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| For Those About to Brawl, We Salute
You |
| February 28, 2008 at 4:52pm |
Click on the picture for further details on our
biggest, brawling-est tournament ever.
To celebrate the March 9 release of Super
Smash Bros. Brawl for Wii, we're gearing up for our biggest on-site
tournament ever. If you prove yourself to be the smashing-est,
brawling-est bro on the planet, you could win an LCD TV with a Wii
system, a library of Nintendo games and $5,000 cash!
How to qualify for Round 1: Be at least 13 and show up on time.
To give us all something to do while we're waiting for the midnight
launch of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the tournament will kick off
at 10 pm on Saturday, March 8 at a ton of participating stores.
Click here to find the store nearest you. Don't worry about whether you'll be
good enough to compete. If you're coming to the midnight launch, you
might as well have some fun and give it a shot, right? You'll need to show up at
least 30 minutes before start time to sign up and be
assigned a slot in the tournament.You also should not play any
video games within 30 minutes of eating. Oh wait, that's for
swimming.
To qualify, you need to be 13 or older. If you're a minor, and that definition
varies from state to state, you'll need to bring along a parent or guardian to sign the paperwork.
If you're a miner, there's no need to bring your helmet light
or pick-axe. Your store will provide controllers; so you shouldn't
bring those, either.
How to qualify for Round 2: Be better than the guys you face in Round 1.
To save everyone from waiting a long time for their turn to come,
Round 1 will be quick and dirty. When your name is called you'll
face a random opponent in a one-minute round. After that round is
over, the game's Tourney-Mode point system will determine the winner. Because the game
hasn't been released yet, we're not sure exactly what that will look
like, but if your controller is rumbling and your character is
celebrating at the end of the round, then it's probably safe to say
you won. This process will be repeated until there is one player left standing at each
participating store. Those players will move on to the District
Finals on March 15 at one of these participating stores.
Sorry, but you'll be responsible for getting yourself there, or
getting a parent or guardian to drive you there if you're a minor.
Round 2 will consist of longer, three-minute rounds, but the results
will be determined in the same way (rumbling controller, celebrating
character, etc.).
How to qualify for Round 3: Do not be worse than the guys you face in Round 2.
Winners of Round 2 will be named the District Winners, and they qualify to move on to
the Round 3
Regional Finals on March 29 at these participating stores.
Once again, you'll be responsible for your own transportation.
You'll face other District Winners in five-minute rounds to
determine who moves on.
How to qualify for Round 4: Crush all who stand in your way.
The eight top-scoring Regional Winners in the 26 regions will be declared the
semifinalists, and they will have the opportunity to
compete in The Grand Final Round 4. This is where the VIP-treatment
kicks in. These semifinalists will be flown to our GameStop store in
San Jose, California to duke it out for the coveted title of Grand
Prize Winner on April 12. The two semifinalists who score the most
points in two
five-minute rounds will move on to the finals, and the finalist with
the most points in a best-of-three rounds bout will be
declared the winner.
See how simple it is? It's only fitting that our biggest tournament ever
requires the longest blog entry ever. There's still lots more you
can read about the tournament. You can find the official rules,
prize information and other details here.
Good luck, and good brawling!
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| East Meets West: Extreme Edition |
| February 26, 2008 at 5:21pm |
David Ehrenreich (left) and Kim Na-Hyun (right)
face off in the NBA 2K8 All-Star Challenge finals.
Someone took the "East meets West" concept to
the extreme during the NBA All-Star Weekend last week. Not only did NBA All-Stars from the Eastern and Western conferences meet for the
All-Star Game in New Orleans, but
NBA 2K8 All-Star Challenge
champions from
the Eastern and Western hemispheres also met to determine the
undisputed, worldwide champion of NBA 2K8.
After a couple of months of intense online NBA 2K8
competition, the finalists were finally culled down to
Eastern champion Kim Na-Hyun from Korea and Western champion David Ehrenreich from
Orlando, Florida. Much like Apollo Creed vs. Drago in Rocky IV, the
two faced off in an East vs. West showdown. However, we have it on good
authority that David was not clad in U.S. flag shorts and an Uncle
Sam top hat; and Kim was never heard to utter the phrase, "I must
break you." This challenge was in the spirit of fun and
international brotherhood. When the din of squeaky sneakers abated,
Kim Na-Hyun emerged the victor.
NBA stars Chris Paul, Rudy Gay and Mike Conley, who are also
NBA 2K8 players, were on hand to witness the championship and to challenge
David, Kim and U.S. runner-up Isaac Alvarez from Brooklyn, New York
to a friendly 3-on-3 game. In fact, 85% of all NBA players are avid gamers,
which means most of them can dunk on you from either the free-throw line or
the living-room sofa. However, it was our finalists who pulled off a
fourth-quarter rally to eke out a victory in overtime.
When it was time to go home, Kim was loaded down with prizes, including
NBA apparel, autographed memorabilia and a $1000 GameStop
gift card. The two U.S. finalists did not go away empty-handed,
however. Their prizes included games from 2K Sports and $500 GameStop gift
cards. It pays to be good at stuff.
Keep an eye on our tournaments page for your chance to show off your
mad skills. |
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