“A weekend of night lights and insane fights!”

ACTivegamerS LA, UFRAGTV, & SHORYUKEN.COM present…

Two Days of Gaming Euphoria: Hollywood Massacre & Triple Threat!

LOS ANGELES, CA (Nov. 10, 2009) – Join us on November 13-14 for the biggest gaming event to hit Southern California thus far! ACTivegamerS LA is putting together two amazing events to cater to the fighting game community! A weekend of fierce gaming competition, good company, and passion for fighting games!

Special Guests This Weekend Include:

* Justin Wong – The #1 Street Fighter IV player in the US representing Empire Arcadia!
* Alex “CaliPower” Valle – Mr. Street Fighter and the heart and soul of TEAM SOCAL!
* Joey “MrWizard” Cuellar – The man that makes it all happen! Admin of SRK and founder of the EVO2K series of tournaments!
* John “choiboy” Choi – The Korean sensation, Street Fighter legend from Northern California and official liason for Tougeki the Super Battle Opera!
* Mike “MYK” Kwon – One of the top Southern California TEKKEN players and the man in charge of IAMTEKKEN.COM!
* Chris “Skraps” Carroll – Senior Product Manager and the driving force for all things fighting game related at Mad Catz!
* Mark “MarkMan” Julio – Founder of SDTEKKEN and designer of Mad Catz’ fighting game controllers!
* Harry “biznatch” Chang – Former Brand Manager for BlazBlue and the man responsible for making BlazBlue hype in the US!
* Faye “Princess Aura” Mata – Host for UFRAGTV and rising star in the fighting game community!

The first event takes place on Friday night, Nov. 13th in the heart of Hollywood! Nolan Bushnell’s uWink plays host to Friday the 13th: Hollywood Massacre, an event staged at the center of social entertainment for the ultimate combination of dining and gaming. This is the pre-party for the Triple Threat event the next day and is a night of celebration as we wish the nation’s top Street Fighter IV player, Justin Wong, a Happy Birthday!

Expect a night filled with fierce gaming exhibitions from some of the nation’s top players for Street Fighter IV, TEKKEN 6, BlazBlue and more! Enjoy the fully staffed bar and VIP gaming lounge as you watch high level fighting game madness throughout the night.

Get $10 off your entrance if you show up in costume! The Animaid Cafe will host a cosplay contest with awesome prizes for the best dressed characters! Costume participation is highly encouraged!

Mad Catz will be on hand to show off their latest Street Fighter IV Arcade FightSticks and unveil their new Marvel VS Capcom 2 Tournament Edition Stick! Be there for your chance to win one!

For those of you not in the Southern California area, don’t fret! UFRAGTV will be on hand to stream the entire night! Expect tons of matches for each fighting game, interviews with top players and everyone else in the fighting game community! UFRAGTV’s beautiful Princess Aura will host the event starting at 8PM PST! Don’t miss it! You can watch the stream LIVE by clicking below:

http://www.ufragtv.com/show/triple-threat

HOLLYWOOD MASSACRE – EVENT DETAILS

* Live Entertainment provided by Beatnox performers Duce, Crown and DJ Fakeghost
* Exhibition fighting matches with top ranked players from across the nation.
* Retro gaming lounge, where you can kick back old school and own your friends like the good old days.
* Venue proved by uWink on the 4th floor of Hollywood and Highland
* station. Food, fun, and a full bar available all night long.

The following day at HAX LA in Hawthorne, California… A battle of epic proportions as over $6500 is on the line for the TRIPLE THREAT!

The main events include Street Fighter IV, TEKKEN 6 and BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger! Save $10 by pre-registering for the event today by visiting the ACTivegamerS LA website now!

Guaranteed cash prize payout for 1st – 5th place!

Also for the ladies of the Street Fighter community! Make sure you join in on the “Game De La Femme” all female Street Fighter IV tournament! Free entrance to all female fighters! Prizes to be rewarded to the tournament champion!

Additional side tournaments also include:

* Super Street Fighter II TURBO HD Remix
* Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl

TRIPLE THREAT – EVENT DETAILS

* Guaranteed prize money for the following events:
* Street Fighter IV – $2200
* BlazBlue – $2200
* TEKKEN 6 – $2200
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl – 1st: 60% / 2nd: 30% / 3rd 10%
* Super Street Fighter II TURBO HD Remix – 1st: 60% / 2nd: 30% / 3rd 10%
* Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike – 1st: 60% / 2nd: 30% / 3rd 10%

Once again, UFRAGTV will also be on hand to cover the entire event! As usual, expect high level matches, top notch commentary, interviews and more! You can watch the stream live by clicking below:

http://www.ufragtv.com/show/triple-threat

HOTEL INFO

Hotel rooms will be provided at a discounted price by the luxurious Ayres hotel which is located within 5 minutes driving distance of the HAX venue making
it convenient for all spectators and competitors that need a place to spend
the night here in the LA area.

Feel free to take a video tour of this hotel by visiting below:

http://blinkeyeproduction.com/ayresman.htm

Ayres Hotel – Hawthorne/Manhattan Beach/LAX
14400 Hindry Avenue
Hawthorne, CA 90250
(800) 675-3550
(310) 536-0400

If you want to make a reservation feel free to call the hotel and mention the Triple Threat Tournament hosted by ACTivegamerS at the HAX facility in Hawthorne for the discounted rate of $99 a night.

“ACTivegamerS is proud to bring unite three of the biggest fighting game titles and the best fighting game players all under one room, here in beautiful Southern California. We look forward to providing a remarkable series of events for the fighting game fans and show everyone what we’re all about!” said John Nelson, CEO of ACTiveGamerS.

“I love the community. I’m excited to support this event and all other events in Southern California. ACTivegamerS is a good group of gamers. You may not know about them now… But you will definitely see the future through their actions. They have a vision to work with the community, for the gamers by gamers,” said Mark “MarkMan” Julio, product manager at Mad Catz, Inc.

These events are graciously sponsored by:

* Mad Catz
* P4P (Team Pacquiao)
* AKSYS Games
* UFRAGTV
* RockStar Games
* ACTIVISION
* Starbucks
* Namco Bandai Games & TEKKEN 6
* SDTEKKEN
* ESPN ZONE!

For media inquiries and support, please see contact information below.

CONTACT

John Nelson
ACTivegamerS LA
(310) 654-3649
activegamers@yahoo.com

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AAK said:

Mann... everything does down in Cali.

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EscapingJail said:

If you live on the east coast, go to NEC in december.

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MarkMan said:

What do you guys wanna see for interviews?

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Sutanreyu said:

NEC?

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