Oddworld's Abe DLC in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale cancelled

In late December, we reported that Oddworld Inhabitants, Inc were still trying to get Oddworld's Abe into PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.

Steward Gilray, the CEO of Oddworld Inhabitants, Inc noted on Twitter that Abe was able to make it into the game and was originally planned as DLC for in April or May, but unfortunately they were cancelled.

Yesterday, when Sony announced they cut ties with SuperBot Entertainment and that Sony Santa Monica would be handling all future DLC for the game. Unfortunately, it appears some of the DLC has been cancelled with no intention of releasing it.

Most commented stories, filters and news areas for Injustice and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale added to EventHubs

Following through on some of the requests we've heard from readers, we've added a few new areas and features to EventHubs. First off, we have a most commented section, which lists the most talked about stories over the last two weeks by our readers. You can find a new side bar on every page on EventHubs which lists the top 5 stories, for quick reference, and then a link below to see the whole shebang.

Also, we've added new sections for Injustice: Gods Among Us and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale so you can view the back log of past stories about each game.

This also enables the ability to filter out news about these titles, if you so wish, which can be accomplished by editing your profile.

We have some very exciting features will be rolling out in the relatively near future, including expansions to our Fight Tracker area, which we'll be announcing here on the front page when they're ready.

Shoutouts to TheUncharted, for once again making these things a reality.

SuperBot Entertainment hit with layoffs, report says around 20 people lost jobs

A Sony spokesperson confirmed with IGN that SuperBot Entertainment has been hit by a round of layoffs and made a reduction in their workforce today.

News first broke by Insomniac game designer, Mike Birkhead on Twitter, and Sony has since confirmed.

While the exact numbers aren't known, Mike noted in a response that it was around 20 people in total.

Keep in mind, SuperBot posted a few new jobs back in mid-December, which hint towards a sequel to PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.

It's also worth noting that both the PS3 and PS Vita version of the game were in the top 10 sales for the month of December.

Tip sent in by PotKettleB1ack.

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale patch 1.05 now live - Kratos, Drake, Raiden and general changes

It has been reported by several users that the 1.05 patch for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is now live on PlayStation 3 and Vita. The patch is said to have made changes to Raiden, Nathan Drake, Kratos and some general changes including network stability, the addition of the Store button on the main menu and more.

You can check out the list provided by the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale forum below.

Tips by StarGalaxy777, Adelflame and a few anonymous readers.

SoCal Regionals 2013 results, exhibitions, battle logs, stream archives and schedule

Updated with final results: This story has been updated with the final results from the SoCal Regionals 2013 tournament.

The SoCal Regionals 2013 tournament kicked off in Irvine California on January 18th, at the University of California, and ran through Sunday evening. There were tournaments for multiple games, including exhibition matches for Street Fighter X Tekken v2013 and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

Notable players who attended included: WW|Infiltration, EG|Justin Wong, AGE|NYChrisG, coL|Filipino Champ, RZR|Latif, EG|PR Balrog, EG|Ricky Ortiz, BT|Dieminion, BT|MarlinPie, AGE|Snake Eyez, CCG|Chi-Rithy, Mike Ross, BT|Clockw0rk, Combofiend, AGE|Vangief, LU|Alex Valle, DMG|iPeru, DMG|Juicebox Abel, CCG|Air, AGE|FlashMetroid, BT|Viscant, EG|fLoE and many more.

Hit the jump to check out the live streams, a schedule and many more details.

Tom Cannon: Injustice and Playstation All-Stars were both very close to making it to this year's Evolution

Evolution's co-founder, Tom Cannon recently did an interview over on GameSpot. He discusses changes to the tournaments format, various games that almost made it to this years event, how they plan to manage all eight games, Smash Bros, Mortal Kombat, Injustice and more.

Here's an excerpt.

Check out the full interview over on GameSpot.

Kat and Emmet Graves' move listings for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale added to to EventHubs

Since Emmet Graves and Kat's release date was announced earlier today, we thought it would be a good time to add their move listings to the website.

These guides have already been added to the game's character directory, and are linked below.

Both Emmet and Kat will be avaialbe on February 12, 2013 as a free download for the first two weeks.

Additionally, if you missed their character trailers you can check them out after the jump.

Reveal trailers for Kat and Emmett - free DLC characters for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

Reveal trailers for Kat and Emmett, two free DLC characters, for a short time, for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale were released today. Also, a new level titled Fearless, which is a mash up between Heavenly Sword and Wipeout, will be available to buy in February.

The new DLC characters for PSASBR will be available on February 12, 2013 and free to download for two whole weeks, so make sure you hop on and grab them straight away.

Kat is an up-close melee fighter who uses her ability to manipulate gravity to turn the tide in battle, while Emmett Graves brings the "Build & Battle" style from Starhawk, calling down different structures to help him out. Hit the jump to see the other video.

Updated: Wednesday Night Fights 6.5 results and stream archive - SSF4 AE v2012, TTT2 & PSASBR from Level|Up

Updated with results and a stream archive: Tournament results and a stream archive for SSF4 AE v2012, TTT2 and PSASBR have been added into this story.

Level|Up will be streaming Wednesday Night Fights 6.5 live from Super Arcade in Walnut, California. Tonight's stream will kick off at 9:30 p.m. PDT / 4:30 a.m. GMT.

Tonight, they will be streaming, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012.

Hit the jump to check out the stream.

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale makes top 10 best sellers for December for both PlayStation 3 and PS Vita

Sony has released the list of top of the selling PlayStation 3, PSN and PS Vita games for the month of December. PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale was able to get in top 10 for both PS3 and PS Vita.

A Crash Bandicoot redesign could be the possible reason for his absence in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale fans have been asking for SuperBot to put the infamous Crash Bandicoot in their game. Omar Kendall had mentioned they were in negotiations, however we haven't heard much about it since.

What looks to be a redesign of Crash has been spotted on Vicarious Visions' Facebook page, and this could be the possible reason for the absence of Crash in PlayStation All-Stars.

The SuperBot Twitter had also mentioned that we would have more information on Crash making an appearance in the game, but unfortunately the conversation has since been deleted (you can see it here).

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Via PlayStation LifeStyle.

Seth Killian: Hoping to have solid release information on Kat and Emmet soon - PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

Seth Killian was on Twitter earlier today and gave everyone a small update the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale DLC characters Kat and Emmett.

He notes they are planning to have solid release information soon and that they also hope to have them at SoCal Regionals, which takes place next weekend.

Sir Daniel's huge AP increase and disappearing hurt box glitches - PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

Thought to be one of the worst characters in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, it appears SuperBot equipped Sir Daniel Fortesque with a way to gain AP at an alarming rate. GreenSquiggly uploaded footage of two very interesting glitches that are simple to perform and give Sir Daniel quite the advantage in battle.

First up, when you perform Sir Daniel's green hand move in the air twice (causing a whiff animation for the 2nd one), this will cause his AP absorbing shield to glitch and projectiles will still provide Daniel with AP even after it's destroyed. It has been reported that there are instances where repeating the glitch will result in even more AP increase.

Hit the jump to check out Sir Daniel's hurt box glitch.

First PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale DLC free of charge, future content packs may be priced at $3

As it has been previously known for some time now, the first batch of DLC for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale containing Kat, Emmett and the Wipeout stage will be provided to players free of charge. According to an observant user on the NeoGAF forum, subsequent content packs may be priced at $3 USD.

Sony is currently holding an "Ultimate Match Up" online contest in which players can win instant prizes by participating. Included in the rules of this contest on the official site are the cash values for each prize. Interestingly enough, one of the prizes listed is a “PlayStation® All-Stars Battle Royale DLC Pack digital voucher" which has a value of $3.

This isn't a confirmation but it could be an indication of how much Sony's future DLC will cost for PSABR. If subsequent content packs include two characters and a stage like the Kat and Emmett pack, $3 seems like a completely reasonable price.

If Sony does in fact decide to begin charging for future PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale DLC, do you guys feel $3 per pack is an acceptable price? Leave your thoughts below.

Via TheSixthAxis.

Updated: Results and stream archive Wednesday Night Fights - 6.4 PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, UMvC3 TTT2 and SSF4 AE v2012 from Level|Up

Updated: The results and stream archive have been added into the story after the jump.

Level|Up will be streaming Wednesday Night Fights 6.4 live from Super Arcade in Walnut, California. Tonight's stream will kick off at 9:30 p.m. PDT / 4:30 a.m. GMT.

Tonight, they will be streaming, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012.

Hit the jump to check out the stream.

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