CouchWarriors - Part 37

SMASH & SPLATOON AT BAM GET POWERA PRIZES

We’re pleased to have the support of POWERA who have a massive range of controllers, cases and accessories. This year PowerA is pumping up the prize pool for our Nintendo

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STEELSERIES is the BAM14 Headset Partner

We are proud to announce SteelSeries is the Official Headset partner for BAM 2024! The Arctis Nova Pro will provide crisp audio on main stages for FGC, including Street Fighter

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BAM14 – Trailer Launch, Announces Australian TEKKEN and STREET FIGHTER Qualifiers for ESPORTS WORLD CUP

BAM (Battle Arena Melbourne), Australia’s national fighting game community (FGC) Championship, brings the FGC together across an eclectic variety of titles, while presenting a top class competitive event attracting players

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BAM14 Schedule is Now Live!

The wait is over! The schedule for BAM14 is now available! See below for tournament and Stream schedule at the bottom. If you’ve been waiting for the schedule to sign

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Battle Arena Melbourne 2014 Cosplay Competition

May 5, 2014 Berzerk

CouchWarriors and New Game Plus are happy to announce Battle Arena Melbourne’s official cosplay competition! Come down in your best fighting game costume for a chance to win some awesome prizes, thanks to Madman Entertainment, Plantronics Gaming, CouchWarriors and New Game Plus.

HOW TO ENTER

Simply come along to Battle Arena Melbourne on the Sunday 11^th of May! The cosplay parade will begin at 2:30pm, which will be streamed live to thousands of viewers around the world. Your costume will be judged by a panel of cosplay judges with many years of experience between them, and the winner will be announced then and there!

Prizes will be awarded to First Place, Runner Up and Audience Favourite.

Please arrive at least 30 minutes beforehand. There are bathrooms at the venue that can be used as change rooms.

RULES OF ENTRY

Must be a character from a fighting game. This includes games not played at Battle Arena Melbourne.
Can be a hand-made, assembled or bought costume. As long as you rock it!
No real weapons, please. Only wooden or plastic weapons allowed.

Community: The Australian FGC E08 Episode 08: Adric “Falco” Middleton and Sam Baxter

May 2, 2014 muttonhead

http://dustycartridge.com/videos/community-the-australian-fgc-episode-08-adric-falco-middleton-sam-baxter/

The fourth episode filmed at the Queensland major Buttonsmash is a double special featuring Adric “Falco” Middleton from South Australia and Sam “The Ham” Baxter from Queensland. Both of them are young and relatively new to the scene, but are widely considered to be two of the best players in Australia.

Falco is known for his amazing Zangief in Street Fighter IV and for winning tournaments without even owning the game on console! He has taken his multi-game ability to another level by winning the KOFXIII tournament at Buttonsmash, breaking Colonov’s long and uninterrupted streak of Australian KOF titles.

Sam Baxter is only 19 years old, and is already an international-class Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 player, claiming fourth place at SEAM2013 in Singapore as well as multiple top 3 placings in Australia. In this episode the duo go on to talk about their love for fighting games, community and competition, their local scenes and how new and hungry players can get on their level. Hope you guys enjoy this episode!

6 REASONS Fighting Game Major BATTLE ARENA MELBOURNE 6 cannot be missed!

April 29, 2014 Berzerk

6th ANNUAL EVENT, ON *MAY 9, 10 & 11**, REVEALS A KILLER LINEUP OF FEATURES*

Registration and info: www.couchwarriors.org

LOCATION: CQ, Event Room 2, 123 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

Live Stream by New Game Plus (Twitch Partner) www.twitch.tv/newgameplustv

1 – Join in a weekend full of fun and competition with a welcoming, passionate, energetic community.

Not just for tournament players, new players and spectators will find plenty to enjoy. Fighting game majors are a huge social occasion alongside increasing your skills or witnessing some great moments. #BAM6 is a 3 Day event with Friday night exhibitions and interstate rivalry matches. Spectator passes only $5 one day or $10 weekend.

2 – A CAPCOM PRO TOUR RANKING EVENT

We are proud to be part of the internationally recognised Capcom Pro Tour circuit, allowing players to accrue points for the international Capcom Cup.

http://couchwarriors.org/bam6-joins-the-capcom-pro-tour/ Read more

CouchWarriors is proud to announce the BAM6 Qualifier results!

April 28, 2014 CouchWarriors

Our fellow interstate players have finished fighting for seeding points, and we at CouchWarriors Salute you!

New South Wales Qualifiers were held in Sydney by Ozhadou at their monthly York Street Battles event. Queensland Qualifiers were in Brisbane by Keep et Classy and ACT was held at Canberra Fighting Games League. View the interstate qualifiers announcement post here. The Victorian qualifiers were held in Melbourne by the CouchWarriors team. Some pictures from the event can be found at the end of this post!

Read on for the results:

BAM6 JOINS THE CAPCOM PRO TOUR

April 23, 2014 Berzerk

The CouchWarriors team is proud to announce that BATTLE ARENA MELBOURNE 6 has officially been added as a Ranking Event on the CAPCOM PRO TOUR.

Participants in our Super Street Fighter 4 AE tournament will accrue ranking points that will lead to Capcom Cup at the end of the year. BAM6 is also an Official Qualifier for the Capcom Pro Tour Premier Tournament, South East Asia Majors, and we will be flying the SF4 winner direct to Singapore. If you want to join the action at BAM6, Register here!

Special Edition BAM6 Monday CCH!

April 17, 2014 muttonhead

Hi guys,

I’m pleased to announce a special edition of CCH on the 12th of May, BAM6 Monday. We’ll be at the Richmond library from noon till late, and entrance is free to all BAM6 entrants!

I encourage everyone to come for a day of casuals and fun, just hang out after BAM6 with our interstate guests and we could even do some MMs or exhibition matches if you guys want. There’s a lot of nice food in the area so we could all go out for a big post-BAM meal together too. There’s parking behind the library, so since it’s a Monday if you guys get in early it should be fine.

Hope to see you guys there!

Battle Arena Melbourne

Community: The Australian FGC Episode 07 – Dejan Stantic

April 15, 2014 muttonhead

http://dustycartridge.com/videos/community-the-australian-fgc-episode-07-dejan-stantic/

The third episode filmed at the Queensland major ButtonSmash features Dejan Stantic, an organiser from the beautiful Gold Coast and the founder of the fighting game group Gold Coast Fighters.

Here in Australia we have a small population spread over such a large land mass, so you see a lot of small regional communities pop up run by passionate dudes like Dejan. Props to every regional community organiser out there for their hard work, I hope to see everybody get together at the yearly majors and that we can work together to make our national scene even bigger.

In this episode Dejan talks about; the Gold Coast scene, how the different communities in Australia influence each other, Buttonsmash 2014, and the correlation between fighting game players and musicianship. Hope you guys like it!

Media

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: MICK GORDON – KILLER INSTINCT SOUND DESIGNER/COMPOSER

April 13, 2014 Berzerk

We are thrilled to announce our second guest for Battle Arena Melbourne 2014 is something of a rock god for video gamers – Mick Gordon! Composer for the upcoming many games including Need For Speed, Shootmania Storm, Marvel Super Hero Squad, the upcoming Wolfenstein and of course KILLER INSTINCT

One of the most celebrated features of KI has been the dynamic soundtrack designed by Mick, building on the reputation for the soundtrack since the famous “Killer Cuts” of the first game.

Mick will be appearing at #BAM6 on Saturday 10th May all day for meet and greet, media interviews, and a special 1 hour QandA/Ask Me Anything segment at the end of Killer Instinct pools (approx. 4pm), to show us some behind the scenes insight and sounds. We’ll see if we can get some game commentary and perhaps even a challenge or two!

Ever wanted to know what goes into the sound design of a game, especially a fighting game? Now’s your chance. After packing out the panel room at PAX Australia last year, this is a rare opportunity.

Visit Mick Gordon’s official website http://www.mick-gordon.com/

Twitter: @Mick_Gordon

Killer Instinct Soundcloud suite: https://soundcloud.com/mickgordon/killer-instinct-2013-music-1

BIO

Known for his unbridled enthusiasm and tiresome work ethic, Mick has been enjoying the wonderful world of video game sound for most of his adult life with his musical noises attracting companies such as Electronic Arts, THQ, Marvel Studios, Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon and Sony Entertainment.

An incredibly diverse composer, Mick treats music and sound design the same – “music is just sound design with rules”. It is this direction that gives him the ability to create distinctive textures and memorable themes that not only compliment and enhance the numerous projects that he’s worked on but are also recognized and praised by the people who enjoy them.

Read more at Mick’s official Bio

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: JEFFREY “CHAMBA” CRUZ – UDON COMICS ARTIST

April 12, 2014 Berzerk

SF2Turbo by Chamba

We are proud to announce the first of our special guests for Battle Arena Melbourne 2014! Appearing both Saturday 10^th and Sunday 11^th May, is Jeffrey “Chamba” Cruz!

Artist with Udon Comics on the Street Fighter II Turbo series, Chamba will be available from 11pm-6pm Saturday and 11am-3pm Sunday to draw commissions of your favourite characters, sign prints and hang with fellow gaming fans!

Chamba is also kindly donating THREE amazing prints to the prize pool (see below), and will also be providing the artwork that will adorn the NEW CHALLENGERS tournament prize, a Razer Atrox Arcade stick.

To browse through his fantastic art visit theCHAMBA.com

Check out Chamba’s original graphic novel work on the RandomVeus Tumblr

Hit the break to read Chamba’s Bio and see the awesome prints he’s bringing as Prizes!

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PRIZES:

6th ANNUAL EVENT, ON MAY 9, 10 & 11, REVEALS A KILLER LINEUP OF FEATURES

1 – Join in a weekend full of fun and competition with a welcoming, passionate, energetic community.

2 – A CAPCOM PRO TOUR RANKING EVENT

To browse through his fantastic art visit theCHAMBA.com

Check out Chamba’s original graphic novel work on the RandomVeus Tumblr

6th ANNUAL EVENT, ON *MAY 9, 10 & 11**, REVEALS A KILLER LINEUP OF FEATURES*