_ Tekken _ phenom Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique skyrocketed to the top of the fighting game scene in 2019. Though he competed in very few professional events the year prior, Arslan Ash cemented his name in FGC history in 2019. The 24-year-old kicked off the year at Evolution Championship Series Japan, where a lower bracket run ended in a Grand Final victory over Alexandre “AK” Laverez. He next won the TGU x SEA Thailand Major over two-time EVO champion Jae-Min “Knee” Bae. The _ Tekken 7 _ star then doubled up on his EVO Japan title, defeating Knee once again to take home the EVO Las Vegas title. He became the first player to win EVO Japan and Las Vegas in the same y
Two movies in particular, Shang-Chi and Eternals , certainly turned heads when they were announced, and not necessarily because they’ve been in high demand. On the contrary, both are lesser-known properties whose titular characters only have a limited presence in the comics. Neither have the name recognition of an A-list hero or team. Shang-Chi and Eternals lack the popularity of their fellow MCU her
This is a bit different than the situation with the MCU. Several of DC’s films are generating more enthusiasm than Shang-Chi and Eternals . Of course, this doesn’t mean that either of these film will fail or be any less successful than DC’s movies. If Marvel has proved anything with Ant-Man and Guardians of the Galaxy , it’s that it knows how to make millions with C and D-list characters. Shang-Chi and Eternals could easily be huge box office hits. Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige believes that a movie like Eternals is worth the risk . The idea here is that Marvel is putting quality over popularity. It remains to be seen if this will pay off. Regardless, as it stands, DC’s upcoming movie slate is succeeded in creating the most buzz. How well that will translate to box office numbers is another mat
That might’ve been where it ended but for another custom map in yet another Blizzard real-time strategy game called Defense of the Ancients . The general idea for Defense of the Ancients (which was soon shorted to just DOTA ) was basically the same as Aeon of Strife , only DOTA utilized Warcraft III ‘s new hero units to full effect. The map also added purchasing items, expanded hero skills, and various neutral encampments that could be killed in order to gain an economic advantage over the opposite side at the risk of being caught between a belligerent mercenary camp and an ambushing en
All this seems to indicate that the sun is setting on the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. The latest genre to sweep the gaming world is the battle royale, which rose to prominence in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite . Other games are adding battle royale modes to their multiplayer options, while games like Apex Legends add battle-arena-like special abilities to the battle royale form
Noticing the popularity of the Auto Chess mod that was gaining ground with Dota fans, Valve decided to create an official version and capitalize on the market with Dota Underlords . The game has eight players go head to head tournament style on boards similar to chess. Players win by buying and upgrading heroes, using items, and implementing clever strateg
Some good starting heroes are Axe, Tiny, and Tusk. Axe belongs to the Brawny faction which means HP bonuses and the Warrior faction which grants increased armor. Tusk is a Warrior as well and also belongs to Savage which grants increased attack damage. Tiny is also a Warrior and belongs to Primordials which have a chance of disarming opponents. Find a good starter tank that feeds into later synergies and you’re good to
So what happened? The same thing that’s happened with almost every big innovation in gaming: it arrived, it peaked, it got iterated to death, and then it finally died. Or it’s at least in the process of dy
Back in the LEC, G2 won the Summer season before moving on to the World Championship. They advanced to the Worlds play-offs, racing past DAMWON Gaming and SKT to reach the Grand Final. Though FunPlus Phoenix took home the Worlds title, G2 Esports had a formidable year. PerkZ was a massive part of G2’s legendary run, in which they stood just one series away from a never-before-done grand slam. He fit into the AD carry role nicely, holding his own against the game’s b
Aquaman 2 , Wonder Woman 1984 , Birds of Prey , The Suicide Squad , Black Adam , and The Batman are all pulling DC in different directions, and that’s the best HotS Heroes thing for the studio. After all, it’s part of what’s driving the popularity of the MCU. DC is infusing its projects with talented directors like James Gunn and Matt Reeves, whom are sure to bring their own creative style to their movies, with differing results. Also, the characters DC are using are exactly the ones fans have been requesting, such as the long-awaited Black Adam , another Batman, and more Harley Qu
Like Marvel, DC only has two films coming in 2020: Bird of Prey (and the Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) and Wonder Woman 1984 . 2021 will see Robert Pattinson become the next actor to bring the Caped Crusader to the big screen in Matt Reeves’ The Batman . Also coming to theaters in 2021 from DC Films is Black Adam , with Dwayne Johnson as the titular hero, and James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad sequel. DC’s plans for 2022 include DC Super Pets and Aquaman