Players will compete in the latest arcade gaming titles King of Fighters ’98: Ultimate Match, Street Fighter IV and Tekken 6.

Anime Festival Asia 2008 (AFA08) will host the inaugural Singapore Arcade Showdown, a nationwide Arcade Gaming Competition organized by Singapore Cybersports & Online Gaming Association (SCOGA) and machines sponsored by TKA World. The landmark competition will take place in The Arena Zone, the seventh and newest Experience Zone of the AFA08 on the 22nd and 23rd of November 2008 at Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Players will compete in any of the three upcoming arcade gaming titles: King of Fighters ’98: Ultimate Match; Street Fighter IV; and Tekken 6.

The King of Fighters ’98: Ultimate Match, which is slated to be released this coming December, is from the famous King of Fighters series from SNK. In the game, players select three characters out of 43 and pit them against each other in the classic style of last man standing brawling.

Street Fighter IV, which will be released by early 2009, is the latest installment in Capcom’s long-running Street Fighter game series. Its fighters and environment are rendered in stylized 3D while the gameplay is on a traditional 2D plane.

Namco Bandai’s Tekken 6 scheduled for release at the end of 2008 has the largest line-up of characters. It features a deeper character customization to further enhance the incredible fighting intensity as players knuckle up against each other.

Competition Registration
Players need to pre-register by 18 November via the official AFA08 website at www.afa08.com and have to pay registration fees (in addition to entrance fees):

$5 for participation in any one of the games above
$8 for participation in any two of the games above
$10 for participation in all three of the games above

Tournament Mechanics
Upon successful registration, all registrants will be entered into a pool where they will be randomly picked into individual groups by drawing lots after the sign-up deadline.

In round robin fashion, the top 2 of each group will qualify into the play-offs which will be a double elimination format.

Schedule will be released on November 20, 2008

All players are allowed to participate in all games but if schedules clash, players will have to make a choice between which game they will be continuing to participate in.

All enquiries can be directed to eugene@scoga.org

About AFA08
Anime Festival Asia 2008 (AFA08) is organized by I-Promo Events & Marketing in partnership with Dentsu Singapore. AFA08 is sponsored by Bandai, Japan’s leading toy manufacturer, with Animax as the official regional media partner. The festival, made possible with support from the Embassy of Japan and the Japan Foundation, will be attended by directors, producers, manga artists and creative individuals from Japan’s entertainment industries.

Anime Festival Asia 2008 (AFA08) will showcase a wide array of Japanese Pop Culture related content, spanning over 5,000 sqm of space with 7 experience zones: Akiba Town, Anime Live, Anime Blockbusters, Industry, Mangaka, Planet Mech and The Arena, where visitors will gain access to exclusive content, merchandise and live acts straight from Japan. Tickets for AFA08 will cost S$5 for a single day pass and S$8 for a 2 day pass.

For more information, please visit: www.afa08.com

About SCOGA
SCOGA was formally registered as (Singapore) Cybersports and Online Gaming Association in Feb 2008 with the mission “to develop local gaming communities, through education, to achieve international success and recognition for Singapore in competitive gaming.

With the aim of making Singapore known in the world for great gaming initiatives, the executive committee is made up of some of the top cyberatheletes, coaches, managers of the Singapore eSports scene as well as concerned parents, educators and medical doctors. SCOGA’s patron is Dr Yeo Ning Hong, who is also the current patron of Singapore National Olympic Committee.

The association has many exciting plans of national scale lined up for 2009 and details will be released along the way. More information can be found on http://www.SCOGA.org

Source: www.reddawncommunications.com