Bloomberg is reporting a steep decline in active worldwide daily users of Pokemon Go. According to Axiom Capital Management, if these declines continue, it could cast a shadow over the idea of Pokemon Go itself, and augmented reality altogether. User Engagement is also showing a steady decline since mid-July and through August 18th.
Albert Tumenov, Leon Edwards to Clash at UFC 204 in Manchester
Albert Tumenov will meet Leon Edwards in a welterweight bout at UFC 204 in Manchester, England, on Oct. 8.
UFC Boss Dana White Considering Jon Jones vs. Anthony Johnson Title Eliminator Bout
Anthony Johnson’s 13-second knockout of Glover Teixeira in the UFC 202 co-headliner on Saturday night seemed to all but secure him a rematch with reigning light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier.
Blade & Soul – Desolate Tomb Overview & Patch Notes
The Blade & Soul site has been updated with a brief overview of tomorrow’s Desolate Tomb update alongside the official patch notes. Desolate Tomb brings a new high end dungeon, a new Whirlwind Valley event, battleground improvements and a significant number of class balance changes.
Fans and Dives in 3D: Famitsu Shares New Screenshots and Gameplay Impressions of Mai Shiranui in Dead or Alive 5: Last Round
The King of Fighters XIV isn’t the only game where Mai Shiranui is set to make an appearance this year. The first lady of kunoichi is also a guest character bound for Dead or Alive 5: Last Round this September. For those curious about how she’ll transition into DOA5: LR, Famitsu has an article up with some new screenshots and gameplay impressions of Mai.
According to the article, Team Ninja seems to have successfully translated Mai’s moves from a 2D fighter, into a 3D fighter. This means that not only do moves such as her Kachousen fan toss, Ryuu Enbu, Hissatsu Shinobibachi and more retain the same or similar inputs as in other games, but that she can also cancel into them from certain normals.
In addition to these however, she also has the ability to do jumping attacks as well as perform a triangle jump. This also allows her to pull off her Musasabi no Mai headfirst “divekick” attack.
The rest of the article gets more technical with some basic tips on using her, as well as giving examples of her combo flow–utilizing special cancelable normals to extend her combos out of DOA5’s Critical Burst system.
Interested folk who can read Japanese can check out the rest of the article on Famitsu. In the meantime, here are some screenshots from the same article.
Source: Famitsu, via Free Step Dodge
Five Things MMO Gamers Should Complain About
This week Rob is back with a few gears to grind. There are plenty of things we don’t need to whine about in gaming, but there are also quite a few issues we should be concerned about. Read on about his five things he believes should have gamers up in arms.
Aura Kingdom – Characters to be Hidden to Prepare for ‘Virtualization’
In a new letter on the Aura Kingdom forum, ‘GM_Mechium’ has revealed that it is time to prepare for the “virtualization of US servers” and that to do so, a reduction in data needs to happen. To accomplish this, characters that have been inactive for 90 days and those between levels 1-49 that have not been logged into for the past six months will be deactivated and hidden.
Aura Kingdom – Characters to be Deleted to Prepare for ‘Virtualization’
In a new letter on the Aura Kingdom forum, ‘GM_Mechium’ has revealed that it is time to prepare for the “virtualization of US servers” and that to do so, a reduction in data needs to happen. To accomplish this, characters that have been inactive for 90 days and those between levels 1-49 that have not been logged into for the past six months will be deleted.
PlayStation 3 Games Headed to PC with PS Now Service
Sony has unveiled that its PlayStation Now streaming service will soon bring PlayStation 3 games to PC. PS Now allows subscribers to play PlayStation 3 games over the internet, similar, according to VentureBeat.com, to the way Netflix streams movies and television programs. The subscription will cost $20 per month or three months for $45 and includes some of PlayStation 3’s most popular games.
Worlds Adrift – Bossa Studios Opens Alpha Sign Ups
Bossa Studios has sent word that alpha sign ups for Worlds Adrift have started as of today. Potential testers can sign up for the initial round of testing, though the pool will be limited at first. The first play test will be held in September but sign ups will stop on August 29th.