2013 Early Summer Events

By Derek Padakowski

Competition and Mining, what could make this summer better?

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Dust 514

CCP starts off the summer with some Dust 514 events, so ready up soldier and get out there a fulfill some mercenary duties. On the official Dust 514 event page CCP has announced three different events that will be starting this month. The first event is the Triple Skill Point Event and will begin on July 4th and end on the 10th of July. During which your skill point cap will be tripled, and for added bonus your skill booster bonuses stack with the triple skill point reward. Then from July 11th through the 18th CCP will be hosting Mordu’s Challenge which will feature various rewards for completing various challenges throughout the week; which will include getting 100 enemy kills, completing 100 objective hacks, and 100 enemy kill assists throughout the week. The final event for the month will be registration for Dust 514’s first competition named the Dust 514 Prime League Tournament. For more information on these events check out the Dust 514 Event Page.

Dust 514 Event Page

Call of Duty Black Ops 2 (Possible Double XP weekend incoming)

Today the new DLC pack Vengeance drops for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, which is an event all by itself to vivid players of the military shooter. For everyone else, the release of the new map pack on the Xbox 360 may also be an pre-invitation to a Double XP weekend. If Activision follows their current trend with Double XP weekends for Black Ops 2, then this weekend from Friday night to Monday morning should be the next scheduled Double XP event, and it should not be locked to just Double Weapon XP. Stay up-to-date on Activision’s updates at the link below.

Black Ops 2 Event Page


Minecon

Though not necessarily the same type of gaming event as the others mentioned, Minecon 2013 is coming up. Minecon is the third convention in as many years, celebrating the creation of Minecraft. The convention is set to be held in Orland, Florida, with a location to be announced and will be taking place November 2nd through the 3rd. However, tickets will go on sale sometime this month. So keep an eye out if you’re planning on taking a vacation in Florida for a couple of days mining some coal and diamonds, and maybe even a visit to the Disney theme park in Orlando.

Minecon Information

Derek Padakowski
Derek Padakowski
Derek Padakowski

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New to the Mash Those Buttons team, Derek has been hunting virtual ducks in preparation for the enviteable war with Skaarj since 1995. Though his career of hunting Skaarj has come to an end, he has discovered a passion for gaming. He doesn't specialize in one type of game, but is rather average at all styles of games. His favorite genres include First Person Shooters, Puzzle, Adventure, Role Playing Games, Platformers, and Survival Horror.

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