Reignbeauxdash here with some of the top stories this week in news from the video gaming world.
- Leaks from the upcoming issue of CoroCoro magazine have indicated that there will be a new form of evolution for select Pokemon in X and Y dubbed “Mega-Evolution”. It doesn’t seem to be a new type of evolution entirely, but instead a way of changing the looks and Abilities of existing Pokemon temporarily. — http://serebii.net/index2.shtml
- Sundance DiGiovanni, the founder of Major League Gaming, unceremoniously dropped a bombshell on Twitter earlier today: there will be no Starcraft 2 at MLG Columbus this November. It’s sad to hear about, but not entirely unexpected. — https://twitter.com/MLGSundance/status/365456087677284355
- HiRez Studios has decided to shift community discussion for Tribes Ascend from their own forums to other platforms, reddit in particular. They did so with only a days notice (and have subsequently deleted their own forums), and without informing the reddit community beforehand. Understandably, the community for the game (or what’s left of it after HiRez gave up on the game and moved entirely to Smite) is frustrated. — http://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/1jt5o7/games_developer_hirez_with_a_less_than_stellar/
- The International 3 DOTA 2 Championships, the largest eSports event to date, got underway yesterday. Give it a look-see. — http://www.dota2.com/international/home/overview/
- King of Fighters 13 will be coming to PC through Steam sometime in the future. It was leaked through a trailer that is currently unavailable on Steam. — http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2013/aug/07/king-fighters-13-making-its-way-pc-trailer-leaked-steam/
- Lastly, here’s something to crush your hope in humanity. Snoop Lion’s Snoopify app has a sticker that looks like weed selling for 100 dollars. People are actually buying it. — http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/06/snoopify-app-sells-99-99-digital-sticker-people-actually-buy-it/
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