Nikki Bella Teases WWE SmackDown Appearance, Identity Of Braun Strowman’s Opponent, The Rock
General: When Games Inspire: The Wildest Hunt
Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt not only served as a final chapter in CD Projekt Red’s telling of Geralt’s tory but it also introduced the characters and setting to millions more people than the previous games had. As a result, it’s hardly surprising to find there is no shortage of Witcher 3 Fan Art and cosplay. Here are some of the best I have found.
General: Dungeon Punks
Rob’s back this week to check out a Tag Team Brawler RPG. Never heard of a Tag Team Brawler RPG? Neither had Rob. Read on to learn what it’s all about.
Lost Atomiswave Arcade Fighter “KenJu” Found by Collector
At the turn of the last millennium, almost every developer was working on some form of arcade fighting game–while many of these eventually saw the light of day, more than a few never made it past the testing stage. One such unfortunate game was KenJu.
Arcade board collector ShouTime was recently able to acquire the prototype board for KenJu, thanks to an unnamed benefactor who sent him the rare item. He’s shared some offscreen video of the game in action on Tumblr.
In development at Dream Factory (of Tobal and Ergheiz fame), KenJu was one of the many fighters being developed for Sammy’s Atomiswave arcade board. The game was to feature cel-shaded 3D graphics and 2d gameplay on a 3D field–similar to Capcom’s popular Rival Schools games. Work on the game seemed to have proceeded as far as location testing outside Japan (with the game being seen in London, of all places) before it was cancelled.
Here are a few more videos of KenJu from accel99.
As for why it was cancelled, no one knows. While arcade games being cancelled–even after testing–isn’t unheard of, KenJu had the additional bad luck of being in development at a time when arcades and arcade fighting games were seen as being in decline.
Did we miss out on what may have been an interesting fighter, or was this just another dud that we would have forgotten anyway? Share your thoughts on this in the comments below.
Sources: ShouTime via Arcade Heroes; accel99
Elder Scrolls Online: Shadows of the Hist Review
Shadows of the Hist, the most recent DLC added to Elder Scrolls Online, just launched on August 1st for PC. We’ve been dabbling for a bit on the PTR, and now on live, and have come to a verdict on the Argonian-centric dungeon and cosmetically focused expansion.
This Week’s WWE ESPN Guest, Paige Featured On WWE Online Series, WWE RAW Top 10, WWE Stock
This Week’s WWE ESPN Guest, Paige Featured On WWE Online Series, WWE RAW Top 10, WWE Stock
How Was Last Night’s WWE RAW Viewership With Brock Lesnar’s Return And More SummerSlam Hype?
How Was Last Night’s WWE RAW Viewership With Brock Lesnar’s Return And More SummerSlam Hype?
King of Fighters XIV’s Demo: Aesthetics, Frame Rate, and Input Lag Analysis
King of Fighters XIV’s visual presentation has been a hot point of discussion since the game was announced: players all around the world have been a little wary of how the title will look when the game is finished, and now that we finally have the demo, we can see first hand how it shapes up.
DigitalFoundry, a YouTuber that focuses on game performance, broke down the graphics and frame rate provided by King of Fighters XIV’s new 3D engine.
Mike “Mike Z” Zaimont has also posted the results of an input lag test on the game, viewable here.
Source: DigitalFoundry, Mike Z
Sea of Thieves: Living the Pirate Life – The Game Explained
Fighting, drinking and camaraderie are what Sea of Thieves is all about according to a brand new video developer published by Rare. It’s a great peek inside game development and Sea of Thieves. Check it out!
Escape Rashid’s Critical Art with the Right V-Reversals in Street Fighter V
So: you’re low on health, Rashid makes you block a normal, and the camera pans over to him. You know if you don’t do something, you’ll get chipped out by his incoming Critical Art. The built-in answer to this in Street Fighter V is your V-reversal, right? Well, Rommaler thought that too.
The little secret that Rashid players know about his super is that for many in the cast, V-reversal is simply not the answer. This suits them just fine: since Rashid is not nearly as common a pick in SFV as other characters, this information is a lot more likely to stay buried.
Youtuber Quew went the extra mile and broke down the unique situations that can occur for different V-reversals in the game. In this short clip, it’s revealed that the best reversals are going to be those with complete invincibility or evasiveness: Rashid, Gief, Vega, et al.
Moral of the story: if your character can’t weather the storm, you’re going to need to avoid blocking the normal all together.