Perfect World International has grown in two ways today with its release on Steam and with the Elysium expansion arriving in game. Most notably for the latter, the PWI ‘Homestead System’ has launched that allows players the ability to build on their own piece of the game world.
Capcom Shares Concept Art for Cut Street Fighter V Stages featuring Tigers, Aliens, and Mike Haggar
With any game, the development process involves removing certain ideas and concepts; not everything can make it into the final build, after all. Street Fighter V is no stranger to this, and a recent post on Capcom Japan’s site gives us a glimpse at some of those things that didn’t make it to release.
The post specifically focuses on design concepts for the game’s stages that either don’t appear at all, or were heavily retooled for the final product. These include a different, more oriental take on Shadaloo’s base, an MMA gym in Brazil, a stage set in China featuring a tiger attempting to eat a duck, some Middle Eastern ruins, an Area 51-esque secret American base, and a very different version of the Kanzuki Estate featuring Final Fight’s Mike Haggar occasionally popping up in an elevator.
The reasons for the cuts and changes vary. Haggar being stuck in an elevator in the Kanzuki Estate stage was removed for simply being too random, while the American base and the Middle Eastern ruins were taken out for having nothing to do with the story.
You can check out the concept art for these stages in the slideshow below.
Sherdog Boxing Giveaway: Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin Signed Glove!
Enter for the opportunity to win a signed glove by Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, courtesy of our friends at HBO Boxing. Golovkin vs. Wade happens Saturday, April 23 on HBO.
Sherdog Boxing Giveaway: Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin Signed Glove!
Enter for the opportunity to win a signed glove by Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, courtesy of our friends at HBO Boxing. Golovkin vs. Wade happens Saturday, April 23 on HBO.
Jon Jones Says He Tipped Scales at 240 Pounds Due to New Weightlifting Regimen
During his year-long hiatus from the Octagon, Jon Jones sought out ways to improve himself both mentally and physically.
Jon Jones Says He Tipped Scales at 240 Pounds Due to New Weightlifting Regimen
During his year-long hiatus from the Octagon, Jon Jones sought out ways to improve himself both mentally and physically.
Heroes of the Storm: Tracer Enters the Nexus
With the launch of Overwatch on track for May, Blizzard has sent Tracer into Heroes of the Storm. Tracer is a high speed assassin and her abilities center around those traits. Blizzard has released a pair of videos, one to show off her abilities and one that reveals a bit of lore about Tracer as well as a hint of another Overwatch character who might be headed to the Nexus soon.
Learn How to Perform and Apply Edge Cancels in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
The Smash Bros. series differentiates itself from other fighting titles in a number of ways, but one thing that truly makes the series stand out is the speed at which high-level play takes place. This speed is the product of all sorts of different movement and recovery-based tech applications, which often depend on the specific title in question. But one piece of technology that has stuck around through it all is the edge cancel.
Edge canceling, as the name suggests, uses the edge of a stage or platform to help speed characters through the recovery frames of a given move to help them be able to act more quickly on the other side. Though you can’t edge cancel aerials in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, there are still loads of special moves, as well as air dodges, that do allow this recovery reduction to be applied.
This video from Beefy Smash Doods discusses how edge canceling works before going on to demonstrate all of the moves that can be edge canceled in the most recent entry in the Smash series.
Source: Beefy Smash Doods
UFC Champ Conor McGregor Announces Decision to ‘Retire Young’ via Twitter
Whether it was an elaborate troll job or a sincere sentiment, UFC superstar Conor McGregor caused an uproar on Tuesday when he announced his intent to “retire young” from MMA.
Wizard101: Mounting Pressure
Winnie the Pooh fans might think the new mount that was introduced with Mount-A-Palooza looks and sounds a bit familiar. Wizard101’s newest mount, the Wuffalump, is an adorable baby elephant that you can customize in the dye shop by changing the colors of its saddle and toenails. In Winnie the Pooh, there is a giant purple elephant that goes by the name of Heffalump. As someone who grew up with Winnie the Pooh, I definitely approve of this cute nod.