Last Updated: June 9th, 2009
IMPORTANT!!
Online Registration CLOSES this Friday, June 12th, 2009!
DEVASTATION is back again for its fifth year and we are bigger and better than ever! To celebrate this anniversary we are blowing the roof off for our players and posting guaranteed pots for tournament games. We have $10,000.00 in Guaranteed Prizes up for grabs so far!
The guaranteed prize titles announced at this point:
- $2,000.00 for STREET FIGHTER IV
- $2,000.00 for GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE
- $2,000.00 for SUPER SMASH BROS BRAWL
- $2,000.00 for TEKKEN 6 BLOODLINE REBELLION
- $2,000.00 for GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR
We would like to thank these Supporters for their contributions to the prize pots:
Big Boys & Their Toys
Castles N’ Coasters
The Temple Arcade
In addition to the HUGE payouts we are proud to partner with the Big Boys & Their Toys Expo to cover our expo area this year. Registered players will have access to over 160,000 square feet of expo space adjoining the DEVASTATION event floor.
All registered players will receive a free DEVASTATION shirt, custom badge and lanyards, raffle ticket and more; you even get to choose the custom badge online from over 18 options! Click “Add to Cart” on one of the games in the registration section and you will see the badges available this year.
A portion of all proceeds, including the raffle and other fundraisers will go towards Off Campus Jams, a not-for-profit organization that maintains foster home communities and programs for children under eighteen. So not only are you able to attend an awesome Event, but also help out an extraordinary cause at the same time.
What:
DEVASTATION 2009
http://www.devastationevent.com
Check out the website for all these details and more
When is it:
Friday, June 19th - Sunday, June 21st 2009
Where is it at:
Phoenix Convention Center, South Building
100 North 3rd Street Phoenix, Arizona 85004 USA
Hotel Arrangements:
Hyatt Regency Phoenix
122 North Second Street Phoenix, Arizona 85004 USA
The hotel is across the street from the Convention Center where we are holding DEVASTATION - it is a short walk if you stay here
We have a Group Rate under DEVASTATION, go to our Hotel Page: http://www.devastationevent.com/hotel
Tournament Games List:
- Madden NFL 09
- Street Fighter IV, $2,000.00 Guaranteed Pot Announced
- Marvel vs Capcom 2
- SoulCalibur IV
- Tatsunoko vs Capcom
- Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
- Guilty Gear XX Accent Core, $2,000.00 Guaranteed Pot Announced
- Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Singles), $2,000.00 Guaranteed Pot Announced
- Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Doubles)
- Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
- Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion, $2,000.00 Guaranteed Pot Announced
- Guitar Hero World Tour, $2,000.00 Guaranteed Pot Announced
- Gears of War 2 (Wingman 2v2 and Warzone 4v4 events)
- Street Fighter III: Third Strike (3v3)
- Mario Kart Wii
On top of the tournament and expo sections, DEVASTATION boasts a massive casual play area with console games and a truckload (literally) of arcade machines from our partner, Castles N’ Coasters, all set to free play for our attendees to enjoy. So, even if you are not the 'tournament" type, you are still welcome to come and play with other gamers.
Arcade Machine List (on FreePlay):
- Guitar Hero Arcade (brand-new, two player arcade version)
- Killer Instinct (yes, KI 1)
- X-Men (four player side-scroller)
- House of the Dead 4 (two player rail shooter)
- Donkey Kong (classic)
- PGA Tour (golf simulator)
- Spider-Man Pinball Machine
- Family Guy Pinball Machine
- …and more
We are allowing/working with several groups to coordinate side-tournaments/events, here are some confirmed thus far…
Confirmed Side-Tournaments:
- BlazBlue (Singles and Doubles)
- Raging Storm (KoF 2002 Neo Geo, KoF 98 UM, KoF XI, KoF 2002 UM, Garou MotW
- Super Smash Bros Melee (Singles and Doubles)
- Karnov’s Revenge (Singles)
- Battle Fantasia (Singles)
- Halo3
- Call of Duty World at War Nazi Zombies
IMPORTANT!!
Online Registration CLOSES this Friday, June 12th, 2009. If you do not register online you will miss out on the t-shirts and swag bags and have to wait in the line while all the registered people cruise past you and go right to the check-in. Nobody wants that, get registered today: http://www.devastationevent.com
Other Stuff:
- Marcus “DJ Wheat” and Adande “sWooZie” will MC DEVASTATION for the full weekend
- Live streaming of event including interviews and matches
We have more details and surprizes to unveil; keep an eye out here and the website for further details: http://www.devastationevent.com
Online registration is REQUIRED, so run over to the website and secure your spot now!
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**jedirobb@thetemplearcade.com**
http://www.thetemplearcade.com
877.848.4945
