Video Gaming

Gaming North's Video Gaming section has something for every kind of gamer! We're offering several live tournaments for the players who love head-to-head competition, async tournaments for busy congoers, freeplay areas for casual fun, and even a speedrunning showcase to watch and enjoy!

Now in the Toronto Congress Centre North Building!

Tournaments

Face off head-to-head against your fellow congoers in our exciting series of tournaments! 

You are encouraged to bring your own controllers. The gaming hall has a rental desk, but supplies are limited.

Tournament start times and registration details are subject to change, please check this page often leading up to the events you wish to enter.

In order to participate in any of the gaming tournaments at Anime North you must have a pass to the convention. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult, their adult supervisor(s) must also have a pass to the convention.

BlazBlue Central Fiction (PS4) Sat @ 1PM
Tournament begins @ 1:00 PM Saturday in TCC North Hall I.

You may visit the TorontoTopTiers registration desk in TCC North Hall I to register yourself anytime during the weekend before the tournament begins.

Presented by TorontoTopTiers, the primary organization for all fighting game related events in Toronto.

Speedrunning

Highly skilled players will be beating the games fast in Hall I over the weekend!

Friday:
6:30 PM - Mega Man 3
7:00 PM - Hollow Knight

Saturday
11:00 AM - Diddy Kong Racing Any%
12:00 PM - Star Wars Jedi Power Battle Coop
12:30 PM - Bionic Commando Rearm Coop
1:00 PM - Gun Smoke (NES)
1:30 PM - Wolverine (NES)
7:00 PM - Hollow Knight (runback)

Sunday
11:00 AM - Rocket League
12:00 PM - Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact (Akuma)
1:00 PM - Typing of the dead

(Schedule is subject to change.)

Casual Freeplay

There are plenty of tournaments at Anime North, but casual players are always welcome to hang out and game anytime, too! Anime North offers freeplay in Hall I for just about everything under the sun. Our video gaming programming offers freeplay for console games, VR, PC/LAN, rhythm games, and Rock Band.

Controller Rentals

You can borrow controllers from the Anime North gaming team if you don't have one of your own in tow. Supplies are limited, though, so bring your own controller if you can!

To borrow a controller, you must exchange a valid piece of government-issued ID, which will be returned to you when you return your controller.

Examples of acceptable ID:
  • Driver's licenses and enhanced driver's licenses
  • Ontario Photo Cards (purple cards)
  • Passports
  • Permanent residence cards
  • NEXUS cards
  • Indigenous Canadian status cards ("Certificate of Indian Status")
  • State ID cards (for visitors from the USA)
  • Any other form of government-issued ID that is not expired and is not a health card.

Examples of ID we can NOT accept:
  • Health cards, or any form of ID that acts as your health card. For example, Manitoba enhanced identification cards and British Columbia service card/driver's license combo cards both fall under this category and cannot be accepted.
  • Student IDs
  • Your Anime North attendee badge
  • Library cards
  • Workplace IDs/badges
  • TTC Post-Secondary Photo ID cards
  • Government-issued ID that is past its expiry date
If you cannot provide a valid form of ID, we will not be able to loan controllers to you. However, attendees are allowed to borrow more than one controller at a time, so you can have a friend borrow on behalf of both of you as long as they have valid ID.

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