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Catch Up On All the Tekken 7 Action from Combo Breaker 2016
Tekken 7 might not have made the leap from Japan–or to consoles–just yet, but that doesn’t mean that there’s a shortage of high-level play on offer. The folks at Bandai Namco are doing their part to encourage it too, with the Tekken 7 King of Iron Fist Tournament series, which sees the company bringing the game to tournaments across North America.
One of those tournaments was Combo Breaker, and heading into the weekend there was a lot of excitement about the event, thanks in part to an announcement by Hao “Circa|Anakin” Luu that he would be relinquishing his spot in the finals of the King of Iron Fist tournament in order to be eligible to compete at Combo Breaker. Winning the tournament would mean that he would once again qualify, and his announcement suggested that he was extremely confident that he would do just that.
Standing in his way were some of the best Tekken players from around the USA, along with SoCal Tekken elite Reepal “Rip” Parbhoo who was once again looking to qualify after coming in third at NorthWest Majors 8. Check out some of the best matches of the weekend below, or the full top 8 playlist on the Bandai Namco Fight Channel.
Dean Ambrose Talks WWE Brand Extension, Still Feeling Like The King Of WWE, MITB Main Event (Video)
Dean Ambrose Talks WWE Brand Extension, Still Feeling Like The King Of WWE, MITB Main Event (Video)
How Was WWE RAW Viewership With John Cena’s Return On Memorial Day And Stiff NBA Competition?
How Was WWE RAW Viewership With John Cena’s Return On Memorial Day And Stiff NBA Competition?
Jimmy Snuka Declared Not Competent To Stand Trial
Jimmy Snuka Declared Not Competent To Stand Trial
Combo Breaker Organizer Temporarily Bars Player from Participating in Future Events
On Sunday, May 29, amid the excitement of finals day at Combo Breaker 2016, an unacceptable event took place: a male attending the event groped a female. The victim has asked not to be named, but those who have reviewed the necessary footage have identified the offender as Noel Brown.
In response to this incident, organizer Rick “TheHadou” Thiher released a statement on the Combo Breaker website declaring that Brown “will not be permitted to attend Combo Breaker’s 2017 and potential 2018 events,” before going on to say “Combo Breaker will re-evaluate Mr. Brown’s eligibility to attend our events in 2018.”
The statement closes by assuring everyone that Combo Breaker events have a zero tolerance policy for harassment. How this decision will impact Brown’s ability to attend other events on the Capcom Pro Tour remains to be seen, though it is important to note that Capcom recently updated their Pro Tour rules to address concerns with swearing, harassment, collusion and other inappropriate conduct.
Source: Combo Breaker
General: Global Users Spend 8-15% of Leisure Time Gaming
Nielsen has released a new paper called 360 Gaming Report that reveals some very similar worldwide gaming statistics. Across the globe, gamers spend between 8-15% of leisure time primarily playing on consoles and mobile devices with a nearly 50-50 split between male and female gamers. Console gamers tend to be in the 35 and under bracket with PC gamers averaging between 30-45 years old.
Forsaken World: Fifth Anniversary to be Celebrated All Month
Forsaken World is turning five years old and the team is ready to celebrate the entire month of June. Players can look forward to a number of events including the Forsaken World 5th Anniversary Pack and much more.
Blade & Soul: Vengeance Breaks Update Now Live
Blade & Soul players will want to check out today’s big update now that the Vengeance Breaks patch has been successfully deployed. There are three new heroic dungeons, Silverfrost Mountains: Act 4, Part 2, the Tower of Infinity, and Hongmoon level 15 to look forward to in addition to the brand new pet system.
General: Hostile Takeover of Gameloft Complete, Vivendi Eyes Ubisoft
After years of quietly, and sometimes not so quietly, buying up any shares of Gameloft, Vivendi finally has become the majority owner of the mobile games company. Alongside the Gameloft purchases, Vivendi has also been making moves on Ubisoft by purchasing available stocks from shareholders at an inflated price that ‘encourages’ them to sell. The Guillemot brothers run Ubisoft and have been scrambling to secure agreements from shareholders to keep more Ubi stocks out of Vivendi hands.