Should God exist, in final days,

when Earth at last rolls to a stop

trembles, ancient and tattered, stays

and all the graves are lifted up,

then I will come before your God

and, eyes without a blink, will stand.

My gaze will burn through his facade,

and He will shake in fear of Man.

And if he dares to damn the souls

of those without the faith he needs

without regard for lives so full

of light, I call it jealousy.

Then when the blinded grip of Fate

claws at my back, I will not go,

but glare into the very face

of God, and I will whisper, “No.”

“For who are You, that You judge me?

The Slaughterer of untouched youth,

the source of serpent, apple, greed—

all evil oozes from your wounds!”

“And who am I, that I should lie

stricken and mute before You? No!

I name you tyrant, genocide!

Into the jaws of Hell you go!”

So on that fabled final day,

I will not kneel before your Lord,

but speak my mind and have my say

and leave under my own accord.

Then with a sigh, He will collapse,

return to dust, and float away.

For robbed at last of thunderclaps,

your god will have no words to say.

We're proud to announce that IPLAYWINNER and TEAM SPOOKY are working on a very exciting project with Capcom—a live reality show for Street Fighter x Tekken titled "Cross Assault" — that is going to take everything you know and love about streams and the fighting game scene to a completely new level.

"Cross Assault" is live and uncut, spanning the course of 7 days, with two teams — Team Street Fighter and Team Tekken — facing off against each other under the coaching of two legendary players from the fighting game community, all with a grand prize of $25,000.

Five players will be chosen for each team, all competing in a series of skill-based challenges surrounding Street Fighter x Tekken, with the coach for each team working with the players to find the most effective strategies to lead their team to victory. Players who don't make the cut will have to rely on their fighting game skills to avoid being eliminated from the competition. That's right, being dope at boogie boarding or jump roping wont help you here — it's all about your fighting game skills in "Cross Assault"!

IPLAYWINNER and TEAM SPOOKY are pulling the best of the best from the community to make this a production unlike anything you've seen before. We've assembled an all-star team — many of which who helped make the EVO2K11 stream one of the most watched competitive gaming events of all time — to ensure this is a production that stays true to what makes the fighting game community so amazing.

If you're ready to see if you've got what it takes, create a video blog detailing why you should be on "Cross Assault". We're not looking for scrubs here so make sure you include footage or proof that you're a seasoned fighting game player who's serious about the game. That said, we're also not just cherry picking top players. We're looking at many other factors such as interesting personalities, comments left on the videos, likes, dislikes - everything!

Once your video is ready submit the URL here: http://www.capcom-unity.com/go/crossassault/signup

You must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of the United States (including the District of Columbia) at the time of application. If you are chosen to participate in the Program, you will be required to show proof of age and residence prior to participation.

So when do we go live with "Cross Assault"? Exact dates will be revealed very soon but you can expect to tune in sometime in late February with the Grand Finals taking place live at Final Round in Atlanta, GA. In the meantime, stay tuned to IPW and Capcom-Unity for all the latest "Cross Assault" developments!

While working on Diablo III we've been called out for messing around with systems too much, that the game is good as-is and we should just release it. I think that's a fair argument to make, but I also think it's incorrect. Our job isn't just to put out a game, it's to release the next Diablo game. No one will remember if the game is late, only if it's great. We trust in our ability to put out a great game, but we're not quite there yet. In addition to finishing and polishing the content of the game we're continuing to iterate on some of the core game systems. So all that said, I'd like to provide everyone an update on some of the systems we're currently working on.

We're changing core character attributes to Strength, Dexterity, Intellect, and Vitality, and the benefits each stat provides is being broken down as:


Strength
+Barbarian damage

+Armor

Dexterity
+Demon Hunter damage

+Monk damage

+Dodge

Intellect
+Wizard damage

+Witch Doctor damage

+Health from globes

Vitality
+Health

 
We're dropping Defense, Attack, and Precision as attributes, Armor is taking over for what Defense used to provide, +Physical Resist will take over for Armor, and +Chance to Crit will fill in for Precision. Obviously these stat changes are one of the bigger systems changes we're currently working on as they have far reaching requirements to re-itemize and balance the game.