Summoner's Calling: The Season!

As part of UGTL's goal of suuporting the gaming community, I am proud to announce "Summoner's Calling: The League". This will be a League of Legends season that will take place starting July 24th, and will continue with a tournament once a month following the July 24th tournament. The official rules will be in the League of Legends tab under Summoner's Calling: The League or you can just click here. We are really looking forward to the start of the League that will be taking place at Dreamlab Gaming. For those of you that have not been to Dreamlab in a while, there is a new spectating area that was made just in time for the Leauge. Expect a lot more tournments coming out of Dreamlab with the help of UGTL of course!

THE NEW UGTL!

After months of being in the lab and thinking of new ways to grow the gaming community, the UGTL is ready to come back onto the scene and do what it does best. We will be bringing more events, not just UGTL but events ranging from local tournaments at you favorite gaming spots, art exhibits, and music performances showcasing the growing commmunity and it's many talents.

Our events will not be the only thing that will be changing, our website will also have some new features as well. Coming soon to the site will be a calendar of events that will not only include UGTL events, but gaming events that are going on all across California.  If there is need, we are more than willing to add events all across the country as well. Our goal is to centralized where people can go to find their gaming needs and also a single place to advertize those events.

We support the gaming community and want to ensure that its grows and gets exposure to new people. With the addition of new thoughts and ideas who knows how the gaming community will grow. So if you want an event added to our calendar and or you need help promoting an event send an email to ugtl.info@gmail.com. Thanks for your support and I look forward to the future of the UGTL!

PixelDrip Infects Downtown L.A.'s "The Hive"

On Saturday the 2nd of October in the year 2010, the PixelDrip Gallery made its official debut in the downtown L.A. art gallery scene. JSalvador is one of the featured artists of the month at The Hive and has allowed the rest of the PixelDrip crew to take over one of his walls within the space. If you missed the debut event, check out Mark's writeup at the PixelDrip Gallery blog and make sure to check it out at the next artwalk on Thursday October 14th. It might be the last artwalk for some time so if you've never been, it's definitely not something you'd want to miss. Time is particularly of the essence seeing as how PixelDrip's art is already selling like hotcakes! A good portion of the art pictured here was sold within hours of doors opening. UGTL is incredibly proud of the PixelDrip crew and very excited to see that L.A. loves their work. Seeya at the artwalk.

UGTL 7: SSF4, TVC, PDG, BDT, OMG.

Complete UGTL 7 event details are now up!

Check out the events tab for more info on our Super Street Fighter IV and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom tournaments. We'll be adding more and more info over time, so make sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date. You'll also notice that there's been a few changes to the site- one notable change being the addition of the PixelDrip Gallery link tab at the top! Check out our artists' blog roll for a better look into what you can expect at the next exhibition! Congratulations to Judotrip and Renso for winning free entry into UGTL 7! Oh and BDT? Bomb. Dollar. Tacos.

Who dares disturb the UGTL's slumber??

After a long hot summer hiatus, UGTL is back with its seventh event coming to Echo Park's Rec Center Studio Saturday November 20th. To mark our return, we decided to do a little extra this time around. In addition to our Super Street Fighter IV tourney, we'll be running a Tatsunoko vs. Capcom tourney as well! More details soon, just thought the world should know what's comin.

So until then, we'll be dropping more and more info here and on our twitter and facebook accounts, so make sure to follow/fan us! Also, we've got a post going over at SRK if you'd like to join the conversation. 

Also, J has been kind enough to throw us a sneak peek of the next flyer design, check it out!

Summer '10

Where have we been? More like where have we NOT been. UGTL 6 at the Rec Center was a blast, Devastation in Phoenix was a blast, and we're just a few days away from Evo in Vegas.

Now I know, everyone's been asking, "when's the next UGTL main event?" Here's a clue: September. For the time being, cool your jets and check out this video coverage of UGTL 6. Also, make sure to check out our new and improved Buzz section. If you've created or come across any sort of UGTL coverage- be it written article, photo gallery, or video, please let us know! We may link to it from our site for the world to see!

Check out Machinima.com's coverage of UGTL 6 below!

...and our homies over at AngryBananas.com in conjunction with Retrodojo.com did a dope piece on UGTL 6 too!

UGTL 6: Tech'd Out

Man, have we got some surprises for you...

 UGTL 6 still seems so far away, but get hyped because when the doors open at 2pm on April 24th you can expect to be blown away! Since we've moved to a new location, we're making sure that even though you'll be packed butts-to-nuts in the Rec Center, there will be plenty to keep you entertained. Get there early for Happy Hour from 2-5pm, and keep yourself liquored up when the 3v3 SF4 tourney begins around 530pm. Our Resident DJs will be pumpin' out jams for your listening pleasure, and in the mean time you can check out the debut of the Pixel Drip gallery which will include selected pieces and talented artists doin' live art.

Not entering the tourney? Angry Bananas will be back again to host the Casual Gaming Lounge so you can jump on many 2 to 4 player games while we mash through the tournament. You can also check out Meat Bun and snag some fresh gear. They're so awesome they've put their stamp on UGTL as sponsors, which means we must be awesome as well! We hope that you stick around for a special performance by 8 Bit Weapon and ComputeHer later on in the night... so let the fist pumping commence! And don't think we've ditched the $1 tacos just because we got a little fancy; they'll be there... waiting for you. Deliciousness.

Could we possibly pack more fun and excitement into UGTL6? Maybe. Possibly. You wouldn't even know until it punched you in the face. So while you're waiting for that to happen, check out the Events section for more info and links. You can also join the crowd on our Facebook page, because... everyone is doing it.

Contest: Name The Next UGTL Event!

Recently announced on Twitter:

If you can come up with a name for our event, currently titled "UGTL 6", you will receive free entry on April 24th. Of couse, we have to actually like the name of the event, so think of something good!

Submissions can be sent through our Twitter, Facebook page, or in reply to this post. Hurry! Contest ends Saturday, February 27th. Don't forget, if you plan to enter the tournament, tournament fee will still apply. Get thinkin'.

Update on Monday, March 1, 2010 at 8:38PM by Bryan Marquez

Well... contest has ended! And the winner? We don't know. In fact, with the all the suggestions that have been submitted (some hilarious, others pretty damn good) we're still scratching our heads. Maybe we'll be lame and leave it untitled. Or maybe we'll surprise you on April 24th with free entry. OR MAYBE... we'll just continue to scratch our heads. Anything is possible. Thanks for participating!

You're Such a Tease....

Really? Thanks. The word is out! UGTL is gettin' fancied up and moving to a new spot called the Rec Center in Echo Park... but not too fancy, trust. You'll still get your beer, $1 tacos, and massive amounts of gaming.

So far we know that UGTL 6 is gonna be a 3v3 tourney, so team up with your homies and get your practice on! We are also in the works to debut our first art gallery led by JSalvador where local artists gather up and put their most awesomest creations on display. Word is that there will even be a special live set performance by [shhh... it's a secret]! Stay posted for more updates and leaks as UGTL 6 fast approaches on April 24th.

This is def not your regular gaming tournament. It's the sickness.

Yeahhhh Machinima!

Machinima got some sweet vids of UGTL5... thanks guys! What else can we possibly say? Check it.

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