Anime Ascension is in full swing this weekend! This year, the tournament is being held February 15-17 at the Atrium Hotel in Irvine, CA, and is providing attendees with a truly exciting Presidents’ Day weekend.
The tournament’s main events feature Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st], BlazBlue: Central Fiction, and BlazBlue CrossTag Battle. Spectators can bear witness to this epic showdown for $10/day, and can even participate in some of the action by competing in side tournaments for games like Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code, Sailor Moon S, and more.
Our crew is out having fun and has captured some live photos. Take a look:
Can’t make it to the tournament but still want to check out the action? Anime Ascension is streaming the main events on the Level Up Twitch stream at twitch.tv/leveluplive. The stream will include pools, exhibition matches, and grand finals for each of the featured games.
For fighting game fans interested in the side tournaments as well, Aksys Games’ official Twitch channel, All Aksys, will be spotlighting all of the main games as well as casual sets and Sailor Moon S. Check out Numakie’s stream at twitch.tv/numakie for coverage of Melty Blood, Million Arthur: Arcana Blood, Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition, and Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R.
Meanwhile, you can enjoy yourself browsing and playing online games in the casino. You’ll find a huge selection of games with the best bonuses!
Feel free to visit the Official Anime Ascension 2019 website for streaming and pool schedules at http://www.aksysgames.com/animeascension/.
I've been a life long nerd and video game junkie known to associate with the likes of Link, Nathan Drake, Batman, and Master Chief. I'm a filmmaker by profession, but spend lots of time behind a controller escaping the real world. @GregVelde on Instagram/Twitter/YouTube
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