You free for Halloween?

Then don’t miss this HALO-ween Halo:Reach Tournament.

Tournament details:

7 qualifying rounds with the first round starting at noon Pacific Standard Time.  Up to fifteen contestants will compete each round, with the top 2 advancing.  Each round will consist of as many games as we are able to fit into the round, which lasts approximately an hour and a half.  The gametypes/maps will vary according to player input, but will be focused around Slayer variants.  Points will accumulate throughout the round.  For each game played during that round, points are awarded as follows:  1st place – 3 points, 2nd place – 2 points, 3rd place – 1 point.  At the end of the round, the two contestants with the highest point totals will advance to the Championship round.

Championship Round details:

Once the last qualifier is concluded, the 14 finalists will compete in the championship round.  I anticipate this will start at 10:30 pm.  Again, the gametypes/maps will vary according to player input, but will be focused around Slayer variants.

Prize details:

The winner of the Championship round will win a $60 credit to the Gamestop store of their choice.

Tournament Registration:

1. This free tournament is open to all members of this site.  Sign up here if you have not yet done so.
2. Fill out the registration form below.
3. Invite your friends to join with you by posting on Twitter, Facebook, and the like.
4. Nazrhite will start sending friend requests on Saturday, the day before, so as to get through everyone by Sunday morning.  Be sure to accept the invite…or he can’t send you messages or invite you to play during your round.
5. On Sunday, October 31, 2010 sign into Xbox Live.  You will have a message from Nazrhite letting you know what round you will be playing, as well as any other last minute news.
6. Log into both Xbox Live & Halo Reach 10 minutes before your scheduled start and be ready to game it up.
7. As always, normal rules and conditions apply.

Good luck everyone.

FYI:  We have a educational initiative called the Teen Gamer Corps (TGC).  We have been feverishly working getting our new TGC Headquarters setup.  While we aren’t completely done, its getting pretty sweet.  We decided to run this tournament from the the TGC Headquarters to help break it in.  If you are interested in bringing a young person by to see the new setup…feel free to give us a call at (503) 719-6092.  We’ll be there all day.

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I want to see your GAME FACE!

As alluded to in some early posts, we are already working on the advertising  campaign for next year’s GAME IT UP NORTHWEST.  We need your help.  We want to feature the faces of actual gamers for the ad campaign.  Here it is…your chance at immortality.  Kind of.

You can see hear what last years collage of game faces looked like:

Here we go again.  To to sweeten the deal, I’m gonna give the winner in each of the four categories the game of their choice.  The four categories are:

• The Heat Vision GAME FACE
• The Assassin GAME FACE
• The Oscar GAME FACE
• Best overall GAME FACE

Here are the category descriptions to help guide you in your selection, or even staging, of the photos you will submit.

The Heat Vision GAME FACE: Also known as the most intimidating face ever, or the face from hell.  This is the face designed to cause fear to break out in the heart of men.  This is the face that cuts through the night, the fog, and even darkness itself and sends the message far and wide…Don’t Mess With ME!

The Assassin GAME FACE: Also known as the silent but deadly type.  This is the face of the man/woman/beast/predator you don’t want to see in a dark alley, or isolated jungle…or on Xbox Live.  This is the face, that once you’ve seen it…you’re done.  It’s pretty much too late.

The Oscar GAME FACE: The Oscar is typified by two different “Oscars”…both of which feature smiles when beating you.  The first is Oscar De La Hoya, a boxer with a pretty good face, but even better punch.  The second is probably the scariest man with a smile on his face…The Joker.  Heath Ledger’s performance of the DC villain was chilling…so much he won an Oscar for that performance…arguably the best of his career.  Frightening.  The winner in this category will probably be smiling.

Best overall GAME FACE: Overall, I’m looking for a combination of all three faces in one…if that’s possible.  I’ll know it when I see it.

HERE ARE THE OFFICIAL RULES:

• Before you submit a photo, please make sure you have registered as a member on this site. Only one submission per person is allowed.
• Submissions open at the time of this post, and close 11:59 pm, December 31, 2010, or when the total photos submitted get to 500.
• People can submit their photos by filling out the form below.
• The first 100 people to submit their pictures will be guaranteed a spot in the ad promotion… unless of course the picture is unacceptable.  See the submission details below.
• PDXBOX.NET staff will pick our top 5 in each category.
• We will post the top five in each category so you, the site members can vote on your favorites.  We will then tally up, and the bottom three finalists of each category will be removed.
• The votes will then be reset, and the voting will take place between the top two finalists.
• Winners will have the option of picking any game they they would like…as long it doesn’t go over $60.
• As always, normal rules and conditions apply.

PHOTO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

• Photos must be color jpg files.
• In order for your picture to be used in the ad campaign, it needs to primarily be of your face…hence the term GAME FACE.
• We reserve the right to crop down a picture as we see fit.  All submissions will be cropped down to a perfect square for proper use in the ad.
• Photos will be discarded if there is any objectionable material included in the photo.  Use common sense people.
• We will be using some images in posters, so it would help if images are at least 1024 pixels wide.

Good luck, and remember… submissions will close December 31, 2010.

We are excited to announce a launch tournament in the weeks preceding the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops.  So to satisfy your Call of Duty fix, we are gonna send Modern Warfare 2 off in style with a multisite area-wide tournament. Xbus Games will be hosting a tournament at the following six qualifiers. The winner of each tournament will advance to the Championship round which will be held November 8, during the countdown to the midnight release of Call of Duty: Black Ops on November 9.   You can see the full prize list here.

To register for this FREE tournament show up to the Gamestop in question at least 15 min early, and good luck.

Here is the list of the six qualifiers:

Qualifier Event #1

October 16, 2010 – 2:00 pm
Gamestop Sherwood
21155 SW Baler Way, #105
Sherwood, OR 97140
(503) 625-0502

Qualifier Event #2

October 23, 2010 – 11:00 am
Gamestop Sunset Esplanade
2351 SE Tualatin Valley Hwy.
Hillsboro, Oregon 97123
(503) 846-9197

Qualifier Event #3

October 30, 2010 – 11:00 am
Gamestop Washington Square
9414 SW Washington Square RD
Tigard, OR 97223
(503) 620-3338

Qualifier Event #4

November 6, 2010 – 5:00 pm
Gamestop Lloyd Center
1137 Lloyd Ctr
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 249-8672

Qualifier Event #5

November 7, 2010 – 1:00 pm
Gamestop Peterkort
11196 SW Barnes Rd
Portland, OR 97225
(503) 626-7310

Qualifier Event #6

November 8, 2010 8pm
Gamestop Tanasbourne
18033 NW Evergreen Parkway, #K
Hillsboro, OR 97006
(503) 533-9541

So I started this contest…and one of the entries today was the following face.

This is NOT what I am talking about.  This is a picture of a noob.  DO NOT send me any more of these.

Or I will slap you.

And your mom.

Just kidding.  Kind of.

I want to see your GAME FACE. As alluded to in some early posts, PDXBOX.NET is working on an ad campaign for a major tournament coming to Portland next year…and we need your help.  We want to feature the faces of actual gamers for the ad campaign.  Here it is…your chance at immortality.  Kind of.  

So to sweeten the deal, I’m gonna give the winner in each of the four categories the game of their choice.  The four categories are:

• The Heat Vision GAME FACE
• The Assassin GAME FACE
• The Oscar GAME FACE
• Best overall GAME FACE

Here are the category descriptions to help guide you in your selection, or even staging, of the photos you will submit.

The Heat Vision GAME FACE: Also known as the most intimidating face ever, or the face from hell.  This is the face designed to cause fear to break out in the heart of men.  This is the face that cuts through the night, the fog, and even darkness itself and sends the message far and wide…Don’t Mess With ME!

The Assassin GAME FACE: Also known as the silent but deadly type.  This is the face of the man/woman/beast/predator you don’t want to see in a dark alley, or isolated jungle…or on Xbox Live.  This is the face, that once you’ve seen it…you’re done.  It’s pretty much too late.

The Oscar GAME FACE: The Oscar is typified by two different “Oscars”…both of which feature smiles when beating you.  The first is Oscar De La Hoya, a boxer with a pretty good face, but even better punch.  The second is probably the scariest man with a smile on his face…The Joker.  Heath Ledger’s performance of the DC villain was chilling…so much he won an Oscar for that performance…arguably the best of his career.  Frightening.  The winner in this category will probably be smiling.

Best overall GAME FACE: Overall, I’m looking for a combination of all three faces in one…if that’s possible.  I’ll know it when I see it.

Here are the official rules:

• Before you submit a photo, please make sure you have registered as a member on this site. Only one submission per person is allowed.
• Submissions open at the time of this post, and close 11:59 pm, December 31, 2009, or when the total photos submitted get to 500.
• People can submit their photos by filling out the form below.
• The first 100 people to submit their pictures will be guaranteed a spot in the ad promotion… unless of course the picture is unacceptable.  See the submission details below.
• PDXBOX.NET staff will pick our top 5 in each category.
• We will post the top five in each category so you, the site members can vote on your favorites.  At the end of the day, we will tally up, and the bottom three finalists of each category will be removed.
• The votes will then be reset, and the voting will take place between the top two finalists.
• Winners will have the option of picking any game they they would like…as long it doesn’t go over $60.
• As always, normal rules and conditions apply.

Photo submission guidelines:

• Photos must be color jpg files.
• In order for your picture to be used in the ad campaign, it needs to primarily be of your face…hence the term GAME FACE.
• We reserve the right to crop down a picture as we see fit.  All submissions will be cropped down to a perfect square for proper use in the ad.
• Photos will be discarded if there is any objectionable material included in the photo.  Use common sense people.
• We will be using some images in posters, so it would help if images are at least 1024 pixels wide.

Good luck, and remember… submissions will close December 31, 2009.