Win Free Entry to Digimon Celebration

January 26th, 2016. Digimon World Tour updated the Pittsburgh Digimon Celebration Facebook page today, offering one lucky fan free entry to the Celebration on February 6th. Fans can enter to win by making the above image their cover photo on Facebook and commenting in World Tour's post about what they're most excited for at the event. The winner will be chosen Friday.

Digimon Celebration will take place at the Victory Pointe gaming lounge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 6th, 2016. Tamer Union will be traveling to provide on-site coverage of the event. The event is being organized through Facebook, and currently 68 persons have committed to going. 157 others are "interested," and 336 invited. In addition to the gaming and cosplay events that day, the Celebration will feature artist duo Ramen Bento as a vendor, selling Digimon plush toys, stickers, and magnets. Up until February 3rd, fans can purchase commemorative Digimon Celebration T-shirts from Redbubble, and those that arrive wearing one will be awarded 200 DigiDollars just for attending.

Digimon World Tour Introduces DigiDollar Exchange System

Late on the 22nd, Digimon World Tour updated with an explanation of how participants are to win the previously-teased prizes at the Pittsburgh Digimon Celebration. The Celebration will use its own official currency, the DigiDollar, which can be redeemed at the event's prize table in exchange for the prizes previously shown. DigiDollars are awarded to the winners of events at the Celebration. The grand prizes of the event--like the War Greymon D-Arts figure--are in the 5000 DigiDollar range, while smaller prizes like trading cards and keychains are in the 100~500 range. A partial exchange list has been posted to the Celebration's Facebook page.

Digimon Celebration will take place at the Victory Pointe gaming lounge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 6th, 2016. Tamer Union will be traveling to provide on-site coverage of the event. The event is being organized through Facebook, and currently 65 persons have committed to going. 150 others are "interested," and 344 invited. In addition to the gaming and cosplay events that day, the Celebration will feature artist duo Ramen Bento as a vendor, selling Digimon plush toys, stickers, and magnets. Up until February 3rd, fans can purchase commemorative Digimon Celebration T-shirts from Redbubble, and those that arrive wearing one will be awarded 200 DigiDollars just for attending.

Digimon World Tour Reveals Prize Pool for Digimon Celebration

January 21st, 2016. Digimon World Tour revealed several of the prizes to be given out to the winners of the various tournaments and contests being held at the Digimon Celebration in Pittsburgh this February. World Tour just announced the full tournament lineup and rules over the 16th, promising a line of Rumble Arena tournaments alongside fanart, cosplay, and trivia contests.

Among others, the prizes include War Greymon D-Arts and Metal Garurumon SHFiguarts figures, booster packs from the Digi-Battle Card Game, Card Tactics, and Trading Collection sets, a VHS copy of Digimon: The Movie, the film's original Andiramon and Holydramon promotional cards, assorted Xros Wars keychains, and a "Comin' Up Next on FOX Kids!" basket of Power Rangers toys.

Digimon Celebration will take place at the Victory Pointe gaming lounge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 6th, 2016. Tamer Union will be traveling to provide on-site coverage of the event. The event is being organized through Facebook, and currently 63 persons have committed to going. 144 others are "interested," and 345 invited. In addition to the gaming and cosplay events that day, the Celebration will feature artist duo Ramen Bento as a vendor, selling Digimon plush toys, stickers, and magnets. Up until February 3rd, fans can purchase commemorative Digimon Celebration T-shirts from Redbubble.

Digimon Celebration T-Shirts Available on Redbubble

January 18th, 2016. Digimon World Tour announced today that Digimon Celebration T-shirts are now available until February 3rd over Redbubble. The shirts will not be available at the Celebration itself, and will not be sold again in the future. Fans can use the promo code GEEKOUT to get 15% off on the shirts today. The shirts can be purchased online at this link.

The full tournament lineup and rules for the Celebration were just announced this weekend, with the World Tour organization confirming that Rumble Arena, Rumble Arena 2, and All-Star Rumble will all have sanctioned tournament play with prize payout. Fans are also encouraged to bring their Digivices and Digimon virtual pets, though any competitions for those will have to be organized on-site. Other Digimon games will be available for free play at the event, including Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth, and there will also be a cosplay and fanart contest.

Digimon Celebration will take place at the Victory Pointe gaming lounge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 6th, 2016. Tamer Union will be traveling to provide on-site coverage of the event. The event is being organized through Facebook, and currently 62 persons have committed to going. 145 others are "interested," and 345 invited. In addition to the gaming and cosplay events that day, the Celebration will feature artist duo Ramen Bento as a vendor, selling Digimon plush toys, stickers, and magnets.

Digimon World Tour Announces Full Tournament Lineup & Rules

January 16th, 2015. Digimon World Tour announced the full details of their Digimon Celebration event today, which will take place three weeks from now on February 6th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The event has been moved an hour forward to 12 PM, and it will end at 12 AM. The Digimon Celebration will feature tournament play for Rumble Arena, Rumble Arena 2, and Digimon All-Star Rumble. These will be the only sanctioned events with prize payout; tournament play for other video games, virtual pets, or trading card games may be organized on-site. For further details on the tournament rules, see the DWT webpage.

There will also be cosplay, fanart, and trivia contests on-site. The cosplay contest will be split into Craft and Exhibition divisions, with the Craft division reserved for cosplays designed, sewn, and constructed, while the Exhibition division is reserved for store-bought or commissioned cosplays, and cosplays made through clothing alteration. The fanart contest will cover only the visual arts, and participating artists may bring either a physical copy of the artwork to present at registration or send a high resolution PNG file to World Tour's dedicated email address by January 31st. For further information, see the DWT webpage.

Digimon Celebration will take place at the Victory Pointe gaming lounge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 6th, 2016. Tamer Union will be traveling to provide on-site coverage of the event. The event is being organized through Facebook, and currently 59 persons have committed to going. 138 others are "interested," and 346 invited. In addition to the gaming and cosplay events that day, the Celebration will feature artist duo Ramen Bento as a vendor, selling Digimon plush toys, stickers, and magnets.

Digimon Plush Toys and Merch at the Digimon Celebration in Pittsburgh, Rumble Tournaments

January 7th, 2016. Fan event organizer Digimon World Tour reports that their first vendor of the Digimon Celebration event in Pittsburgh has signed on. Artist duo Ramen Bento will be joining the Celebration, selling Digimon magnets, stickers, art prints, and plush toys.

World Tour has further expanded on their previous announcement of Rumble tournaments at the Celebration; the organization is currently gauging interest in each game, to help determine which Rumble Arena games should have tournaments organized for that day. Currently All-Star Rumble is on the table, as the most recent and most accessible of the Digimon fighters. While tamers have been asked to bring their Digivices and virtual pets, any competitions for those toys will have to be organized the day of. No tournaments for the virtual pets can be guaranteed by World Tour due to their relative rarity.

Digimon Celebration will take place at the Victory Pointe gaming lounge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 6th, 2016. Tamer Union will be traveling to provide on-site coverage of the event. The event is being organized through Facebook, and currently 50 persons have committed to going. 13 others are "interested," and 277 invited.

Digimon Celebration Encourages Tamers to Bring Their Digivices

December 18th, 2015. Fan event organizer Digimon World Tour updated the Pittsburgh Digimon Celebration event page today, encouraging tamers to bring their Digimon virtual pets and Digivices to the event. The Celebration will take place on February 6th, 2016, just four days after the North American launch of Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth on the PlayStation 4 and Vita. Fans will be able to play a collection of Digimon games on-site, including the Rumble series, and demos of Cyber Sleuth. World Tour is setting up several giveaways at the event and asking fans of all types to attend, whether they're cosplayers, gamers, or anime fans. Structured over Facebook, currently just over 40 persons have committed to going, while 90 have expressed "interest," and 268 others have been invited.

Although not originally planned as part of the event, fans began discussing the possibility of organizing an impromptu Digivice and/or virtual pet tournament soon after the page went up, as well as a separate competition for those that will have already bought Cyber Sleuth. Thus far, World Tour has been unable to make any absolute promises. More details about the Celebration can be viewed here.

Those looking to purchase a virtual pet or Digivice prior to the event should consult File Island's connectivity charts to see which are compatible beforehand, and our recent price guide. At present the Digivice iC, Xros Wars Mini, and Digimon Neo are the least expensive toys on the market, ranging for between $18 and $30.

Digimon Celebration Event Coming to Pittsburgh

December 2nd, 2015. Digimon fan event organizer Digimon World Tour announced that the first Digimon Celebration event will be held on February 6th, 2016, at the Victory Pointe gaming lounge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Opening at 11:00 AM, the first Digimon Celebration will host several retro and modern Digimon games, including a demo of Cyber Sleuth, and a Rumble series tournament. (Which Rumble games out of All-Star Rumble, Rumble Arena and Arena 2, will be hosted has not been stated.)

The Celebration will also feature prize raffles, vendors, as well as fanart, cosplay, and trivia contests. World Tour has suggested that some copies of Cyber Sleuth may be given away as prizes at the event, which will serve as a launch party for the game.

Participants will have to pay a $10 entry fee in order to gain access to the arcade and accompanying café. At this time over 160 persons have been invited to participate in the Digimon Celebration.

Original image uploaded by the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette.

The Victory Pointe gaming lounge is a barcade located in the South Side of Pittsburgh, which had its grand opening last September. The location hosts regular tournaments for fighting games like Street Fighter and Super Smash Bros., and provides a host of classic arcade games and pinball machines, as well as more recent titles played on game consoles provided by the Pointe's management. Victory Pointe distinguishes itself from competing barcades by being open to minors; the establishment does not serve alcohol out of its kitchen, but does allow its patrons to bring their own drinks, making it accessible to a greater audience than most American barcades.