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DEVASTATION 2011: http://www.devastationevent.com October 6th-9th, 2011 Venue: Phoenix Convention Center West Building Hotel: Hyatt Regency Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona DEVASTATION is back again for its seventh year and we have made some huge changes that will make it easier for everyone to play in as many tournaments as possible. We have finally made the transition into a true convention environment so now attendees need only purchase ticket for $35.00 to participate the entire weekend... and by participate we mean you can enter any tournament or contest that you can fit into your weekend schedule. Video Games, Cosplay/Costuming, Rock! Paper! Scissors!, Push Up Contests and more! ATTENDEE INFORMATION: http://www.devastationevent.com/attendees PURCHASE TICKETS: http://www.devastationevent.com/tickets Use this Discount/Promotion Code when you purchase your tickets online for $5.00 off! Discount/Promotion Code: EVENT EVENT REGISTRATION (Requires Ticket Purchase): http://www.devastationevent.com/registration LIVE STREAM: http://www.devastationevent.com/live-broadcast SOCIAL NETWORKING: http://www.facebook.com/DEVEVENT http://twitter.com/DEVEVENT TOURNAMENT GAMES, CONTESTS & RULESETS http://www.devastationevent.com/tournament-contests This year, every single tournament at DEVASTATION will have a preset prize amount for both the Grand Final Invitational Tournaments as well as prizes for each of the Qualifying Tournaments. All of the current prizes amounts are listed here; note that not all of the events have Qualifying Tournaments, some are stand-alone events. We also reserve the right to change the prize amount at any time. Qualifying Tournament Prizes are in Gift Cards or equivalent value. EVENT LIST (Qualifying Tournament Prize/Grand Final Invitational Prize): - Rock!, Paper!, Scissors! ($200 / $1,000) - Push Up Contest ($500.00) - Marvel vs. Capcom 3 ($200 / $5,000) - Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ($200 / $2,500) - Mortal Kombat 9 ($200 / $1,000) - Tekken 6 ($500) - SoulCalibur IV ($500) - Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix ($300) - BlazBlue: Continuum Shift ($300) - StarCraft 2 ($10,000) - Super Smash Brothers Brawl: Singles ($200 / $500) - Super Smash Brothers Brawl: Doubles ($300) - Madden NFL 2012 ($200 / $1,000) - FIFA Soccer 2012 ($100 / $300) - Gears of War 3 ($400 / $1,700) - Halo Reach ($400 / $1,700) - Call of Duty: Black Ops ($400 / $1,700) - Dance Central ($500) - Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock ($300) - Michael Jackson the Experience ($150) - Rock Band 3: Band Competition ($500) - Cosplay Contest; Steampunk ($850) - Cosplay Contest; Open/Any Costume ($850) - Cosplay Contest; Open/Any Costume, Under 12 ($425) - Cosplay Contest; Video Game Character ($850) - Cosplay Contest; People’s Choice ($500) REGISTRATION: http://www.devastationevent.com/registration DEVASTATION is, once again, raising the bar for tournament standards and setting precedents. In addition to every tournament and contest having a preset prize amount, many of the events will have Qualifying Tournaments leading up to the Grand Final Invitational Tournaments on Sunday. In essence, each of these Qualifying Tournaments are stand-alone events; you can only enter one of the scheduled events for a specific title and there is a prize for the winner. The top two players in each of the Qualifying Tournaments will be asked to compete in a Grand Final Invitational Tournament. As the Grand Final Tournament is a stand-alone tournament, losses do not carry over and all the players have an equal chance to win it all. For example: Marvel vs Capcom 3 will have four Qualifying Tournaments, two on Friday and two on Saturday. You can only sign up for one of these tournaments and, the winner of each tournament will take home a gift card or equivalent value in cash. The first and second place player from each of the four tournaments are allowed to compete in an eight-player Grand Final Invitational Tournament bracket on Sunday. The top three placers in the Grand Final Invitational Tournament win a portion of the $5,000 prize money. To add to that example... if you and three friends attend DEVASTATION and want to compete in the Marvel vs Capcom 3 tournament, each of you can register in a different tournament and NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PLAYING EACH OTHER! That is, of course, unless you each win and get moved on to the Grand Final Invitational Tournament. This bracket will be seeded as follows: - Tournament 1, 1st Place Player vs Tournament 4, 2nd Place Player - Tournament 2, 1st Place Player vs Tournament 3, 2nd Place Player - Tournament 3, 1st Place Player vs Tournament 2, 2nd Place Player - Tournament 4, 1st Place Player vs Tournament 1, 2nd Place Player EVENT DETAILS What: DEVASTATION 2011 http://www.devastationevent.com When is it: Thursday, October 6th through Sunday, October 9th 2011 * special Thursday Night Preview Event tickets available (only 250) * Where is it at/Venue: Phoenix Convention Center, West Building 100 North 3rd Street Phoenix, Arizona 85004 USA More information and map: http://www.devastationevent.com/venue Hotel Arrangements: We have reserved a block of rooms at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. These rooms are at a discounted rate, but keep in mind that Phoenix in October is very popular and rates will be higher compared to previous DEVASTATION events that took place during the summer. We ask that everyone stay at the Hyatt and support our Event Hotel - it is by far the closet hotel at nearly 50 feet door-to-door. Hyatt Regency Phoenix 122 North Second Street Phoenix, Arizona 85004 USA Across the street from the Venue (Phoenix Convention Center) $130.00 per night, double beds/double occupancy. More information and reservations: http://www.devastationevent.com/hotel Other Hotels in the Area: - Sheraton/Westin (Starwood): $289.00 per night - Wyndam: $179.00 per night - Holiday Inn Express: $144.00 per night - Raddison: $149.00 per night Parking: Jefferson Street Garage, $5.00 per day http://www.devastationevent.com/parking-vouchers Was that all too much? To help make it easy we have put together this to-do list with links for you: TO-DO LIST FOR ATTENDEES: - Purchase your ticket online - - http://www.devastationevent.com/tickets - Reserve your hotel room online - - http://www.devastationevent.com/hotel - Review the available games and schedule - - http://www.devastationevent.com/tournament-contests - Review the Attendee information, including rules and event policies - - http://www.devastationevent.com/attendees - Register to participate in the tournaments/contests online - - http://www.devastationevent.com/registration - Follow us on Twitter - - http://twitter.com/DEVEVENT - Like us on Facebook - - http://www.facebook.com/DEVEVENT - Donate to our charity, Phoenix Children’s Hospital - - http://www.devastationevent.com/phoenix-childrens-hospital

I feel you but I am going to keep BB for a few reasons: 1. We have not been able to run an official BB tournament yet because of the release timing 2. We have 15+ players registered already for the event with around 20 more that have not completed their registration (not to mention however many are waiting until the last minute to register) and I do not want to take the game away from them 3. I want to support Aksys; they seem like great people and we are working with them on some stuff for this year and next I 100% okay with the community running a MB event at DEVASTATION we just are not going to add/remove any more titles at this point. I do value the feedback though, I really do.

I feel you... I just made that drive by myself a couple of weekends ago. It is not bad but it will be about 5 hours door to door.

Yes, we seed by region as best we can... of course, depending on the bracket and your wins you may end up playing someone you know at some point. We try and make it so that it does not happen until at least the third round but it can be difficult. Yes, team names in the team tournaments. As a matter of fact, there is a field in the registration for your team name. Closing time... variable. We are going to try and stay open late for everyone to play and hang out but it will not go past midnight for sure (convention center rules). We hope to announce a couple of party-events for Friday and Saturday night here in the next couple of weeks. Let me know if you have any other questions

I would not remove BB for MB... add it, perhaps, but not replace. I welcome the community to bring and run a MB tourney this year to DEVASTATION. I am interested to see how it turns out; I will be watching evo as well.

Hey guys - just a friendly reminder that DEVASTATION is now only two months out... It is scary how fast the last two months have flown by and I imagine that the next two will move by even faster. So, while we get our stuff wrapped up, you should as well. Better to get all your stuff taken care of now than waiting until the last minute. We drafted a little something up to help you guys get prepared. A checklist post for everyone thinking about attending this year: http://www.devastationevent.com/2010/04/18/two-month-countdown-and-checklist

I can say, with any doubt or bs, that this year will definitely be more awesome than last. We have taken all of the feedback and suggestions from last year and addressed almost every single one with an improvement or solution. Heck, we even have some stuff already lined up for next year

We considered it but no one really seemed to jump on the idea. I would like to see a MB side-tournament ran this year so we can gauge the participation for an official event next year...

I hear you Mike... last year's BB was a community ran side-event and not an official tournament event by DEVASTATION. Is it the game (Calamity Trigger) or something else that puts you off? On another note, rumor has it that you are a big KI fan - you know we are doing a special KI tournament?

Hey everyone...not that this is bad news but we want to make sure we let everyone know that DEVASTATION will be an "online-only" registration; no day-of/on-site registrations will be accepted. We had to make the change this year to make sure that we are able to bring you the best event possible and, while it will really only impact some of you, we wanted to let you know while you still had two months to get your registration taken care of. So, again, no on-site or day-of registrations are available - you must register online to compete. Here is a blog post about the change to online-only: http://www.devastationevent.com/2010/04/16/online-registration-mandatory/ ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES MONDAY, JUNE 14TH AT 9:00 PM PST

No worries at all, we are not canceling BB at all. As a matter of fact, perhaps one of the community will run a side tournament on that new version of that one game (that I cannot legally endorse or mention)

The three, 4v4 MW2 tournaments are announced: Team Deathmatch, Search and Destroy, and Domination. We asked you, the players, to share with us the top three modes you wanted to see at DEVASTATION... we had over 200 responses in just a couple of weeks with these three modes coming out on top. As a reminder, we are supplying fully unlocked Xbox 360s with Level 10 Prestige, every weapon, perk, attachments, and custom classes available; each player will be able to run their set up as they choose. Here is a quick link to the full article on the site, including information on the rulesets for each mode: http://www.devastationevent.com/2010/03/22/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-tournaments-announced The online registration has been updated with these tournaments. - If you already have registered you can log in and add any or all of these to your existing registration. - If you have not registered already, get your procrastinating self over to the site and get it done: http://www.devastationevent.com/online-registration