See some Ghosts for the end of October!

The end of October nears and, if you’re not too busy tearing down buildings in Battlefield 4 or sailing the high seas in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, there are a few events to mark the beginning of November and winter season.

Spiral Series ranbats season finale

-The Spiral Series crew is finishing up their competitive ranbats this Saturday at 12 p.m. in Tempe’s own Gaming Zone. 

-Games include SFxT, UMvC3, and SSF4:AE. Competitors must pay a $5 venue fee and $5 per a tournament that they wish to enter.

-This is for all the marbles folks! For more details, check out the Spiral Series Facebook page.  

Halloween gaming hijinks this weekend

As Halloween approaches, there’s plenty of events for all you ghouls and ghosts to enjoy. Some of them include tons of competitions and an annual event presented by the cool folks at LAN Speed Games. 

Black Ops II at The Gaming Zone

-A 4v4 UMG Black Ops II tournament on Saturday at 12 p.m. run by AZHP Gaming at The Gaming Zone in Tempe.

-Kicks off at 2 p.m. $3 venue fee and $20 entry fee per every team; buy-ins go toward the winners’ pot split at 60/30/10.

-For all the details, check out the AZHP Gaming Facebook event page. 

There is a nice mix of FPS and fighting game tournaments happening to fulfill your brisk fall weekend. Read more below to see the competitive throwdowns being hosted by Spiral Series Entertainment and AZHP Gaming.

Spiral Series ranbats at the Gaming Zone

-Three tournaments kicking off on Saturday at 12 p.m. at The Gaming Zone in Tempe.

-$5 entry fee per tournament (including Super Street Fighter 4: AE, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and Street Fighter x Tekken), as well as a $5 organizational fee. 

-Winners will get a split of the game pot, as well as points to overall ranking in the season.

-For all the details, check out the Spiral Series Facebook event page. 

FIGCON, AZHP, Hazbats, Black Ops, and a shot at the Danger Room this weekend

This week and weekend are absolutely jam packed with gaming stuff to do for all sorts. No sense in dilly-dally, let’s get started!

Future Is Games convention in Phoenix

-Starts Wednesday and goes till Friday at the Phoenix Convention Center.

-FREE to attend and will host a slew of guest speakers presenting indie games, developer stories and more (including Arizona’s own MegaRan!).

-For more info and tickets, check out their website.

Spiral Series ranbats and AZHP CoD both boogie on Saturday

This weekend will have plenty of FPS and FGC fun to keep all the masses happy courtesy of AZHP Gaming and Spiral Series Entertainment. 

AZHP Gaming hosts CoD at the Microsoft Store
-Happening Saturday at 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Microsoft Store in the Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall.
-Black Ops II 2v2 style with UMG rules
-No entry fees and there will be prizes for the winners.
-Contestants 14 and up only can compete. For more details check out the AZHP’s official Facebook event page.

Spiral Series ranbats 1.3
-Happening Saturday at noon at the Gaming Zone in Tempe.
-Three competitions with SFxT (2013 ver.), Super Street Fighter 4: AE (2012 ver.), and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom.
-There is a $5 ‘organizational fee’ and $5 entry fee per each individual game tourney. Pot split will be 60/30/10.
-For more info on when each competition starts and details, check out Spiral Series’ Facebook event page.