Welcome to the community news!
Devblog
Every Monday we at Stunlock Studios publish a dev blog! The latest one talks more in detail about the upcoming campaign mode as well as the new quest system.
You can find it at https://blog.battlerite.com/dev-blog-019/
The Proving Grounds Recap
Did you miss last week's The Proving Grounds? No problem! At the beginning of each week we have a recap written up over on https://blog.battlerite.com/. We also compile links to the matches in a neat and handy way if you want to see the action for yourself. You can find the latest article here.
Video Roundup
We have some awesome video content being created by the Battlerite community each week. Here's a few of them!
Best of Battlerite
Published weekly, BattleManly puts up videos highlighting different cool or humorous plays that have happened in Battlerite each week. Check the latest one out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBkyaLjRpIM
Topplerite
Topplerite are back creating new videos, with a different approach but with the same trademark quality editing.This is the second episode of their new "Outplay Series"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2y9J6aN0Ss
EpicRite
A relatively new channel, EpicRite, posts two types of videos regularly, what they call "Win Compilations" and "Fail Compilations". The former showcases cool and impressive plays, while the latter feature funny clips with mistakes or just amusing situations. This is the latest video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYyPc47kmyk
They seem eager for feedback so make sure to comment your thoughts about their videos!
Fanart
This time we have an artwork of the upcoming Champion Blossom, made by Darinushka. She's a regular contributor of fanart and I highly suggest checking out her other work as well!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=947280200
http://darinushka.deviantart.com/
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Tournaments
You can keep an eye on http://battleritewiki.com/ for a schedule of some of the upcoming tournaments.
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Region(s): Europe, North America
Battlerekt: The Proving Grounds continues next week, on Wednesday, June 21st and Thursday, June 22nd. It's a 3v3 tournament series held over 10 weeks in both North America and Europe, with a total prize pool of $20 000!
Every week the tournament is held in two stages: on Wednesdays all matches before top 4 are played, unstreamed. On Thursdays the top 4 is played over on NGE's stream, with the traditional Battlerekt production value. The stream begins 19:00 CEST for Europe, and 5 PM PDT for NA.
It's free to sign up and participate, and you can do so here: https://smash.gg/tournament/battlerekt-the-proving-grounds-week-8
You can also view all the upcoming Proving Grounds tournaments here:
https://smash.gg/BattleRektLeague
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Region(s): Europe
ESL Play will be hosting two tournaments during the next 7 days:
- ESL 2v2 Open is held on Saturday, June 17th at 18:00 CEST. The first placing team will win Emperor Scorpions. You can find more information here: https://play.eslgaming.com/battlerite/europe/battlerite/open/early-access-eu-2on2-cup-14/
- ESL 1v1 Open is held on Thursday, June 22nd at 19:00 CEST. The first placing player will win Emperor Scorpions. You can find more information here: https://play.eslgaming.com/battlerite/europe/battlerite/open/early-access-eu-1on1-cup-33/
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Region(s): Europe
Esports Wall will be holding multiple tournaments during the next seven days.
- Battlerite Brawlers Tripple (3v3) starts today, Friday, June 16th, at 20:30 CEST.
- BattleRite Brawlers Duo (2v2) starts on Monday, June 19th, at 20:30 CEST
- BattleRite Brawlers Duo (2v2) starts on Wednesday, June 21st at 20:30 CEST
By participating and doing well in these tournaments you will earn points which you can exchange for prizes on their site. The winners also receive Emperor Scorpions. You can find more information about their tournaments at: https://esportswall.com/games/battlerite/tournaments
You will also be able to view the tournaments at www.twitch.tv/battleright
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Region(s): North America
Pro Rivalry League has moved the day of their tournaments and will be hosting their weekly 3v3 Battlerite tournament on Sunday, June 18th, at 2:00 PM EDT. They have recently updated their ruleset to try and encourage more newcomers to participate in their events, you can read more here.
There is $300 in the prize pot. You can sign up and find more information at http://prorl.com/view-tournament.php?id=230
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Region(s): Brazil
Next week the King of the Arena series held in Brazil will continue with a 2v2
tournament on Monday June 19th, at 3:00 PM PDT, and 3v3 tournament on Tuesday June 20th, 3:00 PM PDT.
The winner of the tournament will get to play against the reigning Kings, with the Kings earning in-game prizes based upon how long they remain undefeated. Naturally, the team that defeats the reigning team will take their place for the next occasion.
Go to http://www.ultimatearena.net/kingofthearena/en/ for more information and signups.
You can watch the games live at https://www.twitch.tv/metagamestv (stream in Portuguese (Brazil))
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