I am happy to announce that we will be hosting an Official Rivals of Aether Tournament at GDC 2016.
It takes place on March 16, 2016 at The Foundry in San Francisco. The Tournament begins at 6PM PST and we will be at the Foundry until 12AM PST.
This event is being presented by us in partnership with ShowDown, the Humble Bundle, and ID@Xbox. Showdown will be hosting the stream on their Twitch Channel for all those who want to tune in from home.
We have already secured some of the best west coast Rivals and Smash Bros talent to compete in our Tournament. Here are a few that are confirmed to be attending:
- Ralph – One of the top Rivals of Aether players in the world. He has secured first place in a variety of online tournaments since the game launched on Early Access in September 2015. His signature Forsburn is a combo king and he has recently been developing a Maypul too.
- Tandori – Another top Rivals player who is one of the best if not the best Maypul player in the game right now. Tandori competes both locally and online and has been a threat to take every tournament he has entered.
- Shaky – Shaky is one of the top Smash 4 players in NorCal. He became known during his Brawl days as one of the best Ness players in the world. He also picked up Ness in Smash 4 and competes with FOW as the best Ness player once again. He brings his smash experience to the Foundry as a new competitor in the world of Aether.
- Trevonte – Another top Smash 4 player who also ruled the Brawl scene. After being a Fox main in Brawl, he transitioned over to Sheik in Smash 4 and competes with Shaky for the top spot in the NorCal scene.
- Zex – A top Smash 4 player who has dabbled in Rivals of Aether. He also competes for the top spot in NorCal Smash 4 with his Sheik. He became known in the Smash community for his Metaknight and Marth in Brawl.
The winner will be crowned the Official Rivals of Aether Champion of GDC 2016. We will also be supplying a $500 Prize Pool for the Top 8 courtesy of yours truly.
How can you compete? There are two ways.
Firstly, we are reserving spots for prime Smash and Rivals talent. To apply, please send an email with a subject line of – GDC Tournament Application – *Your Tag* – to [email protected]. Then in the body explain why you have you have it takes to compete. To reserve a spot, you will have to confirm that you will be able to attend in person on March 16th in San Francisco.
Secondly, we will have a few open bracket spots available at the door on Wednesday night. These spots will be first come first serve to those who arrive right at 6PM. We make no guarantees on these spots being available, but if you arrive right at 6PM then you should have a good chance to enter the bracket.
This tournament will be taking place on Xbox One consoles. So practice up on your Xbox controllers if you plan to compete!
Oh… one last thing. This tournament will feature 8 characters…