Game Crazy holding Street Fighter IV tournaments Feb. 20 [update]

Retailer Game Crazy will be holding Street Fighter IV tournaments at 20 stores across the nation, with $500 as the prize for those who hadouken to glory at each location. The single-elimination, one-on-one tournament begins at 7PM on Friday, February 20. This is not to be confused with the national GameStop/EVO tournament, starting the following day.

There is no cost to enter and there is no pre-registration; competitors must be at least 13 years of age. There is also no limit on the number of participants allowed at each location, so these things could potentially go on for quite some time. We've asked Game Crazy to clarify which console it plans to use and whether players will be allowed to bring their own controllers (long shot, we know, but it's worth asking). The full list of venues can be found after the break.

Update 2: Game Crazy will be using the MadCatz 360 Arcade Fightstick for the tournament. Second place winner, as well as one randomly drawn participant, will also win those controllers at the end of the tournament.

Update: Questions regarding tournament console and controllers answered after the break.

• 7427 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85033
• 2540 East Avenue South, Palmdale, CA 93550
• 4287 Sonoma Boulevard, Vallejo, CA 94589
• 370 North Capital Avenue, San Jose, CA 95133
• 6350 Sheridan Boulevard, Arvada, CO 80003
• 213 New Park Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
• 6225 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60629
• 1738 165th Street, Hammond, IN 46320
• 2950 Donnell Drive Suite 1, Forestville, MD 20747
• 10887 West Florissant, Ferguson, MO 63136
• 8465 West Sahara Avenue Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89117
• 2283 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11234
• 22007 Hillside Avenue, Queens Village, NY 11427
• 1700 South Broadway, Minot, ND 58701
• 7418 East Admiral Place, Tulsa, OK 74115
• 1432 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, OR 97045
• 3150 South 31st Street, Temple, TX 76502
• 6425 South IH-35 Suite 180, Austin, TX 78744
• 2726 Highway 190, Copperas Cove, TX 76522
• 719 Sleater Kinney Road South East Suite 162, Lacey, WA 98503

Responses from Game Crazy:

1.) What controllers will be used at the in-store tournaments?
Xbox 360 controllers.
2.) What gaming system will be used at the in-store tournaments?
All stores will run the tournaments on Xbox 360's.
3.) Can customers bring their own sticks? If so, what model?
No... in order to maintain a fair tournament, everyone will use the Xbox 360 controllers provided by the stores.