The qualifiers are past and the date is almost here for the biggest competition in arcade gaming – the annual Big Buck Hunter World Championships. Starting on Friday in Minneapolis, this tournament is promising over $68,000 in cash prizes for the participants ($15,000 going to the tournament champion) and thanks to the live streaming service Twitch, you don’t have to be there to witness the event. Goto either Bigbuckhd.com or twitch.tv/bigbuckhd and tune in at 6PM CST on Friday; 2PM CST on Saturday.
Also in Big Buck HD news, a company by the name of Skillz has partnered with Play Mechanix to provide some eSports entertainment on the brand with the Big Buck Hunter phone app. They will also be running a tournament at the BBHWC which is a mobile-only tournament with $1,000 up for grabs to the top player. Overall the integration of mobile and arcades still has a ways to go but this would be the first time I know of such a thing taking place at an arcade tournament like this. Here is the press release from Skillz about the mobile game:
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World’s #1 Arcade Hunting Franchise Partners with Skillz to Bring eSports to Mobile Version of Big Buck Hunter
Big Buck Hunter adds Skillz mobile competitions in celebration of 6th Annual Big Buck Hunter World Championship
Big Buck Hunters everywhere can now compete against each other for cash and prizes with the latest release of Big Buck Hunter Pro Tournament Edition, now available on the App Store. The iconic hunting game is the latest title to integrate Skillz, the leading eSports tournament provider that enables players to go head-to-head for cash and other prizes via their mobile device.
The Skillz update to Big Buck Hunter Pro Tournament Edition arrives just in time for the 2014 Big Buck Hunter World Championships, where the top players in the world will descend on Minneapolis to compete for over $67,000 in prizes on October 24.
For more than a decade Big Buck Hunter has been operating eSports competitions through its standup arcade machines located in tens of thousands of bars and arcades worldwide. Now with the mobile version of the game powered by Skillz, every fan of the celebrated franchise can compete for both real and virtual currency, even without heading to Minneapolis.
“We are excited to partner with such a well known and storied brand,” said Andrew Paradise, CEO and Founder of Skillz. “Now, everyone around the world can compete for cash and glory with the Big Buck Hunter mobile app powered by Skillz.”
Big Buck Hunter Pro™ Tournament Edition, developed by leading mobile game studio Super Happy Fun Fun, is faithfully based on the #1 hit arcade hunting game from Play Mechanix. The game features all of the fast-paced action of Big Buck Hunter and now includes head-to-head challenges powered by Skillz.
As a competitive tournament platform, Skillz can be integrated into any new or existing mobile game, enabling peer-to-peer competition. Skillz has previously announced partnerships with over 350 game developers and currently operates more than 75,000 tournaments per day across hundreds of mobile titles. The company pays out over $10,000 per day in cash prizes to players all over the world.
Download Big Buck Hunter Tournaments Edition here: http://bit.ly/1eQ3vPI
