APEX 2014 Fighting Game Tournament Begins

Smashing your Bros for over $5,000 in prizes.

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The APEX 2014 fighting game tournament began today at the Hilton DoubleTree in Somerset, NJ.

The tournament, which will run through Jan. 19, will prominently feature the Super Smash Bros. series of games, including the series' Nintendo 64, Gamecube and Wii versions, as well as the modified Wii version, Project M.

Other games, including Injustice: Gods Among Us, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and BlazBlue: ChronoPhantasma will also be played in the competition. Over $5,000 will be rewarded in prizes.

An event schedule can be found here. Those interested in watching livestreams of the tournament will find this Reddit thread that lists the schedules and stream locations handy.

You can also follow along with the tournament's progress on Twitter at @apex_series.

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