Rain or shine, tourneys happening this weekend!

Even though the weather has been rainy, none of the gaming action in the Valley has been dampened down. There’s a good lot of events this week, starting off with the fine folks at the Phoenix Art Museum.

CoD and Muji-Con happening this weekend in AZ

As the summer storms continue brewing, so does the competitive action in Arizona for gamers. This weekend will be filled with events from the likes of AZHP Gaming and Spiral Series Entertainment.

Tekken Tag 2 Releases, Euphoria Gaming Celebrates with Tournament

For those of you who didn’t know, Namco’s latest endeavor in 3D fighters Tekken Tag Tournament 2 released yesterday. A successor to the PS2’s Tekken Tag Tournament, TTT2 is bringing revamped visuals paired with the tagging action that made the first Tag Tournament title such a popular powerhouse.

The good folks at Euphoria Gaming will be hosting a tournament this Saturday at the University of Advancing Technology in room 201 for all players to try their skills in the latest Tag edition.

Summer Video Game Awesome-ness Happening This Weekend

Since the Team Hazmat Hazbats have officially come to a close and EVO is just over the horizon, Arizona players are kicking into practice mode to sharpen their skills for summer competition. A couple tournaments are taking place this weekend, as well as some fun breaks from the training schedule.

Our friends at Euphoria Gaming will be representing the King of Fighters crowd with their NeoBlaze tournament at the University of Advancing Technology on Saturday.

[UPDATE: We got whiff of a couple more events from the likes of the DEVASTATION crew and Team Hazmat this weekend. Check out the fully updated post for more details!]

AZHP Gaming at Phoenix Comicon and future plans

The local group Arcade Zone Hard Punch (AZHP) made their official debut of their revamped image at last weekends’ Phoenix Comicon. Not only did this provide AZHP Gaming with an opportunity to debut new shirts, layouts, and sponsors, but a chance to partner up with Team Hazmat to make the gaming room more unique than before.

Did you miss out on the gaming rooms? Check out our video coverage of AZHP Gaming’s official debut and interview with Haz of Team Hazmat below:

St. Patty’s Day Duels

St. Patrick’s Day is ahead of us and what better way to celebrate than with some epic punch-ups and competition? The entire weekend of the notorious drinking holiday will be peppered with all sorts of awesome gaming events.

Starting off the action early will be the recurrence of the Soul Calibur V bi-weekly series at Manawerx/Outpost Games in Glendale on Wednesday.