Recap: IncreaseBlue’s Black Ops release challenge

10 11 2010

The next title in the Call of Duty series of video games, Black Ops, officially released on 12:01 a.m. at many major retailers Tuesday morning.

The Pause Button’s own IncreaseBlue issued herself a challenge: to attend as many midnight release events as she could before the game launched.

Watch the video below to see how far she got and if she visited you in line for Black Ops!





Countdown to Black Ops: AZ PnTs host midnight release tournaments

2 11 2010

The next title in the popular Call of Duty series of military first-person shooter games, Call of Duty: Black Ops, is set to be released on November 9. Several local Play N Trade stores are planning November 8 tournaments for Arizona players to get in some friendly competition and win prizes to celebrate the games’ midnight launch.

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Play N Trade to host national Black Ops tournament

19 10 2010

The highly anticipated first-person shooter game Call of Duty: Black Ops will be releasing on November 9th and to celebrate, video game retailer Play N Trade will host a nationwide tournament for a grand prize of $3,000.

Flyer for the tournament. Courtesy of Play N Trade.

Play N Trade is a new and used video game store franchise that specializes in retro games and systems, as well as newer titles and gear. Call of Duty: Black Ops is the latest installment of the highly successful Call of Duty series of military shooter video games. Read the rest of this entry »





Can’t find a tourney? 7 tips to finding gaming competitions

12 04 2010

As I have said in an earlier blogpost, gaming competitions can be great fun, but also very difficult to get into. Some gamers, (like myself) find themselves in a position where they want to join a tournament but either 1) can’t find any or 2) can only find tournaments that have that wonderful unspoken requirement that you have to be an elite gamer to compete. Well I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to be a ridiculously awesome gamer, or have to travel three states over to find a good tournament. Here’s a list of tips in finding competitions in your own backyard:

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