You can register for NEC XII here. You can purchase the venue registration ticket as well as pay in advance for 1 of the 5 main games on NEC XII. Please make sure to print the receipt that you receive in your email.
PLEASE NOTE, THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS! Online Reg ends to night at midnight, 12am EST.
Click here to get all your info about NEC 12.
Notice* There is a $1.50 tax on venue registration and a .50 cent tax on each game.
The event is so close, and yet, so far (well in my case it really is far — about 2,500 miles. I hate flying — then again, who doesn’t?) With that, more updates:
Some updates to the event over the last couple of weeks:
We are about a month out from the event date, and it already looks like this year will be the biggest and most hype NEC to date.
The tradition of the Northeast Championships being the player’s major continues, as a new game has been added to the main line-up. Honestly, it is a bit of a surprise to me — but the person running the tournament is serious about it, and is willing to add a significant bonus to the pot for the tournament. Tom Brady (the infamous Dead or Alive and Mortal Kombat player, not the quarterback) is running the tournament and adding $500 to the pot.
Here are the vitals: the tournament is going to be held on the PS3 version and will start at 4 PM (what day?). Here are the rules:
One thing I had heard from people who went to Summer Jam (which was hosted at the exact same location) that there really is nowhere close to eat. Let’s take a quick look at that:
There is a Burger King and a Subway about a mile and a third north on Island Ave., and there are a fair number of other locations nearby (as noted by the dots on the map). Now given that an average person walks at around 3.3 MPH and that there are multiple roads that would have to be crossed, walking out there would be possible as it would take about 20 minutes but probably would not be a great idea, especially during winter in South Philly. As a point of reference, the walk from America’s Best Inn (the old location) to Checker’s (which is kind of infamous for people who have been to NEC in the past) was 4/10s of a mile; less than a third of the distance here.
Ugh. I hope you all like delivery pizza and Chinese food, or know someone with a car.
One more thing: Big Eric (the tournament director and organizer) is holding a canned food drive during the tournament, to go to those less fortunate in the greater Philadelphia area. He is looking for donations for any canned or non-perishable food; hopefully the community can show that we do more than just push buttons all day, every day.
He’s also looking for donations for liquor, but that would be just going to him. :V
I figure the site is a bit late considering the event is in about six weeks, but better late than never.
The back-end for registration and pre-payment is still under construction; for now you can sign up on one of the community sites (there’s a handy link on the registration page). That will come online as soon as possible.
Beyond that, players just need to get ready to bring their skills as this event looks like it is going to be massive and people are going to be hungry (and not just because there is no food nearby ;_;).