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The Fighting Game Community Vs COVID-19: A New Underdog Story

Top GamesA pre-pandemic photo from Combo Breaker 2019, showing the size, diversity, and community of the FGC. | Photo from Combo BreakerSimply put, 2020 was a rough year for just about everyone. Numerous industries, interests, and careers were put on hiatus with their futures in danger amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Industries such as food, cinema, and live events were drastically hit and a fully packed restaurant, movie theatre, or music festival seems like a distant memory just over a year later. The afflictions of COVID-19 on esports were similar to

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 Reveals Super-Stylish Action Gameplay, Dad Nier, and… Pizza

Today Square Enix hosted a pre-release livestream dedicated to the NieR reimagination NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…The gameplay, which you can see below, immediately started by showing how responsive and quick the controls are. Doubtlessly this is more than a remake, and will prove very familiar to those who loved NieR Automata. You can check it out below.[embedded content]Next is a look at gameplay featuring the older version of Nier (not dad Nier, mind you), who has a different action style. The bullet hell gameplay style has also certainly been preserved.[embedded content]We

ENCE vs HAVU showed the value of bullshit and branding

Esports feuds are like toybox trainwrecks: onlookers can’t help but look despite how pathetic they are, in part because of how seriously they take themselves. The average fan may roll their eyes at Flashpoint’s attempts to use a WWE writer to generate interest in tier 2 tussles, or how “the juggernaut” and “the colossus” ascended to memehood on Twitter, but we’re now starting to see the tangible value of these efforts. Thirty thousand eyeballs on a Finnish broadcast on a Friday afternoon can’t be wrong, after all, and it was

Take-Two CEO Thinks You’re Ready For The PS5, Xbox Series X/S $70 Price Hike

Ready or not. As always, when a new generation of consoles launch, it’s an exciting time. Last November saw the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S with lots of games to chose from. However, it wasn’t all happy times, as it also saw some publishers doing a price hike for next gen-only versions of games, such as 2K’s NBA 2K21 being $70. There was also Call of Duty, and Sony confirmed they, too, would be hiking up to $70 for their PS5-only titles (and apparently, was thinking of

Red Dead Redemption 2’s Immersion is on Another Level Compared to Cyberpunk 2077

When comparing Cyberpunk 2077 to CD Projekt RED’s earlier success, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, it’s easy to see how the latter trumps the former’s immersion. It’s a shame since the developer touted this to be a much deeper role-playing experience and even “that one last, big, exceptional looking title” for previous-gen hardware. But what if we compare it to Red Dead Redemption 2, the current benchmark in open world immersion, regardless of console generation? Well, obviously Red Dead Redemption 2 wins out but it’s still fun to see all

Parsec Raises $25M to Ensure You Can Connect to Any Computer in the World Remotely

Remote working has become the new normal but for some professions, having access to the powerful computing systems found at the office is difficult to replicate.  Parsec is a platform that allows users to remotely access virtual machines and their powerful PCs from any device without any noticeable latency.  The company got its start in gaming, where it was popular with gamers that wanted to play on the go, but since the pandemic, the technology is being used by animators, game developers, engineers, or anyone that needs enhanced processing power

Extra Crunch roundup: Inside DoorDash’s IPO, first-person founder stories, the latest in fintech VC and more

One of my favorite series of Monty Python sketches is built around the concept of surprise: Chapman: I didn’t expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition. [JARRING CHORD] [Three cardinals burst in] Cardinal Ximénez: NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! I was reminded of this today when I needed to reschedule a few stories so we could cover DoorDash’s S-1 filing from multiple angles. First, Managing Editor Danny Crichton looked at how well the company’s co-founders and many investors stand to make out. Alex Wilhelm covered the IPO announcement in depth on TechCrunch before writing

Lenovo Legion Sponsors G2 Esports as Hardware Partner

Berlin-based esports organization G2 Esports announced that the company signed a sponsorship deal with hardware brand Lenovo Legion. The PC brand will sponsor the organization’s League of Legends, Rainbow 6, Rocket League, Fortnite, and Sim Racing teams.  Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Legion is the gaming-focused PC brand owned by Chinese technology company Lenovo. The brand is also the hardware partner of Chinese esports organization FunPlus Phoenix (FPX). G2 Esports’ League of Legends team has arrived in Shanghai and currently remains quarantined for the upcoming League of

Turning Stone Named #1 Best Overall Gaming Resort in New York in…

Turning Stone Resort Casino ONEIDA INDIAN NATION HOMELANDS, N.Y. (PRWEB) September 16, 2020 Turning Stone Resort Casino has earned a record high of 27 Best of Gaming Awards for 2020 by Casino Player Magazine, a leading authority in the casino gaming industry, which includes the highest honor of being named the #1 Best Overall Gaming Resort in New York. The magazine’s annual Best of Gaming award-winners are hand-selected by casino visitors themselves. Turning Stone was recognized across the board for its outstanding games, luxury accommodations, exciting sports book, exceptional golf,

G2 and Domino’s Deutschland Deliver New Partnership Ahead Of Worlds 2020

For Worlds 2019, Domino’s helped us deliver exciting and delicious experiences to our fans in Berlin. And this year we’re excited to announce that we’ve come back for seconds!  We’re teaming up with Domino’s, now our Official Quick Service Restaurant Partner in Germany, to make it that much easier to enjoy every single #G2WIN with unique experiences, original content, activations and more for Worlds 2020. Expect numerous online events, giveaways and other opportunities over the upcoming months with technology platform, Domino’s Überall, also enabling us to host larger and wider