Do you live in the NYC area? Do you love beating the shit out of other people in videogames? Do you also like getting exclusive free stuff? Then you should check out the Capcom Street Fighter Club event happening in Brooklyn next weekend.

This venue for this event is super-secret and hasn’t been announced. Information on the Capcom Unity site says only this:

We aren’t ready to give up the goods on the actual address yet, but I can tell you that the site is really, really cool and totally underground. I Am 8-bit main man Jon Gibson is going to be helping us again, and he’s outdoing himself this time around in terms of setting atmosphere. You will not believe what we’re going to create in BKLN, so if you live in NYC, close to NYC or can get your ass to NYC on Oct. 24, do so. Pictures will not do the night justice.

Playable at the event will be Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. These will be set up on HD TVs for your playing pleasure.

Still not convinced? Those who register for the event will get all sorts of Street Fighter swag such as a t-shirt, poster, and…soap? Yes, from the blog itself, you will get Street Fighter soap.

To register, you first have to register for the Capcom Unity site, then go here to sign up for the event. There were some technical issues with the sign up before, but it seems like everything’s been cleared up.

I will most likely be there, so if any of you Riptenners want to say hi, give me a hug, or secret handshake with me, please feel free. See you all there!

Maybe Jack Thompson isn’t as crazy as we all know he is, and the Department of Defense actually is training an army of super soldiers through video games. Or maybe he is crazy and the Army is just jumping on the Halo 3 bandwagon.

Either way, The Army has teamed up with Microsoft to offer all you scum suckin’ maggots a chance to prove you aren’t a worthless lump of dog excrement – by putting together a Halo 3 Tournament, exclusively on Xbox Live.

Registration starts in March and the tournament starts in April, with prizes for winners and finalists. So if you think you’ve got game, prove it, and you could be the lucky winner of an all-expenses paid trip to a land of sun and sand (and oil). Or maybe just some exclusive Halo swag and Microsoft goodies.

For those interested in getting a little pre-tournament practice, There will also be some training drills to keep your skills sharp. Team Xbox reports there will be training sessions for sniping, heavy weapons and vehicles.

Registration for the first of three training sessions begins on Jan. 7, with gameplay beginning exclusively on Xbox LIVE on Jan. 19. Winners of these Basic Combat Training sessions will receive prizes, including Microsoft Points, exclusive “Halo 3” art, and more.

The Basic Combat Training schedule is as follows:

* Registration begins: 1/7, Training begins: 1/19 – Sniper School
* Registration begins: 1/28, Training begins: 2/9 – Heavy Weapons
* Registration begins: 2/18, Training begins: 3/1– Vehicles

Registration is open now, so get your butt into boot camp you useless ape, and earn the name “Spartan.”