Fighting game bots create hell version of famous EVO moment

The year is 2004. The Scream has been stolen in a daring art heist. Saddam Hussein is on trial. And some creep called Mark is making a website that compares women. But never mind all that, because the EVO fighting game championship is witnessing its defining moment. Daigo “The Beast” Umehara is on his last sliver of health against a frightening Chun-Li who has just unleashed her super-duper finishing move. Miraculously, with the skill and timing of a trained martial artist, Daigo’s Ken stands his ground. He parries. He parries again. He parries 14 consecutive kicks and then… gets knocked out by the last kick? Wait. That’s not how it goes.

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Limit Theory cancelled, six years after Kickstarter

Sandbox space sim Limit Theory has been cancelled, six years after a successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, because main developer Josh Parnell is simply exhausted from working on it for so long. He’s spent, he says: emotionally, mentally, physically, and financially. “Not in my darkest nightmares did I expect this day to ever come, but circumstances have reached a point that even my endless optimism can no longer rectify,” Parnell said on Friday. He plans to release the source code for folks to poke around but makes clear “it’s not a working game.” The dream dies.

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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey skills: how to unlock the best skills

In order to be the best fighter in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, you need to gain experience in combat or completing quests. Once you do, you’ll gain skills that can be used to improve your capabilities in battle. This guide will go over how to unlock each skill, as well as the best skills to get when starting out.

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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey guide: how to fight, sailing explained, dealing with mercenaries

After a brief hiatus, Ubisoft revitalised the Assassin’s Creed series with new RPG elements and a more immersive open world. This time in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, we’re off to Greece to see the conflict between Athens and Sparta, sail across the ocean waves once more. You can also find love along the way, or not if you so choose! In this guide, we will cover the basics of combat, as well as how sailing works and have the upgrade systems explained.

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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Xenia treasure hunts: where to find the five items

At some point in your adventure in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, you’ll encounter a fine specimen of a woman named Xenia. She’s a big muscly lass who’s particularly fond of you but has a bunch of treasures that she’d like you to find. Unfortunately the maps she gives you contain a few red herrings, so this guide will filter all of the stuff you don’t need to know and instead tell you where to find the five items she seeks.

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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Prince of Persia: where to find the five monuments

In Greek mythology, there are tales of great feats by great heroes such as Herakles’ labours, or the hunters of beasts as described by Homer. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey gives you – the player – the opportunity to hunt these great beasts in the Daughters of Artemis quest line. In this guide, we will take you through where to find the legendary beasts, and the strategies for how to kill them.

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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Daughters of Artemis: where to find the legendary beasts, how to kill them

In Greek mythology, there are tales of great feats by great heroes such as Herakles’ labours, or the hunters of beasts as described by Homer. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey gives you – the player – the opportunity to hunt these great beasts in the Daughters of Artemis quest line. In this guide, we will take you through where to find the legendary beasts, and the strategies for how to kill them.

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