The Xbox One Cometh

With the Xbox One right on the heels of the PS4 release, there’s plenty to be excited about in the gaming scene this weekend!

Xbox One release party

-The Microsoft Store in Scottsdale plans to host a midnight release event in style on Thursday at 10 p.m.

-Free food, drinks, and prizes throughout the night. Team Hazmat will be there hosting a Killer Instinct tournament and launch livestream, while AZHP Gaming will also be present running a Call of Duty: Ghosts tournament and livestream as part of the festivities respectively. 

-Free to all (but hopefully you preordered an Xbox One beforehand). For more details, check out the Scottsdale Microsoft Store 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. 

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.

Dojosports brings the So Cal rivalry this weekend

This weekend will be better than the last with the grand kickoff of the Dojosports National 5v5 Fighting Game League.

Haz of Team Hazmat will be behind this latest bout between Southern California and Arizona Injustice players, along with a singles tournament for other players repping their favorite hero or villain in Laveen on Friday.

AZ Bar Battles this weekend

Arizona’s own rendition of bar fights is going to pit some of the state’s finest players against each other, with a few drinks and grudge matches to spare. 

AZHP Gaming tourney and EVO congrats!

Image courtesy of Shoryuken.com

 

Now that the world’s biggest fighting game tournament of all time is finished up, gamers across the country are finding themselves aflame with new passion for competition and preparing for next year.

First off, we’d like to congratulate Wobbles, an Arizona local, who placed second overall in Super Smash Bros. Melee at EVO 2013. Another round of congrats goes to Angelic, another AZ player, who placed third in the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament at EVO. Both players displayed exceptional skills and sportsmanship at the event and made Arizona proud.