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Redeem code: Overwatch’s Incoming Competitive Mode

Posted on June 23, 2016June 23, 2016 by Richard Griever

PSN Redeem Code: Blizzard’s Info on Competitive Mode this end of June!

Overwatch’s competitive mode was supposed to be released at the same time with the actual game, but it was then delayed to late June. While it isn’t much of a problem for most folks, it’s been a bone of contention for players that want to take Overwatch to hyper esports levels right off the bat. No matter because it is coming and coming very soon with a lot of reworking, tweaks and rewards.

First of all, the seasons for the competitive mode are expected to last for about three months, lining up properly with the four seasons. Naturally, the first ever season of Overwatch would be the Summer competitive season.

Next, the company plans to tweak the Assault format to cut down on the number of matches going into Overtime. It happens anywhere from 35 to 50 percent of the time, which Blizzard felt was a bit too high.

Blizzard also overhauled the entire progression system of the game and the competitive tiers that people got used to back in beta have been removed completely. In their place is a new system that will feature a matchmaking ranking that is based on a player skill rating from one to 100. Player skill ratings and averages will be shown before and after matches, and you will also be able to see if you are playing against a pre-made group. Xbox redeem code for Overwatch. Blizzard says that this may result in skill ratings occasionally dropping, but the company plans to monitor this system to make sure it is working as intended.

Lastly,Blizzard added some cosmetic incentives to competitive play via golden weapons and various other things. These will include new sprays and player icons that will only be obtainable during each season. A pretty good time to get an Overwatch redeem code then for some esports competitiveness.

Steam Account Value Pick: Phantom Brave on PC!

Posted on June 23, 2016June 23, 2016 by Richard Griever

Oh, holy crap, when did this get by me? Nippon Ichi, the creator of the extremely famous Disgaea series, isn’t too well known for making PC releases other than the Disgaea PC sometime back. With the release of Phantom Brave on Steam, it’s pretty clear what direction the company is taking. The console industry certainly is a small demographic considering that the IPs Nippon Ichi often develops are for niche markets. What better way to find more of this niche market than by having their beloved games, such as Phantom Brave, available on a previously unexplored platform? And even more importantly, a platform as big as a Steam account?

Steam Account Value: A Gem of a Series

Initially released in 2004 for the Playstation 2, Phantom Brave found itself moderate commercial success but quite some acclaim from RPG aficionados. As a tactical role-playing game, Phantom Brave’s gameplay occurs on an isometric board, akin to the Disgaea series and other tactical games like Final Fantasy Tactics or Vandal Hearts. Unlike the Disgaea series, however, there are only a few true playable protagonists and most unit creation is done via “phantoms” through Marona, the female lead.

Marona sends out phantom allies and has them inhabit inanimate objects throughout the playing field, like rocks or trees, that determine their overall combat capabilities. Specific objects give specific stats and abilities to specific classes, making it a tactical decision as to where to confine a specific phantom. Up to 14 phantoms can be dispatched during any given battle, but the phantoms can only be confined to the physical world for a particular number of turns. The number of turns that a character can stay confined is based upon their class.

Steam Account Value: A Great Story

Phantom Brave comes from a period in time in the gaming industry where there was a strict adherence to maintaining a fantastic story. Akin to its Nippon Ichi contemporaries, Phantom Brave hosts a long and great story that distinguishes itself from the Disgaea series by maintaining a serious sense of self with only a few sprinkles of comedy in between.

If you’ve never played this game, then I suggest you stuff up your Steam account value with this amazing game. Buying steam keys for this is also going to be a big deal because the success of Phantom Brave (and Disgaea PC beforehand) will determine if Nippon Ichi will continue to publish their games on PC. Believe me, this game is worth every penny.

Steam Codes: Civilization VI Announcement Trailer

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Richard Griever

Amidst the rumble and tumble of other hyped things like Overwatch, Batman V Superman, the Warcraft Movie, and the imminence of E3 2016, some things, like Civilization 6, somehow got swept under the rug of mainstream obscurity.

That’s pretty sad, all things considered, because the 4X grand strategy IP is one of the greatest of its generation that has proven itself with every iteration of having deep complexity, addictive gameplay, and tons of content.

Firaxis games had recently announced their flagship game, Civilization 6, will be released on Oct. 21, 2016, along with a release trailer.

Steam Codes: A New 4X

The last game, Civilization 5, was launched to huge success and critical acclaim. However, the next Civilization game, Beyond Earth, while not directly in line with the core series, didn’t do so well due to the many imbalances and bugs.

Firaxis hopes to remedy that with the sixth installment of the series, claiming that the newest game in their popular IP will introduce new ways in engaging with the game world.

One of the biggest changes that we’ll see a departure in from previous titles is that cities will now actually grow and expand, physically. This means that cities won’t just occupy one tile in the game world but will eventually grow enough to occupy multiple tiles. This turns the standard play of Civilization on its head entirely as people will have to plan out even more where they decide to make a city, especially the first one.

The active research of a certain technology and culture will now even affect how progressive a certain civilization is. For example, while your civilization is actively researching Writing, meaning that it’s still in progress to be completed, certain stats will increase and decrease, affecting your Civilization’s actual work capacity to a certain extent. This makes planning out research much more essential when compared to past games. Interactions with other civilizations will also be greatly improved upon as it is leaning to how diplomacy worked in the 4th game rather than the watered-down, bipolar tendencies of AI in the 5th game (I’m looking at you, Gandhi).

Multiplayer will also be greatly enhanced, “designed to be easily completed in a single session,” as opposed to the very lengthy meta Civilization 5 has at present. While it sounds promising, one can’t help but wonder if they’re going to dumb down the gameplay to a point where it might not be as good. But all of that is speculation right now and all we can really do is remain positive that Civilization 6 will redeem Firaxis from the mess, Beyond Earth. Hopefully, we’ll get some early access for Steam codes on this game.

Steam Account Value Esports: 2016 Capcom Pro Tour Rules

Posted on May 24, 2016 by James Young

Times are changing in the Esports landscape as other forms of Esports, like fighting games, claw their way up to the top to match the success of MOBAs in the past half-decade. It comes to no surprise that Capcom, the leading game company in the fighting game industry, wants to clean up the standards of their tournaments to match a professionalism we find in sports in general.

Steam Account Value: Less Hype in Inappropriate Conduct

It’s been recently announced that there are a couple of new rules in the Capcom Pro Tour (CPT) for this 2016 that may rub a few wrongly. There are a few new rules that were a long time coming like the banning of swearing within the tournament proper, harassment, collusion and “other types of conduct deemed inappropriate at Capcom’s sole discretion.”

With these new rulings, the “hype” that players like Filipino Champ bring to the table may be sidetracked as they treat these things as types of trashtalk that is a necessity in competitive scenes like this. Of course, they aren’t truly needed, but it does create a dent in what people have come to expect in tourneys these days. Fortunately, remember that this is only for the CPT and nothing more. Capcom, I surmise, merely wants a respectable and professional sport like what the NBA or NFL do (or should do, at least). It naturally follows that this sort of sportsmanship be passed on to the online realm to foster a better attitude and more players playing. Nothing else will ever increase your Steam Account value than that.

Steam Account: No More Gambling in Tourneys

But the biggest blow to the community may be the new ruling on gambling within the tourney. “Gambling of any form is now banned from all events, and violators may be ejected and even banned from the Pro Tour altogether.” This is a serious thing as the fighting game community tends to enjoy the common sidebet and the even more common money matches between players. Granted, I believe this will help the community grow more, at least within the bounds of Capcom’s events and, in part, help the fighting game community in general, but a lot of folks are going to be take aback by this. A lot of the very hype moments in FGC history always had money involved where the stakes were very real and very high.

But, again, this is only for the CPT and, presumably, other Capcom tournaments in the future.

Steam Keys Esports: Daigo & Co. Dropped by Mad Catz

Posted on April 12, 2016May 20, 2016 by James Young

It has recently come to light that Mad Catz is taking a different direction with its company and may drop top tier fighting gamers Daigo Umehara, Mago, Tokido, and others, who are top Street Fighter players in the world, from company sponsorship. Rumors have it that the company is in dire straits at the moment and is in need of all of its partitioned budgets to be focused on a solitary project.

Steam Keys Esports: The Company’s Direction

Not only that, but Mad Catz has recently announced that it will be laying off 37% of its staff in order to support its new hierarchy. With another former Mad Catz sponsored fighting gamer, Poongko, signing off on DoTA’s Team Secret, the Mad Catz hullabaloo is just further being amplified.

Daigo Umehara, one of the most, if not the most, successful individual esports athlete has been sponsored by Mad Catz for an extremely long time. Along with his contemporaries, Tokido and Mago, they are only three of the Fighting game gods of Japan that will be without any financial backing if their contracts are not renewed. The players themselves have stated that their initial contracts will end or have ended this March of 2016 and are unsure of their future with the company.

Steam Keys Esports: The Future of the Mad Catz Gods

If worse comes to worst, they will be forced to part ways with Mad Catz, however there won’t be any real difficulty in finding some other to sponsor them. Like what was earlier stated with Poongko, many Moba esports teams have been opening their doors to professional fighting gamers and they may well be picked up by other prolific teams such as Evil Geniuses, Red Bull, Razer, or maybe even Invictus Gaming. There is no shortage of teams that are willing to sponsor three of the best Street Fighter players in the world, it’s all a matter of what they will choose.

It’s in my opinion that this is going to be a grave error that Mad Catz will regret in the near future if they do not renew the contracts of their players. While the company may be flogging at the moment, it’s been famed for sponsoring Daigo Umehara and his fellow gods, and would do itself a disservice in letting that distinction go. Nothing is set in stone at the moment, so we’ll wait for further developments on that front.

For more esports news, follow Steam Keys Esports column every week for news on the latest happening in the various scenes around the globe. Check out marketplaces for cheap Steam games and Steam redeem code to get in on the action in Mobas and Fighting Games.

Steam Keys – Insights about Virtual Reality

Posted on April 6, 2016May 20, 2016 by James Young

Virtual reality is a huge trend in the gaming industry. Gaming companies are working really hard to give its consumers the best virtual reality experience. The thing is: they are not successful. All virtual reality games coming today are just a mere beta. It is not the real thing. Unfortunately, the legitimate virtual reality is yet to come. Currently, the industry offers various goggles and virtual reality controllers, which are not sufficient in order to experience the real virtual reality. Soon, many of these games will make their way to your very own Steam Account.

Steam Keys – Insights about Virtual Reality: Don’t be satisfied!

If you accept the current virtual reality, companies will stop improving the technology. They will just simply inherent the current virtual reality and take the momentum, thus, stop improving the virtual reality’s experience.

It is like the newly released hover board (with wheels). The real hover board supposed to hover. It is not supposed to have wheels.

Keep the dream alive! Do not be satisfied. The way companies develop technology is how they get feedbacks from consumers. If the consumers are satisfied, what is the point of further development? In other words, if they manage to satisfy the consumer, Steam keys will certainly stop selling.

Insights about Virtual Reality: Goggles and Controller?

The package always goes like: here are goggles and its controller. It is crap. It is like goggles with screen inside, which differs none when staring at the monitor.

We still do not know what virtual reality should look or feel like. It might feel like entering a dream. It might look like medical equipment. We do not know. Our only hope is the developers.

Insights about Virtual Reality: Satisfaction

When are we supposed to be satisfied? Let’s show our satisfaction when the best games are being released in virtual reality. Like square enix released a Final Fantasy series as virtual reality platform.

With the way things go, it looks like it is going to take decades.

Steam Account Value – TOS’ Exclusive Access is it worth?

Posted on March 29, 2016May 20, 2016 by James Young

One of the most awaited MMORPG in the world – Tree of Savior. The game has finally come internationally with steam as its platform and Nexon as its publisher. It’s easy to get into this game via your Steam account.

The game has so much hype that players overlooked the flaws of the game.

This article is not meant to bash tree of savior. In fact, some part of it is meant to bash tree of savior, but also to emphasize the good sides of the game. Do not take this article wrong. It is simply an honest review of TOS.

Steam Account Value – TOS’ Exclusive Access: Pay to Win

We have no leads yet on what will become of TOS in the future. However, there is an ominous factor that threatens tree of savior – its publisher – Nexon.

Nexon is a well known publisher for converting good MMORPG to trash MMORPG. Before being able to play competitively, they are going to milk tons of money from players, which becomes a competition of real life wealth than in-game skills. It is pay to win. If you have no money, get lost. If you have money to throw, you are welcome.

Steam Account Value – TOS’ Exclusive Access: the Grind

This is a game where you can truly say “the grind is real.” Tree of savior has no level limit. Wait. There is a level limit. It is level 1000. You heard it right. Level 1000. In the close beta, grinding from level 1 to 50 is hell. Now, imagine grinding from level 1 to 1000.

But wait there is more! Since pitiful tree of savior is under the hands of joker Nexon, expect that you have to buy something in order to grind efficiently. Without it, it is going to take you years.

Steam Account Value – TOS’ Exclusive Access: the Joke

It is said to be that tree of savior has over 80 classes, which sounds amazing at first, while, in fact, upon transcending a class, the class only gives 2 or 4 new skills.

Discuss what you think about tree of savior with players with high steam account value who are hyped with the game!

The Division: Clancy’s New Game for Steam Account Users

Posted on March 14, 2016May 20, 2016 by James Young

Tom Clancy’s The Division is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by Ubisoft Massive, with assistance from Red Storm Entertainment. It was announced during Ubisoft’s E3 2013 press conference, together with a seven-minute gameplay demo. The game was released worldwide on March 8, 2016.

Get the game with your Steam Account for a New FPS game encounter and experience.

Division’s Game Play for Steam Account Users

The Division takes place in mid-crisis Manhattan, an open world with destructive environments that are free for players to explore. The player’s mission is to restore order by investigating the source of a virus. The gameplay is similar to other third-person-shooters, in which player character can carry three weapons, and explosives like sticky bombs and smart mines to fight against enemies.

As players progress, they earn experience points and currency. They can use this currency, to buy weapons and gear, and use the points to learn new talents and skills. Players have to complete missions to learn active talents such as the ability to throw healing grenades deploy automated gun turrets or use radar pulse, which can tag enemies. The game features a dynamic, time based weather system which may bring benefits or disadvantages to players. For instance, storms can hinder player’s visibility and make aiming difficult. The game also features a day-night cycle which will change the behaviors of enemies in the game.

Steam Account Game Purchase

Get your CD Keys for the original game of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD and purchase yourself a copy of the game to play it yourself non-stop. There are marketplaces and hubs where players are offering game Steam CD Key for your Steam Account for his game with an affordable price.

If you are interested in playing these kinds of games with an interesting game play get your game now for your Steam account.

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