Round 2 of March Mayhem 2015 Begins

[s0osleepie]

Round 2 of March Mayhem 2015 Begins

[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/tournaments/standings/21/]

Voting is now open in the 2015 Developers' Showdown, pitting developers against one another in a fight to the death.

The battle has begun. March Mayhem is our annual event in which The Escapist pits game developers head to head in bracket-style matchups. You get to vote on which developer you think performed better in 2014, and the winner goes on to face another opponent in the next round. Will Blizzard Entertainment be able to win out against the likes of Firaxis or Creative Assembly? Will Valve continue to advance, resting on nothing but it's own laurels? Only you can decide!

Voting is open in the second round right now! Head over to register here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/tournaments/standings/21/] or [fblogin]Sign In with Facebook[/fblogin], then click the link above.

If you're unsure about a developer or their games, feel free to do some research. And, as always, you can hash it out in the forums dedicated to March Mayhem 2015. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/index/662]

Here are some of the more notable matchups in the second round of voting:

(2) Telltale Games vs. (5) Valve Software

This year, Telltale has had their most ambitious year yet, releasing episodes not only for The Walking Dead, but for a Game of Thrones tie-in, a series based on the Fables comics titled Wolf Among Us, and a collaboration with Gearbox Software titled Tales from the Borderlands [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/132816-Tales-From-The-Borderlands-Isnt-A-Morality-Game].

It's up against 1 million concurrent players [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/128065-Valve-Reveals-SteamOS]. Is that achievement enough to beat out a resume like Telltale's? Only you can decide!

Talk about Telltale Games vs. Valve Software in the forums! [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/662.872831-Round-2-1-Telltale-Games-vs-4-Valve-Software]

(2) Firaxis Games vs. (1) Blizzard Entertainment

Firaxis was originally founded in part by Sid Meier after his departure from MicroProse, and is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive. Known primarily for its work on the Sid Meier's Civilization series, Firaxis developed the latest iteration, Beyond Earth in 2014.

It's up against Blizzard Entertainment. Last year, Blizzard released its CCG World of Warcraft: Warlords of Dreanor [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/reviews/11117-Hearthstone-Review-A-Strategic-Addiction] was released, touted by many as the best expansion to the MMO yet. It's also working on the MOBA, Heroes of the Storm, which was available in alpha in 2014.



Head over to the March Mayhem 2015 page to vote in these and the other matchups now! [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/tournaments/standings/21/] All you have to do is click on the developers' names and a pop-up will appear with voting instructions. Have fun!

And may the best developer of 2015 win!


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[Scars Unseen]

It's not letting me vote. Nothing is clickable except the arrows to move on to the next match.

 

[s0osleepie]

It's not letting me vote. Nothing is clickable except the arrows to move on to the next match.

Are you clicking on the orange colored "In Progress" ones under Round 2? Those are the active matches. Any match colored green and black under Round 1 were already voted and decided on.

 

[Scars Unseen]

It's not letting me vote. Nothing is clickable except the arrows to move on to the next match.

Are you clicking on the orange colored "In Progress" ones under Round 2? Those are the active matches. Any match colored green and black under Round 1 were already voted and decided on.

Nope. I clicked on the big orange button that says "Vote Now." It seems that brings up last round's matches, not this one's. Clicking on the match-ups in the bracket itself works, but that's unintuitive. May want to fix that.

 

[s0osleepie]

It's not letting me vote. Nothing is clickable except the arrows to move on to the next match.

Are you clicking on the orange colored "In Progress" ones under Round 2? Those are the active matches. Any match colored green and black under Round 1 were already voted and decided on.

Nope. I clicked on the big orange button that says "Vote Now." It seems that brings up last round's matches, not this one's. Clicking on the match-ups in the bracket itself works, but that's unintuitive. May want to fix that.

Thank you for reporting this. We didn't even know it was an issue. There appears to be a glitch causing it to happen and we're fixing it now.

 

[Strazdas]

Thank you for reporting this. We didn't even know it was an issue. There appears to be a glitch causing it to happen and we're fixing it now.

a lot of gliches this year. studio images not loading properly, buttons not appearing at first try, ect. this didnt happen last year. Its still wrokable, refresh a few times and you can vote again, but still annoying.

 

[Alfador_VII]

I can't get to the Round 2 voting either. It just takes me to where I've already voted in Round 1.

 

[tharah]

I kept getting sent to first round votes as well, until I finally gave up. (Which is a shame, since I was actually doing pretty well this year. *chuckles*) I don't suppose there will be a voting time extension given all the trouble some are having?