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Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros Public Tourneys Set For PA Comic Con

Gaming fans will have their hands full all weekend as Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia hosts numerous tournaments during the pop culture extravaganza, June 1-4 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Open to event ticketholders, they will be held for Tekken 7 and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, with cash prizes to be won ($5000 for Tekken 7, $2000 for Super Smash Bros.).

Wizard World Gaming, which will host its own launch event for Tekken 7, has been the exclusive place in the United States to play the game. In addition to cash, attendees can win copies of Tekken 7 for Xbox One and PS4 as well as the Tekken 7 Collectors Edition (including GAEMS Vanguard Personal Gaming Environment and EightArc Qanba Fight Sticks), via raffle.

The entire event will be broadcasted live to Twitch. (Twitch.TV/wizardworldgaming). Twitch viewers can win one of 10 copies of Tekken 7 for Xbox.

Attendees can also play Tekken 7 on pop ups surrounding the main Wizard World Gaming Stage all weekend. In addition, they can participate in a Tekken-themed costume contest, with the winner taking home a Collector’s Edition of Tekken 7, complete with the game and special statue.

Fans can register and learn more at www.wizardworldgaming.com.

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John Breeden II

As a journalist John has covered everything from rural town meetings to the U.S. Congress and even done time as a crime reporter and photographer.|His first venture into writing about the game industry came in the form of a computer column called "On the Chip Side," which grew to have over 1 million circulation and was published in newspapers in several states. From there he did several "ask the computer guy" columns in magazines such as Up Front! in New Mexico and Who Cares? in Washington D.C. When the Internet started to become popular, he began writing guided Web tours for the newly launched Washington Post online section as well as reviews for the weekend section of the paper, something he still does from time to time. His experience in trade publications came as a writer and reviewer for Government Computer News. As the editor of GiN, he demands strict editorial standards from all the writers and reviewers. Breeden feels the industry needs a weekly, reliable trade publication covering the games industry and works tirelessly to accomplish that goal.