Patrick Bonifacio

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Tekken 8 Emergency Patch: Devs Break Silence With Small Preview

1 week ago | hotspawn.com | Patrick Bonifacio

But anyway, Tekken 8 developer and publisher Bandai Namco just announced today that the upcoming emergency patch, which they revealed a few days after Season 2’s release, will drop on Thursday, April 17th. They did so through a post on their official X account just before midnight Eastern Time, along with some other additional details regarding further gameplay and balance changes.
ESL One Raleigh Grand Finals: PARIVISION Make It Two For Two

1 week ago | hotspawn.com | Patrick Bonifacio

Their grand final performance against Team Spirit was nothing short of spectacular, and they’ve convinced everyone watching that they are still a force to be reckoned with. Game 1: Yatoro Makes a Critical MistakeThe first game was quite indicative of how evenly matched the series could have been, as it was actually a very even contest literally up to the very end.
ESL One Raleigh: Team Spirit Finally Make A LAN Final This Season

1 week ago | hotspawn.com | Patrick Bonifacio

Roster changes after The International last year saw them sneakily improve overall this season, with their only sub-top 4 results thus far being BLAST Slam 1 where they were eliminated in 9th-10th place, and FISSURE Universe Episode 4 where they fell just outside the top 4.
ESL One Raleigh: Can Nigma Galaxy Get Themselves To The Grand Finals?

2 weeks ago | hotspawn.com | Patrick Bonifacio

Fortunately for them and their fans, they were able to dodge elimination in this tournament, even though they lost all six of their games after going 4-0 in the first day. They’ve now got a shot at actually making some noise in the lower bracket after their initial winning streak. And as luck would have it, they happen to be up against one of the teams that they do pretty decently against most days: BetBoom Team.
ESL One Raleigh: PARIVISION Keep Hot Streak Going

2 weeks ago | hotspawn.com | Patrick Bonifacio

ESL One: PARIVISION’s PlaygroundThis team is hitting its stride again at a pretty good time, considering that they’ve not won a premier tournament since Bangkok — which took place all the way in September 2024. And while they did win that competition in highly convincing fashion, another first place finish here would certainly help their case in terms of direct invites to The International.
ESL One Raleigh: Talon And Shopify Mathematically Eliminated

2 weeks ago | hotspawn.com | Patrick Bonifacio

This is because both Shopify Rebellion and Talon Esports are now mathematically eliminated from Group A, making them the first two casualties of the tournament thus far. They have both gone 1-7 in maps, which is hardly surprising given their respective rosters’ strengths relative to the shark-infested waters at Raleigh. PARIVISION Enjoy the ESL One BuffThere just seems to be something with PARIVISION and ESL One tournaments.
ESL One Raleigh Viewer's Guide

2 weeks ago | hotspawn.com | Patrick Bonifacio

As the name would suggest, this one will take place in Raleigh, North Carolina — specifically at the Raleigh Convention Center. The venue itself is no stranger to esports events, with tournaments like MLG Raleigh being held there way long ago. If you’re a North American Dota fan, you definitely don’t want to miss seeing ESL One Raleigh. When is ESL One Raleigh Happening? ESL One Raleigh is set to start tomorrow, April 7th, with the group stage starting at 12pm ET/9am PT.
ESL One Raleigh: More NA Help Incoming As Bryle Subs In For Nisha

2 weeks ago | hotspawn.com | Patrick Bonifacio

Due to visa issues, @nishadota won’t be able to make Raleigh, in his stead we have @bryledota who was gracious enough to last minute stand in. Nisha will return for all remaining tournaments, Ty for understanding and cheer for bryle yasss— William Blitz Lee (@Blitz_DotA) April 5, 2025As mentioned, this is now the second instance of a player having to skip out on playing at ESL One Raleigh for this very reason.
Opinion: Tekken 8 Season 2 Was A Conscious Decision By Bandai Namco

3 weeks ago | hotspawn.com | Patrick Bonifacio

Nothing solidified my love for this kind of game design more than Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, which to this day is still the GOAT Tekken title in my eyes. It was minimalistic and modest by today’s standards; there was no Rage or Heat System, no extremely lengthy combos that were both damaging and had good wall carry, and most importantly, no forced 50/50 mixups every five seconds. Just pure, cerebral, Good Ass Tekken™.
DJ Salvatore Ganacci Bizarrely Announced As Fourth Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves Guest Character

3 weeks ago | hotspawn.com | Patrick Bonifacio

Known for EDM hits like “Talk”, “Horse”, and “Take Me to America”, Ganacci shot to fame (or infamy, depending on who you ask) after his live performances at Tomorrowland Festival in Belgium in 2018 and 2019. There, his comedic dancing won the hearts of EDM fans on the internet, as clips of his performance went immediately viral. SNK announced his incoming arrival as a guest character in City of the Wolves earlier this afternoon, on several of their official social media channels.