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Jun
15
Fri
2018
BoroughCon 2018 + Tournaments @ Brooklyn Expo Center
Jun 15 @ 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm

BoroughCon is a convention that celebrates anime, gaming, comics, sci-fi, manga and much more. There will be a game room with tournaments, panels, vendors, cosplay contests and more!

Gamers, join us for our Fighting Game Tournaments!
Registration is now officialy open at https://smash.gg/tournament/boroughcon-2018.

Tournaments will include the following games:
DragonBall FighterZ, Tekken 7, BlazBlue: Cross Tag.
32 player cap per Tournament.

Event Schedule
Friday, June 15: 4 PM – 8 PM
Free play with MashFest and Team1UpEm. Featuring live DJ and music.

Saturday, June 16: 10 AM – 8 PM
Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS4) – Pools – Top 8 – Finals
Free play with MashFest and Team1UpEm

Sunday, June 17: 10AM – 8 PM
Tekken 7 (PS4) – Pools – Top 8 – Finals
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (PS4) – Pools – Top 8 – Finals
Free play with MashFest and Team1UpEm

Participants must purchase a weekend pass or day pass to access the venue.
Tournament sign ups at no additional cost.

Step 1: Go to https://smash.gg/tournament/boroughcon-2018
Step 2: Register for the tournament games you wish to participate in.
Step 3: Show up to the game room at the time of the tournament and play!

Don’t forget to bring your own controller!

Prizes will be split accordingly:

Dragon Ball FighterZ: $500.00
Tekken 7: $250.00
BlazBlue Cross Tag: $250.00

(60-30-10 split for 1st, 2nd, 3rd)

Boroughcon Afterparty: Kingdom Hearts Clean And Simple w/ Alex Prospect & DJ VENOM @ Brooklyn Bazaar
Jun 15 @ 9:00 pm – Jun 16 @ 4:00 am

Official Boroughcon Afterparty featuring specially curated stages by Sounds So Sweet and Reckless Dream Productions and a Chill Zone to test your might in video games. Check out the full DJ line-up on the FB event page!

 

Jun
16
Sat
2018
BoroughCon 2018 + Tournaments @ Brooklyn Expo Center
Jun 16 @ 10:00 am – 9:00 pm

BoroughCon is a convention that celebrates anime, gaming, comics, sci-fi, manga and much more. There will be a game room with tournaments, panels, vendors, cosplay contests and more!

Gamers, join us for our Fighting Game Tournaments!
Registration is now officaly open at https://smash.gg/tournament/boroughcon-2018.

Tournaments will include the following games:
DragonBall FighterZ, Tekken 7, BlazBlue: Cross Tag.
32 player cap per Tournament.

Event Schedule
Friday, June 15: 4 PM – 8 PM
Free play with MashFest and Team1UpEm. Featuring live DJ and music.

Saturday, June 16: 10 AM – 8 PM
Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS4) – Pools – Top 8 – Finals
Free play with MashFest and Team1UpEm

Sunday, June 17: 10AM – 8 PM
Tekken 7 (PS4) – Pools – Top 8 – Finals
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (PS4) – Pools – Top 8 – Finals
Free play with MashFest and Team1UpEm

Participants must purchase a weekend pass or day pass to access the venue.
Tournament sign ups at no additional cost.

Step 1: Go to https://smash.gg/tournament/boroughcon-2018
Step 2: Register for the tournament games you wish to participate in.
Step 3: Show up to the game room at the time of the tournament and play!

Don’t forget to bring your own controller!

Prizes will be split accordingly:

Dragon Ball FighterZ: $500.00
Tekken 7: $250.00
BlazBlue Cross Tag: $250.00

(60-30-10 split for 1st, 2nd, 3rd)

Jun
17
Sun
2018
BoroughCon 2018 + Tournaments @ Brooklyn Expo Center
Jun 17 @ 10:00 am – 9:00 pm

BoroughCon is a convention that celebrates anime, gaming, comics, sci-fi, manga and much more. There will be a game room with tournaments, panels, vendors, cosplay contests and more!

Gamers, join us for our Fighting Game Tournaments!
Registration is now officaly open at https://smash.gg/tournament/boroughcon-2018.

Tournaments will include the following games:
DragonBall FighterZ, Tekken 7, BlazBlue: Cross Tag.
32 player cap per Tournament.

Event Schedule
Friday, June 15: 4 PM – 8 PM
Free play with MashFest and Team1UpEm. Featuring live DJ and music.

Saturday, June 16: 10 AM – 8 PM
Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS4) – Pools – Top 8 – Finals
Free play with MashFest and Team1UpEm

Sunday, June 17: 10AM – 8 PM
Tekken 7 (PS4) – Pools – Top 8 – Finals
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (PS4) – Pools – Top 8 – Finals
Free play with MashFest and Team1UpEm

Participants must purchase a weekend pass or day pass to access the venue.
Tournament sign ups at no additional cost.

Step 1: Go to https://smash.gg/tournament/boroughcon-2018
Step 2: Register for the tournament games you wish to participate in.
Step 3: Show up to the game room at the time of the tournament and play!

Don’t forget to bring your own controller!

Prizes will be split accordingly:

Dragon Ball FighterZ: $500.00
Tekken 7: $250.00
BlazBlue Cross Tag: $250.00

(60-30-10 split for 1st, 2nd, 3rd)

Mar
18
Mon
2019
Hyper Casuals NYC – Casual Mondays! @ VSPOT Organic
Mar 18 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Every Monday night from 6 to 11PM come on over to VSPOT for Hyper Casual NYC! Hyper Casual brings new, or casual gamers in a LGBTQ-inclusive space to play, hang out, and make new friends within the NYC gaming community! Come and play games provided by VideoGamesNewYork and your suggestions on social media!

Hyper Casual will also have classics present, live streams, and feature some of the most popular games of the year! 18+, $5 at the door!
We will bring the TV’s, systems and games…you bring your desire to have fun! …and maybe drink!

——-GAMES—————————————————————-
PlayStation 4 – Mortal Kombat XL
PlayStation 4 – Phantom Breaker
Nintendo Switch – Super Mario Party (Kart and Smash on Request)
Nintendo GameCube with Mario Kart, Smash, Party
Nintendo 64 with Mario Kart, Smash, 007, Mario Party 3
Arcade – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade
Arcade – Simpsons The Arcade Game
PlayStation 1- Tekken 3
Super Nintendo – Sailor Moon S
Sega Genesis – Power Rangers
Nintendo NES – Dr Mario, Mario 1/3
More games will be available!

Want to play something else? Feel free to request games you want to play in the comments.

——-Activities & Tournaments——————————————
Open Play

——-Admission————————————————————-
•$5 per person,
•Must be paid at door.
•18 and OVER ONLY

——-Drink Specials——————————————————–
•TBD
•TBD
•TBD
•TBD

——-LOCATION————————————————————
BrickSPOT @ The V-Spot
12 St Marks Place (8th St btwn 2nd & 3rd)
New York, NY 10003

——INFORMATION—————————————————-
•About HyperCasualNYC:
HyperCasualNYC is not just about playing video games, it is also about having a good time. We often have casual competitions, drinking rounds and co-op game play!
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•Corporate Parties and Events!
Want to throw a fun party for your staff? Are you celebrating something AWESOME? Do you want to provide your guests an unforgettable time at your event? Book Hyper Casual NYC to help make that happen….make your social media explode when they all post photos playing Nintendo Donkey Kong or Mario Kart! Contact HyperCasualNYC@gmail.com
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•SUPPORT:
HYPER Casual NYC and other event series are sponsored by VideoGamesNewYork. Providing Equipment, Games, Staffing, Support and Funding for Local Community Events!
For more information email videogamesnewyork@gmail.com
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•SAFE PLACE INITIATIVE:
HYPER Casual NYC, Staff, Venues and Sponsors strive to build accepting and safe environments for all events. SEXISUM, RACISM, GENDERISM, HETEROSEXISM, STUPIDISM have no place at our events, at our venues or in our online communities. Love is Love and Gamers are Gamers!

Apr
6
Sat
2019
New York Nerds Show – Video Game Edition @ St. John's University, Staten Island Campus
Apr 6 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Get ready for a celebration of video games! We are looking to build the Staten Island gaming community by providing an inclusive environment where everyone can enjoy video games.

What to expect:
– free to play video games
– free to play board games
– video game tournaments
– kid cosplay contest
– adult cosplay contest
– free trivia contest
– free high score gaming contest
– free speed run gaming contest
– vendors
– door prizes
– and more!

Check back for announcements. Make sure to vote on our polls so we can make this a great event!