Here at MG we usually steer clear of political issues, but this one is big and could affect us all. On July 12, 2017, websites, Internet users, and online communities will come together to sound the alarm about the FCC’s attack on net neutrality. Learn how you can join the protest and spread the word at https://www.battleforthenet.com/july12/.
What is net neutrality you ask? Think about your connection to the internet as a public highway. A highway has maximum speed limit, and the speed you can drive can vary based on various weather conditions, traffic, etc. Despite all this, a highway is a public service and is almost entirely paid for by your tax dollars. Net neutrality is what let’s the highway do its thing – let people drive to and from where they need to go without haggling them along the way. If the FCC gets its way, big companies like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T could gain the power to lower your speed limits, block access to certain places and charge other companies extra money (*cough*like MG*cough*) just to reach an audience.
The truth is, right now the new FCC Chairman and former Verizon lawyer Ajit Pai has a plan to accomplish just that: destroying net neutrality and giving big cable companies immense control over what we see and do online. If we lose net neutrality, we could soon face an Internet where some of your favorite websites are forced into a slow lane online, while deep-pocketed companies who can afford expensive new “prioritization” fees have special fast lane access to Internet users – tilting the playing field in their favor.
But on July 12th, McLeodGaming will be joining the rest of the Internet to stop them. Websites, Internet users, and online communities will stand tall, and sound the alarm about the FCC’s attack on net neutrality.
The Battle for the Net campaign will provide tools for everyone to make it super easy for your friends, family, followers to take action. From the SOPA blackout to the Internet Slowdown, the Internet community has shown time and time again that when we all join forces, we can stop censorship and corruption. Now, we have to do it again!
Learn more and join the action here: https://www.battleforthenet.com/july12
Another SSF2 Beta update is out!
Version 1.0.2 fixes a number of lingering bugs and offers even better online mode stability. You should be able to play as many Online matches as you want without having to close your game between them. Browser players can play now on the SSF2 page. Desktop players can either use the built-in auto-updater, or download the game directly from the downloads page.
Major Changes
Visit our Changelog to get more details on all changes implemented.
SSF2 Beta version 1.0.1 is now live! Browser players can head right on over to the SSF2 page to play. For desktop players, once you boot your game it will prompt you to update. This is a mandatory update that is required to play online mode.
Major Changes
Visit our Changelog to get more details on all changes implemented.
Hi guys! We have a special announcement today, but first a video:
Notice anything special about this Alpharad video? That’s right – this includes a tester build of SSF2 Beta!
http://supersmashcon.com/
Hey guys! Smash Con is just a few days away! If you aren’t aware, Super Smash Con is a Smash Bros event in Virginia that we will have a booth at, allowing anyone to come up and try our most recent, unreleased version of the game. This special version will feature most of the content shown in our dev blogs.
The event will be streamed live for three days: August 12th, 13th, and 14th. Streaming times will be announced the day before the event.
To commemorate Super Smash Flash 2 Beta and Smash Con, two of our own developers, Geno and Steven, have created promotional posters for the game. You can see them below in that order.
Click here for the full quality version of Geno’s work!
Both of these developers have Tumblr accounts outside of SSF2 where they post regularly, you can find the links at the bottom of the post.
These posters will be hung at the booth and given out on flyers. So if you’re coming by the setup, make sure to keep an eye out for them!
That’s all for now. If you’d like more information on the event, go to the link at the top to visit Smash Con’s website. See you soon!
