CouchWarriors to Host the Video Game Room at CHAOz Con!

CouchWarriors is pleased to announce it has teamed up with the upcoming convention event, CHAOz at Melbourne University on August 23-24!

CHAOz is a convention for the Cosplayers, Hobbyists and Artists of Australia (Oz). Among the  many events will be community run panels, workshops, along with card games, screenings, and video games!

We’ll be there alongside the team from New Game Plus, with a full suite of fantastic fighting games to play, with a range of added con gaming favourites and some cool surprises.

We’ll be sharing our full schedule of events for the con soon.  Expect to be able to join in Learn To Play training sessions for your favourite fighters, prove yourself a con champion in Tournaments, try out new and old games in a range of genres, or just chill and play casually.

Meanwhile, make sure you follow CHAOz on Facebook, also Register for the Event, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Suggestions and requests for games, events and tournaments are welcome!  Visit CouchWarriors on Facebook and leave us a message, or use the Contact Us Section

COUCHWARRIORS RANKING BATTLE – AUGUST 17TH

Tournaments, casual games, tips and training – CouchWarriors Ranking Battles are a day long fighters festival! Join us in the Mason’s hall for some honorable combat the knights templar will be proud of and grab some tasty Sydney Rd pizza while you’re at it.  

That’s alongside tournaments for a range of other games. All rankings and results will be tallied at the end of the year. Come play or BYO your setup. Read more

July Ranking Battle Results

A good time was had by all last Sunday the 13th, at the July CouchWarriors Ranbat.  Primarily a Smash event with players keen to practice ahead of this weekend’s ACL Sydney event which features Smash for the first time in many years, the Smashers turned out in force.

Two friendly tournaments and plenty of casual matches were also played for other games.

Here are the results!

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MoeMall Meet ‘N Mash : Friday 11th from 5:30pm

Thanks to the guys at MoeMall , CouchWarriors Inc will be hosting regular Friday night fighting game meetups for all your Melbourne FGC needs! With this we will be focusing on an awesome relaxed environment for casual play with various events running through the night. Here’s a few things you can expect from us:

All night long casual setups!
Now with 8 setups for all your playing needs and plenty of space for you to bring your own system and play whatever you want. Make sure to BYO sticks though guys! (Or beg / bribe people there) Even during events there will always be casual setups also free for use.


SF4 League!
Rank battles that will be stacked according to skill. Move up in the ladder and improve along side people around your level. Monthly resets means if you improve you will move up to a new tier! These will run from 7:30pm sharp.


Mystery fighting game tournament!
Every week will be a new game with a chance at salt and glory! We wont announce what it is until right before the event starts after signups! This will run after the SF4 league. I bet one will be Karnov’s Revenge. SF2 Anniversary Edtion? CE-Bipson best Bipson.


Live streamed venue!
A ‘main stage’ will be set up with a webcam overlooking it all that will be constantly streaming. Melbourne Fight Night Fridays Live!


Entry fee will be $10 for the whole night (and morning). No sign up fees for any event, so feel free to join in to whatever you feel like.

 Location: 422 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3000

Time & Date: Friday 11th July. Doors open 5:30pm. SF4 Ladder begins 7:30pm.

Link to the Facebook event page with further details and be found HERE.

Other Upcoming Events:

Couchwarriors Ranking Battle and EVO viewing party July 13

CHAOZ Video Game Room by CouchWarriors August 23-24 (More info TBC)

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COUCHWARRIORS RANKING BATTLE EVENT: July 13th EVO Weekend!

Tournaments, casual games, tips and training – CouchWarriors Ranking Battles are a day long fighters festival!  It will be EVO Sunday and the stream will be on projector at the event. Plus, it’s practice time for the Smash players heading to Sydney’s ACL Pro event the following week.

That’s alongside tournaments for a range of other games. Come play or BYO your setup. Enjoy some casuals or get in your tournament practice for the next major, Shadowloo Showdown.

When: Sunday, July 13th – 12pm-10pm

Where: Brunswick Masonic Hall 6 Davies St, Brunswick North

Cost: $10 Entry + Tournaments (Expected pot fee is $5 per tournament)

Facebook Eventhttps://www.facebook.com/events/872526916108268/

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Schedule

12pm – Doors, Casual play
1pm – Late – Super Smash Bros Brawl, Melee and Project M
1pm – 5pm – Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
3pm – 6pm – Ultra Street Fighter IV
4pm – 7pm – King of Fighters XIIII
6pm – 9pm – Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
6pm – 9pm – Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown

Also available for play if community BYO added setups:
Killer Instinct
SkullGirls
Injustice
BBCP
Tekken Tag Tournament 2

BRING YOUR OWN CONTROLLER
There is a BYOC / Sticks policy for the event. Our friendly players will often loan a controller, but we ask you to please bring your run!  Also, while we should have enough equipment to run the tournaments, everyone will appreciate anybody who can bring setups for casuals and DIYs.

HOW TO GET THERE

The venue is a short walk from Moreland Train Station, Sydney Road Tram, and there is ample parking at the venue . It’s just off Sydney Rd, before Moreland Rd.
 

BARFIGHTS: SEAM Stream Viewing Party This Sunday!

CouchWarriors is pleased to announce the first of a new series of events: BARFIGHTS!

We are teaming up with Paloma Bar for viewing parties and special exhibition events.  This first event will be a viewing party to watch the stream of the South East Asia Majors in Singapore. Come down to enjoy the event with the community over some drinks.

Lets cheer on the Australian players heading to the event including the #BAM6 official envoy, Toxy!

WHERE: Paloma Bar, 480 Collins St, Melbourne (Underneath Oaks Hotel)

WHEN: Sunday 22nd June, 1pm to 12am (or when event ends, expected to be earlier. Join the Facebook Event

PLUS! EXHIBITIONS AND SPECIAL RIVALRY MATCHES! We have some fun show matches lined up for the downtime on the stream. More details soon!

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BAM6 Acknowledgements and thanks

Thank you to everyone who made Battle Arena Melbourne in 2014 an amazing event! We broke our pregistration record with 181 preregistered, then hosted over 260 attendees in the venue plus a few thousand viewers on the live stream and archive.

There were some amazing moments in a very memorable weekend.

See the Results Post for video links and Community Award acknowledgements.  

See the Photo Galleries, Video and Media coverage in the Media Wrapup

We’d also like to make some special acknowledgements to our Partners, Sponsors, and Guests:

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COUCHWARRIORS RANKING BATTLE EVENT: JUNE 8th. ULTRA SF4!

Tournaments, casual games, tips and training – CouchWarriors Ranking Battles are a day long fighters festival!  We’re celebrating the launch of ULTRA STREET FIGHTER 4 alongside tournaments for a range of other games. Come play or BYO your setup.

When: Sunday, June 8th – 12pm-10pm
Where: Abbotsford Masonic Hall
141 Gipps St, Abbotsford, 3067
Cost: $10 Entry + Tournaments (Expected pot fee is $5 per tournament)

Facebook Eventhttps://www.facebook.com/events/231937117016701/?ref=22

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Schedule

12pm – Doors, Casual play
1pm – Late – Super Smash Bros Brawl, Melee and Project M
1pm – 5pm – Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
2pm – 5pm – Injustice
3pm – 6pm – Ultra Street Fighter IV
4pm – 7pm – King of Fighters XIIII
6pm – 9pm – Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
6pm – 9pm – Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown

Also available for play if community BYO added setups:
Killer Instinct
SkullGirls
BBCP
Tekken Tag Tournament 2

BRING YOUR OWN CONTROLLER
There is a BYOC / Sticks policy for the event. Our friendly players will often loan a controller, but we ask you to please bring your run!  Also, while we should have enough equipment to run the tournaments, everyone will appreciate anybody who can bring setups for casuals and DIYs.

HOW TO GET THERE
Park or get off at Collingwood Station…

Walk either down the alley, or down the main street

Battle Arena Melbourne 2014 Results and Awards

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SSFIV:AE2012  Qualifier for SEAM

Twitch archive: Watch the Finals!
1. SL|Sol (VIC)
2. DB|ToXY (VIC)
3. DB|Carnage (VIC)
4. Heavy Weapons (VIC)
5. Shang Tsung (NSW)
5. DB|Somniac (VIC)
7. SL|Justice (VIC)
7. SL|ZG (VIC)

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UMVC3 Qualifier for SEAM

Twitch Archive: Watch the Finals!
1. TRP|Baxter (QLD)
2. DB|Somniac (VIC)
3. FKNBun (VIC)
4. Low Blow (QLD)
5. DB|ToXY (VIC)
5. CFGL | MAGNUM | Infinity (ACT)
7. SL|X (VIC)
7. Naked Jake (VIC)

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KOFXIII Qualifier for SEAM

Twitch archive: Watch the Finals!
1. TRP|Baxter (QLD)
2. Falco (SA)
3. Alex K (NSW)
4. DB|ToXY (VIC)
5. A1Major (SA)
5. Reece204 (SA)
7. SL|Burnout (VIC)
7. SL|PyroZeroX (VIC)

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Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown

Twitch archive: Watch the Finals!
1. Myke (NSW)
2. AlexMD (VIC)
3. Chill (NSW)
4. CM (VIC)
5. Gab (VIC)
5. Berzerk! (VIC)
7. BOS|Maximum Abare (VIC)
7. THK (VIC)

THE NEW CHALLENGERS
New Challengers (SSF4AE)
Big thanks to all the competitors in the New Challengers AE tournament at #bam6. We had a great turnout of 22 players  who were not previously active in the community. The top 8 is as follows:, and check out the stick that went to first place with art thanks to Jeffrey “Chamba” Cruz!
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Twitch Archive: Watch the Finals!
1. Anzel (VIC)
2. Shoki (VIC)
3. Pikadan (VIC)
4. Annoderu (VIC)
5. Angry Granny (VIC)
5. Ashzu (VIC)
7. Stacy (VIC)
7. Noodle (VIC)

 

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