For those of you that missed out on Phoenix Comicon, the AZHP Gaming room competitions really felt like a true kickoff to a summer filled with tournaments to come. The cool crew at LAN Speed Games intend to keep the action going with their traditional Lock-in event at the end of the month. Read the rest of this entry »
With Phoenix Comicon less than two weeks away, AZHP Gaming is preparing to hold its gaming room for the 8th year running at the event. The group released their competition schedule late Monday night and are featuring over ten tournaments and plenty more.
The group will be running casual stations for the Thursday preview night from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. The action really kicks off on Friday. Their tournament schedule is as follows:
Friday-
All these tournaments is making Bob sweat!
Gears of War Judgment (360) – 11 a.m.
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (PS3) – 1:30 p.m.
Halo 4 [2v2] (360) – 4 p.m.
Injustice: Gods Among Us (PS3) – 6:30 p.m.
Mortal Kombat (PS3) – 9 p.m.
Saturday-
King of Fighters XIII (PS3) – 11 a.m.
Persona 4: Arena (PS3) – 1:30 p.m.
Street Fighter x Tekken (PS3) – 4 p.m.
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (PS3) – 6:30 p.m.
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (PS3) – 9 p.m.
Sunday-
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) – 11 a.m.
Call of Duty Black Ops II [2v2] (360) – 2 p.m.
The group will give away slews of prizes which include NoS energy drink packs, Aqua Red t-shirts, $20 giftcards to The Game Zone, Evil Controller controllers, comic books, prints and much more.
Along with regular tournaments, AZHP will be hosting casual game stations throughout the weekend for attendees to freely play. All the competitive action will be streamed by Team Hazmat and Team Mailorder. Tickets for Phoenix Comicon are currently on sale at their website.
If you managed to miss out on all the fun had at last weekends’ Zapcon, there’s plenty more tournament fun to be had in the upcoming days. These events will include the season final of the Team Hazmat hazbats and the launch of the highly-anticipated fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us. Read the rest of this entry »
This weekend will allow local gamers to bask in retro and community gaming as Barfights and ZapCon in Phoenix kick April in proper.
ZapCon is a retro arcade and pinball classic convention which will be held in the Renaissance Phoenix Hotel in downtown Phoenix on Saturday and Sunday. The event starts at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and will feature not only the likes of Galaga, Donkey Kong Jr., and Mrs. Pac-Man, but will also feature musical act the Minibosses and a slew of documentaries about gaming. Read the rest of this entry »
The Con-nichiwa convention is just a couple of days away from its return to Tucson and it will be bringing a lot of guests and panels. Most importantly, the crew at AZHP Gaming will once again herald the gaming room for all three days of the event this weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
With Taiyou Con behind us, there’s a fresh new year to dive into for gaming. For those who are looking to attend for gaming events, the crew at LAN Speed Games is hosting their first Lock-in/All Nighter of 2013 next week.
For those unfamiliar, the LAN Speed Lock-ins are monthly events where attendees are sealed into the venue for an entire night of games, tournaments, pizza, and prizes. Read the rest of this entry »
