{"id":75248,"date":"2015-05-11T01:01:15","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T23:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=75248"},"modified":"2015-05-11T01:03:42","modified_gmt":"2015-05-10T23:03:42","slug":"weekend-catch-up-from-ninjas-to-the-final-frontier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/75248-weekend-catch-up-from-ninjas-to-the-final-frontier","title":{"rendered":"Weekend catch-up &#8211; from ninjas to the final frontier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lot has happened this past weekend, most of it exciting, so we have a lot to talk about. Let&#8217;s start with <em>Tekken 7 <\/em>and crowd favourite Yoshimitsu:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Ninjas aliens in cybernetic pyjamas \u2013 Tekken 7<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_75258\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Tekken-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75258\" class=\"wp-image-75258 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Tekken-7.jpg\" alt=\"Tekken 7 \" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Tekken-7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Tekken-7-230x130.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-75258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Tekken 7&#8217;s<\/em> Yoshimitsu has always been one of your favourites.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Yoshimitsu has always been one of <em>Tekken&#8217;s<\/em> more inventive characters, and it&#8217;s no different in <em>Tekken <\/em>7, even in the presence of the <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/74732-tekken-7s-gigas-is-as-hefty-as-lucky-chloe-is-pink.html\">newly added Gigas and Lucky Chloe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His fighting style is largely the same, albeit with a few improvements, and we wouldn&#8217;t have it any other way.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TA1J2fSbu4E\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Did you see the conclusion to that fight? Yoshimitsu&#8217;s Rage Art is sweet!<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Jason Voorhees in his element \u2013 Mortal Kombat X<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_75254\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Mortal-Kombat-X.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75254\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75254\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Mortal-Kombat-X.jpg\" alt=\"Mortal Kombat X\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Mortal-Kombat-X.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Mortal-Kombat-X-230x130.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-75254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just when you thought <em>Mortal Kombat X<\/em> couldn&#8217;t get any gorier.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>From one blade-wielding nutter to another, only this one uses a decidedly different sort of weapon.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Voorhees&#8217; machete is a lot less about slicing and dicing, and much more about mangling and eviscerating. Observe.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sWqVsCurTGM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Get your Kombat Pack now. Don&#8217;t forget that a certain Predator is set to make an appearance as well.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>What the heck, it just got prettier \u2013 GTA V<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_75260\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-GTA-V.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75260\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75260\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-GTA-V.jpg\" alt=\"Weekend Catch-up - GTA V\" width=\"600\" height=\"329\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-75260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iCEnhancer was always going to happen for <em>GTA V<\/em>, but how far will it push it?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For the moment, the differences between Los Santos with and without iCEnhancer are subtle, but they&#8217;re certainly noticeable if you know where to look.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re unfamiliar with iCEnhancer, it and its creator, Hayssam Keilany, did <a href=\"http:\/\/www.icelaglace.com\/mods\/gtaiv\/ice30\/\">fantastic things for <em>GTA IV<\/em><\/a>. And the ENB-based graphical enhancement should hopefully do the same for <em>GTA V<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vZ0OFPjinXw\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZZCOOL\/status\/596694781398417408\">tweet<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZZCOOL\">ZZCOOL<\/a> last Friday does its best to show off a few of the differences. It&#8217;s early days for <em>GTA V&#8217;s<\/em> version of iCEnhancer, so we weren&#8217;t expecting much.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GTA 5 PC iCEnhancer Timecycle VS Stock Graphics <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/J63iyyH32c\">pic.twitter.com\/J63iyyH32c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; taltigolt (@ZZCOOL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZZCOOL\/status\/596694781398417408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s more the existence of the mod than its current progress that has us excited.<\/p>\n<p>You can see more of the mod&#8217;s good work over on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/icenhancer\/photos_stream\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Blowing things up as you know and love, but better \u2013 Battlefield 4<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_75252\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Battlefield-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75252\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75252\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Battlefield-4.jpg\" alt=\"Battlefield 4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Battlefield-4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Battlefield-4-230x130.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-75252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Battlefield 4<\/em> could still use a few improvements and additions, here&#8217;s hoping that&#8217;s what this is.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.battlefield.com\/battlefield-4\/expansion-packs\/final-stand\">Battlefield 4: Final Stand<\/a><\/em>, as far as we understood it, was meant to be the end <em>Battlefield 4&#8217;s<\/em> DLC content. That&#8217;s what Premium covers after all.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, while it is the end of Premium, it&#8217;s not the end of DLC. All future DLC, however, will be free. Fantastic.<\/p>\n<p>First up is the game&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/battlelog.battlefield.com\/bf4\/news\/view\/coming-up-in-battlefield-4-community-map-and-more\/\">Spring update<\/a>, which promises a new game mode (Gun Master Mode) and five new weapons, among a number of other changes and tweaks.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that, there&#8217;s a new night time map on the way, and possibly more. And it&#8217;s all free.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, thanks to some input from <em>Battlefield Hardline <\/em>developers, Visceral Games, DICE has developed the tech to run <em>Battlefield 4<\/em> with a 120Hz tickrate.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s still in early development, but should mean a much more accurate and dependable netcode.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/34N7hoemeiI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a little late for <em>Battlefield 4<\/em>, but we&#8217;re hoping it&#8217;s already being implemented in <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?s=battlefront&amp;submit=Search\"><em>Star Wars: Battlefront<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Batman on the ropes; dual play comes to the rescue \u2013 Batman: Arkham Knight<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_75264\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Batman-Arkham-Knight.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75264\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75264\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Batman-Arkham-Knight.jpg\" alt=\"Batman: Arkham Knight\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Batman-Arkham-Knight.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Batman-Arkham-Knight-230x130.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-75264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Of all of <em>Batman: Arkham Knight&#8217;s<\/em> villains, we&#8217;re most excited by the all-new Arkham Knight.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vray7QLfEkw\">first official Batman: Arkham Insider<\/a>, essentially <em>Batman: Arkham Knight&#8217;s<\/em> dev diary, released this weekend with a slew of information.<\/p>\n<p>Chiefly among its topics was the breakdown of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kmwLe7Mit2U\">&#8216;All Who Follow You&#8217; trailer<\/a>, the newly introduced dual play system, allowing you to swap between characters mid-combat and the many characters of <em>Arkham Knight<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a brief but delectable discussion of the return of Azrael, the Riddler and more.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vray7QLfEkw\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Just who is the Arkham Knight?<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>They&#8217;re video games Jim, but not as we know it \u2013 Star Trek<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_75256\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Star-Trek.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75256\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75256\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weekend-Catch-up-Star-Trek.jpg\" alt=\"Star Trek\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-75256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The <em>Star Trek<\/em> franchise could use a few new games, but replying the old ones for now works for us too.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Having introduced a number of sought after <em>Star Wars<\/em> titles to their library, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gog.com\">GoG.com<\/a> has recently announced that the second half of sci-fi&#8217;s most beloved pair, <em>Star Trek<\/em>, is up next.<\/p>\n<p>So far, &#8220;action\/point-and-click adventure&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gog.com\/game\/star_trek_25th_anniversary\"><strong>Star Trek: 25th Anniversary<\/strong><\/a> and sequel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gog.com\/game\/star_trek_judgment_rites\"><strong>Star Trek: Judgement Rites<\/strong><\/a> as well as &#8220;choose-your-adventure space sim&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gog.com\/game\/star_trek_starfleet_academy\"><strong>Star Trek: Starfleet Academy<\/strong><\/a> have been added. We predict more to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot happened has happened this weekend. Here are the highlights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":221,"featured_media":75262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[12065,5693,2009,13710,10862,1969,3587,12699,183,13804,13806],"class_list":["post-75248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-batman-arkham-knight","tag-battlefield-4","tag-gta-v","tag-jason-voorhees","tag-mortal-kombat-x","tag-news-2","tag-star-trek","tag-tekken-7","tag-video","tag-weekend-catch-up","tag-yoshimitsu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75248"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75266,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75248\/revisions\/75266"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}