Fall Guys Auction for Charity hits 1 Million

 

Fall Guys developer Mediatonic launched a charity auction last month to determine the sponsor of a new in-game cosmetic. After a rather long winded battle of bidders, four front runners came together to place a winning bid of $1 million (£745,000).

Ninja famous for his Halo 3 esports participation and in more recent years Fortnite, announced that he had "decided to team up" with YouTuber Mr Beast, esports organisation G2 Esports and in-game analytics provider Aim Lab, who had temporarily held high bids in the auction, for "a combined donation".

Mediatonic also confirmed that the four parties will each receive their own skin, stating that "we'll now sort out the donations while out artists start to collab with the winners on their skins". 

All four parts of the bidding team will continue to stream and raise money for the UK based charity Special Effect who help people with disabilities access games. 

"Our work is transformational and unique. Our team of therapists and technologists are determined that everyone, whatever their physical disability, should be able to share the fun, laughter and inclusion that video games can bring.

From controller mods to voice and switch controls, all our customised gaming setups are designed to suit the very specific individual needs of each person we help."

Tennocon 2020 and Freebies!

Tennocon 2020 snuck up on me. I only realised yesterday it was here and now today it has arrived. As usual Tennocon comes with exclusive mechanise, in game freebies and other such joys. 

The freebies are tied in with twitch and watching Warframe streams. From 12:30pm ET until 5pm ET, you can snag yourself a free pistol and weapon slot for watching 30mins of a stream, then from 5pm until 6pm, do the same to snag Hydroid Prime and a Warframe slot.

Attending the in game relay on Earth will gain you rewards too, but I believe it will be only when the countdown reaches zero, as I have yet to gain any rewards.

You can watch the official stream here.

Here is the event list as follows:

You can make yourself a badge here.

And if Twitch isn't your thing or you missed the event, you can claim some glyphs and an orbiter decoration online here, thanks to Dan Alder. 

Claim a free Syandana here on console.

Claim another Syandana if you have Twitch Prime here.

For Honour x Prince of Persia Crossover Event

Today marks the first guest article on VP Vibrancy. I was intending on writing a news article about the latest update on For Honor and approached Saucy_Reaper_ over on Instagram for some feedback on the update, being a veteran of both the online game and community. He not only supplied the shots I asked but some writing that was so informative that I asked him if he would write the article. He agreed and I present you with his news item on the Prince of Persia and For Honour cross over event!

Going through The Sands Of Time, embracing The Warrior Within and then assuming The Two Thrones proved to be, for many gamers, an unforgettable adventure. Just recently, Ubisoft teased a new in-game seasonal Event that placed many of the For Honor Community into speculation mode once again. Within the video game itself, players could see a large sandstorm on the war map clouding over the Knight's territory, the sandstorm became more intense as the Prince Of Persia Crossover drew near. This Event held the same build up and hype as the Assassin's Creed crossover that took place during December of 2018. For me, I personally became too giddy at the thought of my childhood Prince returning to honor me with his presence.

The Event Mode is a variation of the 4v4 Dominion Mode placing players against each other to capture the points and to stay ahead of the enemy team to reach the grand number 1000. But, there's a certain twist within: The Prince himself appears on the battlefield and gives the lobby a neutral test of might to everyone in the match. Defeating The Prince awards the team that struck him down a larger amount of points, making their win a larger certainty. Like I implied before, the Prince returning can help people enter the memory lane and smile from the nostalgia, piquing more interest toward the respective games of the series. Once again... good move, Ubisoft! 

Chapter 2 of the Blade of Persia is only a week away, it will broaden the new experience and possibly become the greatest seasonal event to ever happen in For Honor. I deem it the greatest judging by the passion behind it and the enthusiasm of the fans of both games. It makes me hopeful that Ubisoft are possibly hinting at remastering the trilogy for the Next-Gen Consoles... one can dream. Only Time will tell.