Welcome Back to Akizeme!
Akizeme is a 3 Day fighting game tournament taking place at the home of the Colorado FGC, Akihabara Arcade. Featuring a host of 2D fighting games played on modern consoles and classic arcade cabinets, Akizeme is offering competitors the chance to compete for cash prizes in the newly expanded venue featuring 160 HZ wall mounted monitors, stream stage, and full bar!
Important Information!
Registration Schedule
Early registration from June 3rd to August 1st - $25
Normal registration August 2nd to October 1st - $30
Last min Reg October 1st to 9th - $40
Emergency registration October 9th to 12th - TBA
THERE WILL BE NO ON SITE REGISTRATION FOR COMPETITORS!
Gamelist
Entry for each bracket is $10, which is added to the prize pool for top placing competitors.
The games are listed with each console they will be played on. Read more under Bring Your Own Controller.
Dragon Ball FighterZ (PlayStation 4 Pro)
Guilty Gear XRD Rev 2 (PlayStation 4 Pro and Base)
Guilty Gear Strive (PlayStation 4 Pro and PlayStation 5)[Akihabara Arcade League Last Change Qualifier!]
Melty Blood: Type Lumina (PlayStation 4 Pro and Base)
Skullgirls: 2nd Encore (PlayStation 4 Pro)
SAMURAI SHODOWN (PlayStation 4 Pro and Base)
Street Fighter III Third Strike (Arcade Cabinents)
Street Fighter 6 (PlayStation 5)[Akihabara Arcade League Last Chance Qualifier!]
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] (PS4 Pro and Base)
Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown (PS4 Pro and Base)
Payout Models
Payouts will be based on number of entrants per game, and will be officially labeled at a later date. Below are the possible payout spreads:
Top 8: 1st – 42% 2nd – 20% 3rd – 13% 4th – 7% 5th-6th – 5% 7th-8th – 4%
Top 6: 1st – 50% 2nd – 20% 3rd – 13% 4th – 7% 5th-6th – 5%
Top 4: 1st- 50% 2nd- 30 % 3rd- 15% 4th- 5%
Top 3: 1st 50% 2nd- 30% 3rd 20%
Bring Your Own Controller
Everyone is required to bring their own controller and connection wires to play for tournament.
Your controller must be compatible with PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles. If you would like to use a non PlayStation controller, then you must bring your own converter. We recommend Brook Gaming converters
Below are controller types that are natively supported by PlayStation 4:
PlayStation 4 Dual Shock
Arcade Fight sticks by Mad Catz, Quanba, and others that are specified for PS4
Hitboxes and other variations
Hori, Victrix, and other fight pads that are explicitly labeled as PlayStation 4 compatible.
Street Fighter 6 Players Must Have PS5 Compatible Controller
Street Fighter 6 will run on PlayStation 5 consoles with the PS5 version for reduced input delay. DualShock 4 Pads will not be compatible. Please make sure your controller is compatible with a PS5 if you are competing in Street Fighter 6. Below are listed natively supported controllers on PS5:
DualSense and DualSense Edge PS5 Pads
Official Sony Licensed Fight Sticks
Brook Gaming have developed a converter for PS5 compatibility that works with any wired controller, including PlayStation 4 supported controllers. Purchase yours today here:
https://www.brookaccessory.com/products/wingmanfgc/index.html
Buy a PS5 converter for any controller here!
Disqualfication Rules
Punctuality is important for running tournaments. Arrive and be present in the play area at least 15 minutes before your bracket is scheduled to start. Check in with the Tournament Organizers (TO) and pay entry fees.
When your match is called, you have 5 minutes to report to the station the TO tells you to play at. If you are not at the station to play within that time, and you did not communicate with either your opponent or the TO about using the restroom, getting a drink, or any other reason to not be present within those five minutes you will be disqualified (DQ'd). When you are DQ'd, you are removed from the winners bracket and placed into the losers bracket. If you are in the losers bracket and are DQ'd then, you are out of the tournament.
DQ's are rare at Biweekly and Monthly events. The best thing you can do to avoid being DQ'd is to inform TOs if you have something important to do where you need to step out.
You will not be DQ'd if you are playing in multiple brackets at the same time. The TO's will communicate with each other on where you are and keep you within any brackets you are competing in as long as you are there.
Schedule
Friday Games
Dragon Ball Fighterz
Guilty Gear XRD Rev 2
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r]
Melty Blood: Type Lumina
Saturday Games
Guilty Gear Strive [Akihabara Arcade League Last Chance Qualifier]
Street Fighter 6 [Akihabara Arcade League Last Chance Qualifier]
Samurai Showdown
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown
Sunday Games
Guilty Gear Strive Akihabara Arcade League Finals
Street Fighter 6 Akihabara Arcade League Finals
Street Fighter III Third Strike
Volunteer!
Applications TBA
We will have volunteer links for commentary, stream running, and more posted at a later date.
Social Media and Live Stream
Twitch Stream
Main Stream: https://twitch.tv/akihabaraarcade
Second Stream: https://twitch.tv/akihabaraarcade2
YouTube Vods