Fighting Games... and More!
Founded by the King of Colorado and run by Mile High Burst and Buttons on Wake Up, Winter Showdown is the largest Fighting Game Tournament in Colorado. Featuring 16 tournaments across 3 days in the Japanese themed bar with dozens of arcade machines, the competition has never been fiercer or more fun. With new features such as an Artist Alley, Free To Play Cabinets all weekend long, and more! This is the Colorado Tournament you don't want to miss! Join our discord to be up to date with other announcements!
Schedule
All Schedules Are Subject To Change!
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Important Information
Official Game List
Winter Showdown will add $50 to the prize pool for every 16 attendants an official game has!
BlazBlue: Central Fiction (PS4)
Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS4 Pro)
Granblue Fantasy: Versus Rising (PS4 Pro)
Guilty Gear -Strive-(PS4 Pro) $50 Prize Pool Bonus
Guilty Gear XRD REV2 (PS4)
Marvel vs Capcom 2 (PS4)
Mortal Kombat 1 (PS5)
Samurai Shodown (PS4)
Skullgirls: 2nd Encore (PS4 Pro)
Soul Calibur VI (PS4)
Street Fighter 6 (PS5) $100 Prize Pool Bonus
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (Arcade Cabinets)
Tekken 8 (PS5) $100 Prize Pool Bonus
The King of Fighters XV (PS4 Pro)
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (PS4 Pro)
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes (PS4 Pro)
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Event Information
All Passes Come with Unlimited Access to All Free To Play Arcade Cabinets in the Versus City Room for the Whole Weekend!
Early Bird Registration
- $35 until November 13th
Normal Registration
- $50 Until January 31st
Late Registration
-$65 until February 14th
Spectator Passes - $15
Passes can be purchased online with a start.gg account or at the door. Spectator Passes are good for the weekend and give access to all free to play arcade games on the Versus City Side.
For bracket refunds and transfers, send an email inquiry to wintershowdownfgc@gmail.com
Event Rules
Game Rules
For individual games ruleset, review the rules section at the bottom of this Start.GG page.
Payouts
Payouts are calculated by number of entrants multiplied by bracket fee. Additional prize pool bonuses from sponsorships and donations will be applied and distributed with base prize pool.
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Volunteer!
Commentary
Add your voice to the broadcast by applying below!
Other volunteer forms TBA
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Hotels
There are a handful of affordable hotels available within a mile of Akihabara Arcade for you to book your Winter Showdown stay at! Click here to start your search!
Note: We are not partnered with any of the hotels listed in the search.
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Matcherino Prize Pools and Pot Bonuses
Coming Soon
Sponsors!
Thanks to Eighty Sixed For Sponsoring Winter Showdown!
Eighty Sixed
Winter Showdown Prizing Details TBA
Eighty Sixed is an officially licensed merchandise store for several hit fighting games, like Street Fighter 6, Guilty Gear Strive, BlazBlue Central Fiction, Skullgirls, and more! You can buy hats, T-shirts, lanyards, keychains, posters, stickers, and more from their online store!
Click on the logo to the left to start shopping today!
SNK
SNK is the developer of fighting game titles like The King of Fighters, City of Wolves, Samurai Shodown, and more! They support various local fighting game tournaments across the globe as part of their initiative to ensure grassroots fighting game events are able to thrive!
SNK will be providing official merchandise for Winter Showdown to distribute.
Artist Alley and More!
Details Coming Soon
Artist Alley
We are accepting applications for artists and vendors to set up stands! Please email all inquiries to wintershowdownfgc@gmail.com
More Activities to be Announced...
Merchandise!
Pre-Order our Official Merchandise!
Want to show your support for the Colorado FGC? Then check out are incoming merchandise lineup featuring hoodies, T-Shirts, Tanktops, and stainless steel water bottle!
Our TeeSpring site will be live early next year. Pre-order's are available at registration checkout for onsite pickup!
All pre-ordered merchandise will be printed in black.
Stream
Twitch Stream!
Games will be streamed with commentary on our twitch channels! Follow here:
https://twitch.tv/akihabaraarcade
https://twitch.tv/akihabaraarcade2