Rivals of Aether Singles (PC) [SAT+SUN]

Join our Lethal League Blaze side event for PC! Entrants cap at 16 and rule set can be found in details!

Lethal League Blaze (PC) - $500 Pot Bonus! [SUNDAY]

Join us at Heat Wave 5 for our first ever Nick All-Star Brawl tournament!

NASB Singles (PC) [FRIDAY]

Fraymakers is back with a $250 Pot Bonus from the Dev team!

Fraymakers Singles (PC) - $250 Pot Bonus [SUNDAY]

NASB 2 Singles (PC) - $1k Pot Bonus [SATURDAY]

Rivals 2 is here as a main game for the very first time!

Rivals of Aether II Singles (PC) - $2k Pot Bonus [SAT+SUN]

Rivals of Aether II Doubles (PC) [FRIDAY+?]

Rivals of Aether Doubles (PC) [FRIDAY]

Workshop at Heat Wave is back, this time with a community curated character list!

Rivals Workshop (PC) [FRIDAY]

Tekken 8 (PS5) - $500 Pot Bonus [SATURDAY]

Runback Singles - $1.4k Prize Pool [SATURDAY]

Pools

Top 16

Top 8

Amateur Bracket

Ammy Top 16

Bracket

Top 6

Top 32

R2 Ammy Top 16

Venue Fee

In order to be Fully Vaccinated against COVID-19, you must wait AT LEAST 2 WEEKS after your FINAL dose.

Booster shots are not currently required but are heavily encouraged. Find a vaccine near you: https://www.vaccines.gov/

Note the venue is in a separate room in a public building. The building itself has no COVID-19 rules and we cannot verify any patrons of the business outside of our section.

I understand that being Fully Vaccinated against COVID-19 is HEAVILY RECOMMENDED for this event for the protection of myself and others.

Safety Precautions

I understand that attending Heat Wave adheres me to the AZ Rivals and Gamers Guild Code of Conduct, and that the event and/or venue can remove me without refund for any reason.

Rivals of Aether is back once again at Heat Wave 8!

Lethal League Blaze returns for another fantastic year with a $500 Pot Bonus provided by Reptile Games!

The indie focused Major is bringing back NASB to the main lineup!

Fraymakers is back! Entry cap is 32 but is subject to increase based on interest.

NASB 2 returns to Heat Wave with a $1k Pot Bonus provided by community member, Cherry!

Rivals 2 is here as part of the first ever R2CS!

Doubles! Yes! This event may schedule into Saturday if attendance is larger than expected.

Free entry - 64 player cap. 1k prize pool raising to 1.4k if we reach 48+ attendees!

For competitors and spectators attending ONLY Friday and Saturday of the event.

Friday + Saturday Only

For competitors and spectators attending ONLY Saturday of the event.

Saturday Only

For competitors and spectators attending ONLY Sunday of the event.

Sunday Only

For competitors and spectators attending every day of the event.

Full Weekend (Fri+Sat+Sun)

$10 discount for entrants that attend all three days.

Early Bird Full Weekend (Fri+Sat+Sun)

Standard Ruleset

Gamemill Ruleset

Heat Wave 8

Rivals of Aether

Rivals of Aether is an indie fighting game set in a world where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players locally or up to two players online.

Lethal League Blaze

Banging beats and mad style, Lethal League Blaze is the most intense ball game you can play online with up to 4 players.

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

The largest collection of Nickelodeon characters ever assembled in a fighting game!
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl brings together your favorite Nickelodeon characters for one bombastic battle. With a power-packed cast of heroes from the top shows within the Nickelodeon universe, face-off with all-stars from SpongeBob Squarepants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Loud House, Aaahh!!!, Real Monsters, Avatar, The Wild Thornberrys, Hey Arnold!, Rugrats, and many more to determine ultimate dominance. With unique move sets and attacks drawn directly from their identifiable personalities, each character has its own style of play enabling endless hours of enjoyable action for Nickelodeon's legion of fans.

Fraymakers

Fraymakers is a full-featured modular platform fighter from McLeodGaming, the creators of Super Smash Flash 2, the most popular Smash Bros. fangame on PC. It features a main cast of beautifully sprited and hand-animated characters, detailed stages from their worlds, and a massive selection of assists from a broad selection of indie titles!

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

Rivals of Aether II

Rivals 2 is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.

TEKKEN 8

The Tekken series is breaking into a new era! The longest-running story in a video game franchise is coming back with state-of-the-art graphics and powerful new rivalries. Stay tuned for Tekken 8!