Evolving beyond your typical video game happening at like-minded functions, The Asian Karaoke Idol Invitational proudly presents it's "Gaming Festivities"! With its beginnings rooted in TAKII ~Ichiban~, "Gaming Festivities" has grown to encompass the most eclectic mix of games & competitions around. As supported by its fabulous Team TAKII Sponsors & Affiliates, fusion festival fans are able to enjoy festivities like "Gaming Live On PPV", "Capcom Showdown SmackDown!", "Gaming Free Play", & the "TAKII Cover Art Contest", all in a high-tech, lounge-like setting (with HD-TVs, surround sound, & much more)! Earning a championship is only as valuable as the competition is hard -- & TAKII guarantees all of its fans an opportunity to experience epic gaming awesomeness, 1 match at a time. For now, let's check out what "Gaming Festivities" await you, the TAKII faithful, at TAKII 8 ~HoliDAYZE~:

Capcom has been a video game juggernaut for decades, creating timeless classics families all over the world have thoroughly enjoyed across generations of system. With the coming of TAKII 8, we once again celebrate the vast amount of characters from this gaming giant's empire in the form of "Capcom Showdown SmackDown"! #1 Contender's Pass holders will be chosen at random, taking part in a series of Capcom game-based challenges on systems ranging from old-school Arcade & PS3 & everything in-between. Finalists will be determined by each system that they triumph, with all of those victors battling it out for ultimate gaming glory to crown our "Capcom Showdown SmackDown" World Champ!

A game that has been known for as much of its ups as well as downs, TAKII 8 brings that same excitement, comedy, revelation, & drama to what we like to call "HUZZAH: THE EVEN MORE NEW "PYL (Press Your Luck)""! Participants will be split up into equal teams, all of whom will duel against their counterparts from the opposing teams to go head-to-head in a series of video gaming-related challenges. For each challenge a team is able to complete, they will earn themselves a certain amount of spins on our TAKII Press Your Luck Wheel. The wheel itself will be covered with point values & bonuses, but also the perilously infamous whammy (which will zap all of your accumulated points). Multiple rounds will be played & when all is said & done, the team with the most points when time runs out will be declared the winner!

Close your eyes & think of how it would be to put WWE WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Royal Rumble, TNA Slammiversary, ECW Heat Wave, & any other big professional wrestling happening together from an entertainment perspective. Now, add in some Asian fusion festival flare, a "TAKII-Tron" theatre-wide mondo projection, guest commentary, & you get the entertainment spectacle that is TAKII 8's "Gaming Live On PPV: Rumble Royale"! Anyone with a #1 Contender's Pass, humongous ego, the ability to entertain, & the passion to be "The Game" & the very best in video gaming is encouraged to take part in this gaming exhibition of epic proportions!

Here's how it's gonna work, minna-san: participants will be split up into 4 teams of equal size, each of whom will get to have their own name, entrance theme music, & staging (lighting, fog machine, etc., just like on professional wrestling). Afterwards, contestants & fans alike will be introduced to our special guest ring announcer & commentators & the games will begin! A TAKII fan will be chosen at random to select 2 teams that will select representatives to battle each other in a game of the fan's choosing (this season, it's any game featured in a past TAKII gaming tourney). For each battle, the winning team earns a point, while the losing team either loses a point, or has to drop a player from their team if they don't want to lose a point. The cycle continues until time runs out, or there is only 1 team left standing. When all is said & done, the most successful team will be crowned our "Gaming Live On PPV: Rumble Royale" World Champions!!!!

You aren't proven to be a true gamer until you have competed against the best of the best....against true kings among gaming kings.....& claimed your dominance in a TAKII-sponsored gaming tournament! "Gaming Tourneys" promises to be 1 of the hottest sets of competitions this season, with tournaments going on all-TAKII-long & ranging from the genres of fighting to racing to puzzle & everything in-between. HD TVs & sound systems will be on tap for your pleasure. You can only enter yourself once per tourney, but you may enter as many actual tourneys as you'd like! An official list of tourneys & rules will not be made public until the release of this season's "Hardcore Handbook". However, we do encourage you to check out our list of "Gaming Free Play" games & make every effort to practice 'till those thumbs get too sore to score!

Calling all artists who love to game; this one's for you! After this festivity's stunning success at last season's celebration, the "TAKII Covert Art Contest" is baaaack!!!! Contestants will then be called to the stage, 1 by 1, with an easel & a pack of miscellaneous artistry utensils at their disposal. Afterwards, TAKII audience members will be chosen at random to specify in the following categories what they want the chosen artist to draw/specify (within a limited period of time, of course): TITLE, PLATFORM, PREMISE/GOAL, CAST OF CHARACTERS, TECH SPECS, & EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. After all is said & done, each drawing will then be judged by the TAKII fans themselves, with the winning piece earning its artist some awesome prizes! However, that's not all, minna-san: all drawings will then be auctioned off during the "Makenai" benefit concert, with all proceeds going towards our Charity Beneficiaries.

Whether you need practice for 1 of the upcoming tournaments, or just want to play with friends, family, or fellow otaku & Asian music fans,  TAKII 8's "Gaming Free Play" is just the place for you! With a massive library of games to choose from, spanning multitudes of the gaming industry's top consoles ever, as well as some surprises from previous gaming generations, there will constantly be something for you to play! As you are "playing, or being played", games will be played on brand-new, large, flat-screen HD TVs with high-grade surround sound, in a laid-back/lounge-type setting. To get an offical listing of the games that will be awaiting your arrival at TAKII 8, download your copy of this season's "Hardcore Handbook" today!