World of Warcraft – Legion Pre-Event By the Numbers

The World of Warcraft team has put up an interesting infographic about the pre-event that ran for three weeks prior to the launch of Legion earlier this week. WoW players took part in 155 million Demon Invasions, 2.5 million invasions were repelled, 3.9M Demon Hunters were created and so on.

Tekken 7 Will Have a “Greatest vs. Greatest” Stage Show at the Tokyo Game Show

Bandai Namco Entertainment recently revealed their stage schedule for the 2016 Tokyo Game Show. As expected, among the games that the company will be showing on stage is none other than their flagship fighting game, Tekken 7: Fated Retribution.

While Tekken 7 being featured isn’t surprising, what is exciting is exactly what they’re going to have on stage. The listing for Tekken 7 states that they will be holding a special “Greatest vs. Greatest” stage show. What exactly this means is as of yet unknown, however it does hint at some for of exhibition show, or maybe even a tournament.

With the show being held in Japan, it’s not much of a stretch to imagine Bandai Namco bringing in some top players from the country–as well as neighboring Korea–to participate in the show.

The Tekken 7 Greatest vs. Greatest stage show at the Tokyo Game Show will take place on Sunday, September 18, from 10:30 AM to 11:10 AM Japan time (6:30 PM to 7:10 PM PST on September 17).

Source: Bandai Namco via Gematsu

Smashers and the FGC Hammer Out Their Differences on This Episode of UltraChen TV

With the recent Twitter hullabaloo which saw members of the FGC and the Smash community clashing over issues such as VIP rooms and the treatment of top players as celebrities, it was about time someone got community heads from both camps to sit down and clear the air. UltraChen TV have done just that, bringing in Smash community leaders like Daniel ‘tafokints’ Lee, D’Ron ‘D1’ Maingrette and Calvin ‘Gimr’ Lofton to break bread (or as seen in the video Chinese food) and discuss the pertinent issues which have caused the recent friction between the two groups.

What results is a productive round-table discussion, with each side offering their own perspectives and reasoning on issues such as floating players through pools and whether the two scenes are necessarily compatible on these talking points. Whatever banner you rally behind or your own thoughts going into this discussion, definitely give it a watch and see if your opinions change after hearing figures from both sides vent their respective spleens on the issues put forth.

Source: UltraChen TV

Can You Find the MMO Sweet Spot?

With Legion now out and millions of players getting back into WoW, it seems like the MMO slump is starting to end. Why you ask? Well, many MMOs remain alive and do very well for the companies that run them. The trick is, there is nothing new coming to the table. At least, that is, for now. All of that will change soon as a host of new games hit the market and nostalgic players will join with a new legion of MMO fans.