Can you have too much of a good thing? That’s the question we ask in this week’s RPG Files. With the recent success of Nioh and the growing onslaught of Souls-alike games, when is it time for a break?
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Player “Mr. E” Signed by Team Rival
More player signings are happening, and it looks like there’ll be no slowing down! Eric “Mr. E” Weber of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has just signed a deal with Team Rival as their second fighting game player.
Weber–an amazing Marth player from New York–is currently sitting on the Panda Global rankings at 18th, and joins Matthew “Xzax” Liberatore on Rival’s roster. Team co-owner Tyler West is hinting at more fighting game player signings in the future, stating, “We always are constantly looking for opportunities in other games, provided that the individual has the drive we are looking for in all of our players. Other fighting games are no exception.”
Source: ESPN Esports, Team Rival
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The King of Fighters XIV World Championship Is This Weekend! Get Ready with Orochinagi’s Event Guide
The international anticipation for the SNK-hosted King of Fighters XIV World Championship has reached a fever pitch. The event will be taking place in Tokyo, Japan, and will be broadcast across several streams in Japanese, English, Korean, Cantonese, French and Español. It features 16 different players who have won various regional qualifiers over the past few months, so the competition is sure to be intense. [See the list of qualified players here. – Editor]
With such a wide-reaching event, it can be a bit hard to keep up with what’s going on. Luckily the fine folks at Orochinagi have set up a guide for the event, listing details on all 16 invited players, all streams, and the time of the event in various different time zones. For those of you in the US, the event will be on the 18th at 1:00 AM EST, or the 17th at 10:00 PM PST, and will be streamed on the TeamSp00ky channel.
Sources: Orochinagi; TeamSp00ky
