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  • Riot Games Halves Staff of 2v2 Fighter 2XKO Weeks After Console Launch

    Formerly Project L, Featuring Characters from League of Legends

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    Original Post: https://www.riotgames.com/en/news/an-update-on-2xko

    As we expanded from PC to console, we saw consistent trends in how players were engaging with 2XKO. The game has resonated with a passionate core audience, but overall momentum hasn’t reached the level needed to support a team of this size long term.

    Video Explainer

    Coverage from Around the Web:

    https://www.polygon.com/riot-games-2xko-layoffs

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  • Final Fantasy V: Whirlwind Fiesta

    Live Race Rematch between NeoKakarot and Madness

    NeoKakarot is a fanatic of JRPGs, anime, and DOTA with an especially soft spot for games by Nihon Falcom. You can follow Neo’s work via YouTube or Patreon.

    Writes Neo, the winner of the last live race by a score of 2-0 (VOD here):

    Ladies and Gentlemen! The rematch of the Final Fantasy V Whirlwind Randomizer Fiesta race with ‪@Mandess302-s5i‬ is upon us! This Saturday at 5:00 PM MST!

    Can underdog Madness prevail against the reigning Fiesta Roles Leader in Neo in this rematch? Will we see a reemergence of the inescapable Mummy?

    Mark your calendars for an epic race this Saturday!

    clymax will be sponsoring game-key giveaways for his rando mods based on the number of likes on the video.

    Badge Awarded:

    Whirlwind Racer

    Crossposts on Social Media:

    Final Fantasy V: Whirlwind (SFC)
    byu/cIymax inFinalFantasyMods

    Related Post:

    Final Fantasy V: Whirlwind Fiesta

    For more mods or events like this, check us out on Discord.

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  • Discord to Restrict Certain Features Behind ID Verification or Facial Recognition

    Blurred Content and Rerouted DMs, But What Could Be Next?

    Announcement: https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally

    • Content Filters: Discord users will need to be age-assured as adults in order to unblur sensitive content or turn off the setting.
    • Age-gated Spaces – Only users who are age-assured as adults will be able to access age-restricted channels, servers, and app commands. 
    • Message Request Inbox: Direct messages from people a user may not know are routed to a separate inbox by default, and access to modify this setting is limited to age-assured adult users.
    • Friend Request Alerts: People will receive warning prompts for friend requests from users they may not know.
    • Stage Restrictions: Only age-assured adults may speak on stage in servers.

    Heavily ratioed tweet:

    Coverage from Around the Web

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  • Prototype Webgame Available

    V Whirlwind Online (Alpha)

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    Inspired by classic FF titles, the webgame features the following:

    • Your hero name is based on your ff5central username.
    • Your victories are logged and shown on a prototype leaderboard linked below.
    • Auto unlocking of based badges is supported—see below.
    • At this time, access is restricted to certain members in Discord. [Update 1/28: access opened to all registered users on the website. Certain game features exclusive to certain Discord members.]

    To access the webgame, click Play in the top menu.

    Player Leaderboards

    Player Ranking

    Sample Awardable Badge

    Webgame Pioneer

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