Wednesday Night Fights 2016 1.3 feat. Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat X, and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Streaming Live

Wednesday Night Fights returns to the eSports Arena in Santa Ana, California tonight for the long-awaited first installment of their 2016 season. Street Fighter V has graced the community since their time off, and will join Mortal Kombat X and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as the main titles on display for the next few months.

But that doesn’t mean those are the only games they’ll be featuring. Attendees can also expect community-driven efforts for Super Smash Bros. Melee, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Killer Instinct, Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, BlazBlue: Chronophantasma EXTEND, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, and Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late.

You can catch all the action by tuning into the live streams below or heading on over to their respective Twitch channels.

Watch live video from leveluplive on www.twitch.tv
Watch live video from NickTanella on www.twitch.tv
Watch live video from 2GGaming on www.twitch.tv
Watch live video from Kevin_Ha on www.twitch.tv

Sources: Level|Up Series, Level|Up Live, Nick Tanella, 2G Gaming, Kevin Ha

Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- Gets Even More Stylish with Heavy Shadow Mod

With a cel shaded aesthetic that perfectly mimics the look of old-school sprite-based fighters, there’s no doubt Guilty Gear Xrd is one of the best looking games out there. That said, Xrd’s arrival on PC means that anyone can add their own artistic tweaks should its style not meet their standards.

A brand new “heavy shadow” mod does just that. Developed by deltabs, the modification in question darkens shadows on the characters to a deep black, resulting in a look that draws parellels to highly stylized anime productions like Madhouse’ REDLINE or Production I.G.’s Dead Leaves.

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For a glimpse of this mod in action, check out the short clips from Twitter user Duse below.

Those interested in trying this mod out can download it on Nexus Mods.

Sources: deltabs, Duse