With nearly eight thousand Conan Exiles servers, most of which are being hosted by players, Funcom and its hosting option PingPerfect have decided to end their partnership agreement. Over the course of the next several days, Funcom will be looking into other hosting options, though it may take longer than some would hope as the needs for hosting exceed what most companies can offer.
UFC Fight Night 104 Weigh-in Results: Dennis Bermudez, ‘Korean Zombie’ On Weight
The Ultimate Fighting Championship will be spending Super Bowl weekend in the city of the United States’ biggest annual event as UFC Fight Night 104 “Korean Zombie vs. Bermudez” will take place in Houston.
Games Industry 2017 Report Provides Esports Trend Predictions
With 2017 reaching its second month already, now’s still a good time to do a little bit of forecasting for what gaming has in store this year. Fighting games are just one genre under the wide umbrella of the games industry, and the State of the Game Industry 2017 report–provided by the Game Developers Conference–has a good amount of insight for that category, as well as the related esports angle.
GDC polled over 4,500 game developers who have attended the event on a variety of topics, like platform and development preferences, esports trends, and more.
“Confidence in esports as a long-term, sustainable business is rising,” the GDC report said. According to respondents, 90 percent of which are in agreement, esports have the opportunity to place alongside traditional sports like football as societal acceptance grows, and as long as there’s a crowd supporting it.
Other than that, the report mentions that developers primarily make games for PC and mobile platforms, with 53 percent mentioning PC and 38 percent creating for smartphones and tablets. From current gen consoles, the PlayStation 4/PS4 Pro is ahead of the Xbox One/Scorpio by five percent, 27 to 22. For the first time, Android surpasses Apple’s iOS in terms of mobile dev interest, but only by a small margin. As for the Nintendo Switch, polled developers are “cautiously optimistic,” believing it will outsell the Wii U, but they aren’t sure whether changing from the dock to mobile feature will resonate with the public.
Read the full report from the Game Developers Conference website. The Conference itself is coming up this February, from the 27th until March 3rd.
Source: Game Developers Conference
WrestleMania 33 Match Discussed For Triple H, Randy Orton On Why He’s With The Wyatts, SB 51
WrestleMania 33 Match Discussed For Triple H, Randy Orton On Why He’s With The Wyatts, SB 51
WrestleMania 33 Match Discussed For Triple H, Randy Orton Talks The Wyatts, WWE Stars Pick SB 51
WrestleMania 33 Match Discussed For Triple H, Randy Orton Talks The Wyatts, WWE Stars Pick SB 51
WWE On 4 Things The Undertaker Hasn’t Accomplished, Fans On WWE’s Tom Brady, Booker T And Sharmell
WWE On 4 Things The Undertaker Hasn’t Accomplished, Fans On WWE’s Tom Brady, Booker T And Sharmell
Heroes of the Storm – Overwatch’s Lucio Skating into the Nexus
Overwatch’s Lucio is bringing the beat down to the Heroes of the Storm Nexus as the next hero heading into the game. Lucio will take on a support role both buffing and healing companions. The PTR will be updated on February 6th and Lucio will join up for players to check out.
Friday Freak Out: The Reality Of WWE, The Montreal Screwjob, JBL Vs. The Blue Meanie
Friday Freak Out: The Reality Of WWE, The Montreal Screwjob, JBL Vs. The Blue Meanie
The SRK Rollback: Best of January 27 to February 2, 2017
Welcome to the Rollback: a frame-by-frame look back at our past week’s most notable news–and our favorite SRK articles–from January 27 to February 2, 2017!
Zavian “mushin_Z” Sildra, Editor-in-Chief:
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The Agony and Ecstasy of Genesis 4
Our own Sam “Trilby” Foxall tells the tale of this massive Smash tournament: what went wrong, what went right, and how fantastic it all was.
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You Must Defeat Sheng Long to Stand a Chance! It’s the 25th Anniversary of the Classic EGM Hoax
The Street Fighter old-timers will remember wondering if the Sheng Long trick was actually real… for the younger crowd, here’s a look back at a major point of Street Fighter II history.
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Capcom Teams with Lupe Fiasco to Announce Street Fighter V’s Second Season 2 DLC Character
Street Fighter’s hip-hop connection gets that much more legit by pairing the reveal of the next Street Fighter V DLC character to the release party for Lupe Fiasco’s upcoming album. The 30th anniversary of Street Fighter is proving to be… interesting.
Sam “Trilby” Foxall, Assistant Editor:
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Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Still Alive and Kicking with This Top 8 from Frosty Faustings IX
An overlooked entry in the Versus series, and seemingly inspiring much about Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, this exciting Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Top 8 from Frosty Faustings IX is definitely worth a watch.
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Top Players Respond to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Ruleset Changes
With the announcement of a new advised ruleset for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments in 2017, Yahoo! Esports talked to top players about their thoughts on this new ruleset. As you’d guess, the responses range from hopeful to despairing.
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CEO Gaming Announces the 11 Games Lined Up for CEO 2017
After several tweets and a few jokey polls, CEO Gaming has finally revealed the 11 game line up for this year’s CEO in Orlando, Florida. Sorry Shrek Super Slam fans, you just missed out this year.
Keegan “Interrobang!?” Spindler, Features Editor:
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Catching These Hands: An ARMS Preview from Genesis 4
Seemingly out of nowhere, ARMS has become one of my most anticipated titles of the year. Trilby goes hands-on, and gives me more than enough hope that ARMS is going to turn out great. I can’t wait.
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Core-A Gaming Discusses Why Buffing is Better than Nerfing in Fighting Games
Gerald of Core-A Gaming is one of the most thoughtful and articulate voices in the FGC, and he does a great job of explaining the thought processes behind balancing strategies that we see in modern games.
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BrolyLegs Receives Sponsorship from AbleGamers
BrolyLegs is one of the FGC’s most inspiring figures. He is one of the best Chun-Li players in the world, and has been since Street Fighter IV–where the character wasn’t as strong–and he has established himself as so despite his unique challenges. He absolutely deserves the recognition he is now receiving from AbleGamers.
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Undecided? Read the Arguments for Which Player’s Choice Title Deserves Your Vote for Evo 2017
Nine games are gathering donations on generosity.com for Make-a-Wish International, and the one with the most donations will be Evo 2017’s ninth main stage game. Check out these editorials that make the case why each game deserves that ninth spot; more will come until all nine have had their turn.
- Evo 2017 Player’s Choice: The Argument for Pokkén Tournament
- Evo 2017 Player’s Choice: Why Skullgirls 2nd Encore Would Be Amazing on the Main Stage
- Evo 2017 Player’s Choice: Why We Need Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 This Year
- Evo 2017 Player’s Choice: A Call to ARMS
Editor’s note: The views expressed in this article and the selected posts are solely those of the writers, and do not reflect Shoryuken.com as a whole.
– PAX South 2017: MetaArcade ? Old-School Text-Based Adventures Meet Modern Content Creation
If you’re a gamer and a child of the ’80s like me, you probably spent a fair amount of time curled up with Choose Your Own Adventure books. If you’re super-nerdy, you might have gotten into some of the more advanced titles that added actual gameplay systems – dice, combat, equipment, etc. – beyond simple decision-making. My favorites were the ones based on Advanced Dungeons & Dragons and Car Wars.