Winter Update

The holidays are over and the new year is well underway. Some great PC games to look forwards to in the first half of 2010 include Starcraft 2, Mass Effect 2, Star Trek Online, Bioshock 2, SplinterCell: Conviction, Heroes of Newerth, Supreme Commander 2 and Assassins Creed 2 (enough sequels?). We have some great events coming your way this year so keep a heads up for L4D2 and Modern Warfare 2 tournaments along with the usual fare of All-Night-Lockins, Street Fighter 4 and Tekken 6. We are also bringing our members a points card so they can play and earn free time, snacks and other prizes!

C&C 4 Beta!

Another game we are excited for is Command and Conquer 4, and even though release may be a ways off we are bringing you an early opportunity to test out the game with our beta keys, so come down to Apocalypse before the limited beta period ends to give this game a run.

The Winter Deal Set

Students: 3hrs for 8$
Non-members: Buy two hours, get one FREE.
Members: Buy two hours, get one FREE + one snack FREE

We are always adding new games and love to hear your game requests, drop by Apocalypse today! Don't forget to check out the new Pop'n'Music arcade machine and our In The Groove 3 Dance arcade machine that we keep very well maintained.

Any questions? Want to run an event or host a party?
Contact us at info@ap-gaming.com

Street Fighter 4 / BlazBlue Casual and Tourney Info

The community loved the first SF4/Blazblue tourney so we are bringing it back and it's going to be better then ever! We at Apocalypse like to learn from our experiences so this time around the event will be held on PC, meaning that Xbox 360 and PS3 arcade sticks and pads will both be useable. In effort to support the Edmonton fighting game community Apocalypse has also aquired 2 "Tournament Edition Arcade Fighter Sticks" meaning that Apoc is going to be THE place to be for SF4 and fighting game casuals. The Arcade sticks will also be available for use during the tournament along with our Xbox 360 gamepads so if you don't have your own pad or stick to bring, we have you covered. We are also looking at getting some more console setups, check back for info on that soon.

Return of the Beatdown Tournament 2

Next SF4 / BlazBlue Tournament is going to be Saturday September 12th @ 3pm. So practice up and bring your A game. Entry fee is $10, and of course there is cash prizes as well as tons participation prizes! Last time around first place took home $185 and we expect this tourney to be even bigger! We will have more SF4 setups to get through multiple games quickly, so make sure you are at Apoc in time. Bring your own pads or use ours. In association with Edmontongamers.com, check our their forum for further details and questions.

Starting prize pots being donated by edmontongamers.com

• 200$ Starting Pot for Street Fighter 4
• 100$ Starting Pot for BlazBlue

Super Smash Brothers Brawl Tournament and Casual details coming soon. Tourney date will be Saturday September 19th!

Amimethon 16 Promotion!

• Bring your animethon pass or APG flyer!
• Come as a group of 2 or more, and receive 50% off all time purchased!
• Valid between (Aug 7 - Aug 21)

Street Fighter 4 and BlazBlue Tournament Success!

The Street Fighter 4 and BlazBlue Cash Prize Tournaments can be deemed a huge success with a turn out of more then 35 people. For SF4 our grand prize winner in 1st place received $185 + year membership + daypass! 2nd place received $55 + year membership + daypass! 3rd place received $15 + month membership! Look forwards to big bi-monthly fighting game tourneys with Cash Prizes in Apocalypse as well as Launch Tournaments for new games hitting the streets. We give out tons of participation prizes as well, so you don't need to be the best to have a great time. Check out our updated photo gallery with pics from the most recent SF4/BlazBlue Tourneys and the most recent all night Lockin LAN party. Don't forget to come join us for upcoming events! Check out our forums and the edmontongamers.com forums and let us know which games you want to see in future Cash Prize Tourneys!

Mid Summer Update

Summer means school is out and you have all the time in the world get your game on. We have some summer promotions to help you game with your friends for some slick prices.

• Summer Membership Pack!
  Free Daypass with Year Membership purchase (save $18, almost half!)
• Group Discount!
  Come in as a group of 5+ people get $5 off each daypass. (for non-members)
• Referral Bonus!
  Get 3 of your friends to buy Year Memberships and receive a Free 15 Hour Timepack.
• Timepoints! (Apocalypse Rewards Program) (coming soon)
  Earn free stuff and free gaming time by playing at Apocalypse! See front desk for details.

Our Monthly Lockins are still going strong. Upcoming Lockins on Saturday, July 25th and August 22nd. Sign up to guarantee your spot! Walk-ins welcome as well. Starts at 7pm.
Join us for a great night of gaming with the community, free pizza at midnight!

Street Fighter 4 Tournament! Cash Prizes!
August 1st, at 3pm. 10$ entry free. 60% of pot to first place, 20% of pot to second, 5% to third place. Memberships, Daypasses and other prizes up for grabs as well.
Discounted computer time for all tournament attendees after the tourney is over.
In association with http://www.edmontongamers.com check out their site!

In the Groove (ITG, ITG 2, ITG 3) is at Apocalypse! Come in for the community favorite dance arcade experience. Usb support for score tracking, and feel free to bring your custom songs on usb as well. We keep our machine well maintained! Pump-it-up machine also in the house.

Here are some of the new titles and mods we have picked up for you to play:

• Braid : An amazing plaformer/puzzler that will change your concept of time. A must play!
• Neotokyo : A new source mod that has gained much popularity during recent months. Think of it as CS:S in the near future. Vision modes, cloaking, multiple classes and smooth weapon design make this mod worth playing.
• Demigod : A interesting mix of RTS and RPG. Well worth a try.
• Trine : Physics based RPG platformer.
• Tales of Monkey Island : Classic Adventure game remade.
• The Sims 3

Don't forget to request any game you would like to see on our systems.

Quarterly Report:

Yes, time again for what are unfortunately turning into quarterly web updates. Fortunately, we are working on numerous summer promos and will try and make an effort for shorter, more regular posts to the website once we begin rolling them out; which should be around late June, as soon as Matt and Ray get back from slacking off in Japan. (these may or may not include a points-based system used to win epic gaming items, numerous promos for our growing community, the addition of an ApGTV webcast on the site, and…paintball!)

Over the last several months we’ve made several policy changes to better streamline operations and have decided to close down on Tuesdays in order to allow time for updates. In the past we’ve been fairly lenient with allowing members and guests to run up tabs, which has not always been to our benefit, which is why we’ve recently implemented new policies requiring guests now having to pay for their time up front. Members may continue to run tabs until the end of their session, but tabs must be paid before leaving as all accounts with anything owing will now be locked. Also note that Apocalypse is available to rent out for birthdays and corporate events, and pricing details can be found in the sidebar link to the right.

In The Groove 2 dance arcade is now in the house!! The dance community has been demanding it and it has finally been delivered, so come out and bust a move! The original Pump It Up machine is still here as well.

Want a FREE 15-HOUR TIMEPACK?? All you have to do is refer 3 new members and receive a 15-hour timepack for FREE!!!

New Games Recently Installed Include:
-Demigod (Awesomeness-based RTS)
-Empire: Total War (RTS)
-Medieval 2: Total War (RTS)
-Dawn of War II (RTS)
-BattleForge (Card-based RTS)
-FEAR2: Project Origin (Horror FPS)
-Goldeneye Source (N64 Remake!) (Online FPS)
-World of Goo (Puzzle)
-Osu! (Action)
-Three Kingdoms (MMO)
-Dawn of War II (RTS)
-Street Fighter 4 (360)

Upcoming Releases:
-Fuel (May26)
-Sims 3 (Jun2)
-Prototype (Jun9)
-Ghostbusters (Jun16)
-Jumpgate Evolution (Jun16)

Be sure to signup for our legendary 15-Hour Lock-ins, with the next one happening May 30/31. Come meet the community and attempt to survive 15 straight hours of glorious gaming throughout the night; complementary midnight pizza is included!! Check the forums for further details, and be sure to post any questions / suggestions you have for us or the community. Note that we will be closed for Victoria Day on Monday May 18th (also Video Games Live is that night).

It's...an Update!

Three months without a legitimate web post. What can we say, holidays make us lazy. Well, I guess for those that don't follow the forums we should catch up with some old news. In November we added the Exceed Pump it Up dance arcade machine to our lineup, so come get your dance on for $1/credit (pictured on forums). Also in November we closed the debate on whether or not to get licensed. Due to the opinions expressed on the forums and the fact that we would have to bar minors it was decided not to go ahead with the liquor license at this time, so minor's rejoice! And in response to the constant supplies of pizzas being delivered to Apocalypse, we've increased our food menu from the multitudes of chocolate bars, chips and snacks to include pizza pops, mini pizzas, burritos, and chimichangas; all $2!! In December we launched our first commercial which was filmed at the November lock-in (posted below) and shown on CityTV throughout the month and into January.

Apocalypse also sponsored a Counter-Strike Source team in December (#ApG) which we'll be sending to compete in all major LAN events as well as CAL and Cevo leagues. The team attended their first LAN event in Calgary, Lannihilation, in mid-January and went undefeated in CSS finishing with a 4-0 record, and winning each match by a minimum of 7 rounds!! ApG also decided to register for the TF2, COD4 FFA, and COD4 6v6 tourneys as well at Lannihilation, despite not specializing in any of them. Still, we took 1st in the COD4 6v6 tourney, 1st and 3rd in the COD4 FFA (Drew "DoubleD" Dawson took 1st, Justin ".DeMoNiC." took 3rd), and lost TF2 to a Cevo-P team. Overall an epic success with Apocalypse taking 3 of the 4 tourneys at the event, congrats!! Be sure to follow their progress/results on the forums and come meet/challenge the team at our local events/lock-ins, or just join a match in our new counter-strike public server (details posted below) where they can often be found.

Local events this month include a StarCraft 1v1 tourney on Saturday the 21st of Feb, as well as our monthly 15 hour lock-in starting Saturday the 28th of Feb. Note that all tourney winners will have the exclusive honor of having their name/picture immortalized in our new Hall of Champions located in the forums. Be sure to signup for both events asap at the front desk as spots fill up quickly, especially for our lock-ins!!! The demand to attend our legendary lock-ins has reached a point where we may start up a 2nd mid-month lock-in, in addition to our end of month lock-ins, possibly beginning in March! Head to the forums for full event details, but here are a few lock-in features and highlights:

- Meet fellow gamers from across the city and join the growing Apocalypse Community!
- Challenge ApG's own Counter-Strike Source Team
- Come play with/against a full house at Apocalypse > usually some good Left4Dead/TF2/CSS/COD4/StarCraft/WC3/or pretty much anything else you guys want to get going during the night!
- Take part in MMO Mayhem > everyone meets up in WoW (or any MMO) and generally causes 'mayhem'
- Play some Pump it Up, or RockBand2 on the 360
- Play some Risk, Chess, or start a Jenga Tournament! (as in the physical table top games, yes they actually still exist!)
- Relax in our lounge area (or pass out from the excitement if you're not drinking enough Bawls)
- Get featured on ApGTV > a new video feature we'll be adding to the website that will include event footage, games discussions, clan interviews, etc
- Free midnight pizza!

As for new games, aside from all the epic titles added in the fall, we've recently added World of Goo, Goldeneye Source (classic N64 remake!!), Flatout2 Racing, and Race07. Upcoming titles (depending on reviews and demand) include FEAR2:Project Origin(Feb 10), Dawn of War II(Feb 19), Empire: Total War(Mar 3), World in Conflict: Soviet Assault(Mar 3), Dragon Age: Origins(Mar 23). Check out the forums for a full list of games we're watching in 2009!!

Apocalypse Gaming Commercial

Check out the first Apocalypse Gaming TV Commercial!