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May
17
Thu
2018
NYU Game Center Student Showcase 2018 @ NYU Game Center
May 17 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Play the future of games.

Our annual showcase highlights the daring and innovative work of the graduate and undergraduate students of the NYU Game Center. Check out over 100 projects ranging from one week experiments in our Prototype Studio course to year-long thesis and capstone work.

Games first debuted at our annual Student Showcase have gone on to critical and commercial success, winning major awards, showing in festivals all over the world, and launching on console, PC, and mobile. Be the first to play this exciting cohort of games.

Free and open to the public.

Jul
15
Sun
2018
Killer Instinct Tournament NYC @ Microsoft Store NYC Flagship
Jul 15 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Hosting a Killer instinct tournament for the Microsoft flagship store on July 15th Sunday at 12PM. there will be no stream but hopefully down the line we can get one up and running in the near future.

Tournament and Entry is Free

Double Elimination
2/3 match set – WF/LF/GF 3/5 match set

Prize
1st $80 gift card
2nd $20 gift card

Sep
26
Wed
2018
Killer Instinct Tournament @ Waypoint Gaming
Sep 26 all-day

Killer Instinct tournament at Waypoint Gaming

$10 entry, $10 venue

Oct
31
Wed
2018
Killer Instinct Tournament Halloween Edition @ Waypoint Gaming
Oct 31 @ 7:00 pm

WELCOME TO THE 3RD Killer Instinct Tournament here
at Waypoint Gaming in Garden City New York.

Venue is $10
Entry is $10

Rules are simple

Best 2 out of 3 games all until Winners, Losers, and
Grand Finals.
Running on XBOX ONE S and PC.
Bring your own controllers
Brook Converters are also accepted here.

Nov
28
Wed
2018
Killer Instinct Tournament @ Waypoint Gaming
Nov 28 @ 7:00 pm – 11:59 pm

WELCOME!! To The Killer Instinct Tournament here at Waypoint Gaming in Garden City New York.

Rules are simple!

Best 2 out of 3 games all until
Winners,
Losers,
and Grand Finals.

$20 for entry and venue

Running on XBOX ONE S and PC.
Bring your own controllers
Brook Converters are also accepted here.

Mar
18
Mon
2019
Monday Night Fights 12: A Smash Ultimate and PM Weekly @ Level 1 Games
Mar 18 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Super Smash Bros Ultimate joins Project M for Monday nights at Level 1 Games! Be some of the first to jump into the competitive scene for Ultimate, or join the grassroots scene of Project M! Either way, Level 1 Games is the place to be on Monday nights!

$5 venue fee*
$5 Ultimate entry fee
$5 PM entry fee

Schedule:
6:00 – Doors open
8:00 – Smash Ultimate bracket begins
8:00 – Project M bracket begins

*Venue fee will be waived for people who bring a full Ultimate setup. What is a full setup?
– Nintendo Switch
– Nintendo Switch Dock
– Legitimate copy of Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Illegitimate copies will not be used for tournament play.
– HDMI cable
– Nintendo GameCube Controller Adapter
– Monitor or TV with 10ms or less of delay (message me in advance if you don’t have a monitor, I might have extra for the event)

ULTIMATE RULESET:
3 stocks, timer set to 7 minutes
Items OFF
Stage Hazards OFF

Ultimate’s stage list is tentative, as the meta is still fresh and we’re still learning what stages function well.

Starting stages:
Battlefield
Final Destination
Smashville
Kalos Pokemon League
Pokémon Stadium

Counterpick stages:
WarioWare
Town & City
Lylat Cruise
Yoshi’s Story

Winner bans 2 stages
DSR: Players may not choose stages they have previously won on.

Stream will be on Twitch.tv/WombatFights

May
23
Thu
2019
NYU Game Center Showcase 2019 @ NYU Game Center
May 23 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Play the future of games.

Our annual showcase highlights the innovative and eclectic work of the graduate and undergraduate students of the NYU Game Center. Check out dozens of digital, tabletop, and experimental projects ranging from year-long thesis and capstone work to exploratory single-week projects.

Games first debuted at our annual Student Show have gone on to critical and commercial success, winning major awards, showing in festivals all over the world, and launching on major platforms. Be the first to play this promising collection of games.

Free and open to the public.

The NYU Game Center would like to thank our event sponsors: Fresh Planet, Take-Two Interactive, Dots, Activision, and Vicarious Visions. Their generous support makes our events possible.