Devastation 2010

Devastation 2010, only about 2 weeks before the biggest weekend of them all Evolution, but one hell of an event. Most people I talked to called it a regional, with some players out of region. The thing about Devastation is that it's not just fighting games. Halo, Madden, Quake,and Modern Warfare are there as well. But everyone came for the the "Main Event" Street Fighter. Many top tier players did show up, but California came in force. Super, and Tekken were very hype at the event. Nin, and Holeman two Korean Tekken 6 players were there and as expected went 1st and 2nd.

I met some awesome people at the event. Shoutouts to SoCal Tekken, M2K, Mike Haze and the rest of vVv, Nick from www.sf4answers.com, and Royal Flush. Best part of this event was meeting these people. I didn't get to compete, but I had a great time playing casuals and just having a good time at the freezing venue. Casuals were fun, got to play players like Floe, Ryan (Champ), Combo, and the top 8 Makoto.(I beat him) Also got to play Doubles with a good friend from New Mexico Dekar. We ran Friday, but no top players were there that day. Seriously, shout out to everyone who came out and who supported the Arizona fighting game scene and to help our good friend Rob out.

As for the event, Street Fighter was nuts,(Of course)Tekken 6 went down to the wire with the two Koreans, and M2K took Smash over Havok. The crowd and all the people were pretty hype. The tournament was ran smoothly throughout the three days. We had a decent sized venue, with a food rack, and like 100 bathrooms. The main stage is pretty awesome. Some of the coolest people in the fighting game community commentating. A big shout out to DJ Wheat and his crew for getting out to Arizona and making the event a whole lot better.

Overall the event was just a great time. Plus, it's in my state. Only about 20 minutes down the road from my house. Devastation is not the biggest event, but it's a great time, and solid players show up too it. Evo is only a few weeks away, and some practice wouldn't hurt anyone.