2017
The new stage list would have only three starter stages, being Battlefield, Smashville and Final Destination with Town and City, Dream Land and Omega stages acting as counterpicks. While most players seem to be receptive to the new three starters, the inclusion of Dream Land is a confusing decision, as this new proposed ruleset has a ban for Battlefield also banning Dream Land. While they both have tri-platform layouts, they have different stage attributes, which means players will pick them based on character and player match-ups, rather than it being just that they want to go to a tri-platform stage. The currently proposed list of Omega stages is also problematic, as stages like Mario Circuit Brawl and Bridge of Eldin cause recovery problems for those with teleport recoveries.
The post in question does concede that this stage list is only recommended, and that elements of it will change as 2017 continues–but the TOs listed as consultants for this document will use this rule set in future tournaments. The lack of any representatives from Europe is troubling–and I am personally fiercely against the Lylat ban–but we’ll have to see how this proposed rule change pans out at upcoming tournaments like Frostbite and 2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga.
Source: TheTantalus
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Tournament Organizers Propose Reformed Rule and Stage List for 2017
Following a meeting of minds between many notable TOs from across the USA, a new recommended ruleset for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has been put forward for future events. This reformed rule change mainly deals with alterations to the legal stage list and the removal of the much debated “Dave’s Stupid Rule,” which restricts players from returning to a stage they have previously won on.
The two main casualties from the new 2017 ruleset are the loss of Duck Hunt and Lylat Cruiser as counterpick stages. Many players, both high and low level, have been calling for Duck Hunt’s ban, as the stage promotes campy play due to the tree on the left side, making it a practical instant loss for characters like Little Mac and Ganondorf. The loss of Lylat is a real bone of contention, as while the stage provides well needed variety to the stage list with its titling main platform and alternative tri-platform layout, recovering players can occasionally fall through the stage when trying to recover, resulting in a loss of a stock.
Smash 4 Recommmended Ruleset
Read: https://t.co/wz1LAw469q
— Tantalus @ Home (@TheTantalus) January 27, 2017
The new stage list would have only three starter stages, being Battlefield, Smashville and Final Destination with Town and City, Dream Land and Omega stages acting as counterpicks. While most players seem to be receptive to the new three starters, the inclusion of Dream Land is a confusing decision, as this new proposed ruleset has a ban for Battlefield also banning Dream Land. While they both have tri-platform layouts, they have different stage attributes, which means players will pick them based on character and player match-ups, rather than it being just that they want to go to a tri-platform stage. The currently proposed list of Omega stages is also problematic, as stages like Mario Circuit Brawl and Bridge of Eldin cause recovery problems for those with teleport recoveries.
The post in question does concede that this stage list is only recommended, and that elements of it will change as 2017 continues–but the TOs listed as consultants for this document will use this rule set in future tournaments. The lack of any representatives from Europe is troubling–and I am personally fiercely against the Lylat ban–but we’ll have to see how this proposed rule change pans out at upcoming tournaments like Frostbite and 2GGC: Midwest Mayhem Saga.
Source: TheTantalus
Official Evolution Championship Series Transporter Fight Stick Bag Available for Pre-Order from Splitframe
Protect your weapon of choice and carry it with style.
Splitframe, makers of the FS Transporter fight stick bag, have partnered up with Evo to produce a new quality fight stick bag with official Evo branding: The Evolution Championship Series Transporter!
From Splitframe: “We are proud to be able to partner up with the Evo Group in 2017 to produce the best fight stick bag on the market. The Evo brand is what we see as the pinnacle of FGC esports. With this in mind we set out to once again to improve on our previous design. The result? Mission accomplished.”
As a new, limited-edition version of the FS Transporter, it features improved water-repellent and breathable fabric, waterproof zippers, adjustable internal padding, and an easy side-loading design. It sports an internal width of 19″, allowing it to be used for the following common fight sticks:
- HORI Fighting Edge, RAP4, RAPV, RAP2, RAP3, RAPEX
- Mad Catz TE2, TE2+, TES
- Qanba Obsidian, Q2, Q4, Crystal
- Razer Atrox, Panthera
This new fight stick bag is now available for pre-order, at a reduced pre-order price of $104.98 USD (regular price: $119.98 USD), and pre-orders are open now for an expected ship date of June 1st–ideally, just in time to ship to most destinations before the Evo 2017 event. According to Splitframe: “Make no mistake, this is our best effort by far and for the Evo Championship™ brand, expect nothing less. The best FGC Event receives only the best.”
Pre-order your own Evo Transporter here!
Source: Splitframe
– Pillars of Eternity 2 Reaches Funding Goal of $1.1M
Obsidian Entertainment has announced that Pillars of Eternity 2 has reached its crowd-funding goal of $1.1M in less than 24-hours. Nearly 10,000 fans contributed, with half taking equity, the other half rewards via the FiG funding platform.