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Shock – Arcade goer since he could walk in the 80s. Competitive Arcade traveler since the 90s. FGC Attendee since 2001. CEO, Owner/Proprietor and Admin of KombatNetwork.com, UltimateMK.com and DarkTemplarz.com since 2002. Co-Admin of TYM since 2010.

Shock has attended, ran, streamed, produced, supplied or sponsored over a combined total of 500 FGC engagements for two and a half decades.

Current streamer and equipment supplier for Mortal Kombat NJ, MKII Outer Haven Online Tournament Circuit, as well as occasionally streaming his own RetroGamingBytes (Shock’s RGB) series.

Former creator and manager of the defunct Marlboro Slaughterhouse Series and currently on hiatus “KN Arena” event brand. Former Tournament Activities Consultant and equipment manager to YesterCades, LLC, 8 on the Break and defunct brands Red Bank Rumble and Monster Island Tournaments among many others.

Staff member and Streamer of the following events:

25 years – Big E Gaming Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area tournaments. Since its inception, Shock has attended or been contracted for 20 of 23 NECs, 13 of 16 Summer Jams, 11 of 16 Winter Brawls, April Annihilation, even a March Madness.

10 Years – East Coast Throwdown NJ based events by LI Joe and SweetJohnnyCage. Shock was the main component of the Mortal Kombat/NRS portion of the initial 8 ECTS from 2009 to 2016, a small BYOC event for 2017 and then the successful 2019 Classic MK Celebration.

7 years – The Fall Classic 2013 – 2017, and 2019 – North Carolina based defunct East Coast regional join event.

3 years – GUTS II, III and IV – Massachusetts based Game Underground Tournament Spectacular by James York.

5 years – A Video Game Con 2015 – 2019 – New Jersey based retro collector convention and tournament.

5 years – Final Round 2014 – 2018 – Atlanta, Georgia based tournament events by Shin Blanka

3 years – CT GamerCon 2017 – 2019 – Connecticut based joint art and anime exhibit and tournament by James York

3 years – J1-Con 2015 – 2017 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based tournament and anime convention

Senior Responsibilities:

Tournament Organizer
Event Producer
Event Director
Event Promoter
PR Representative
Web Author/editor
Stream Producer
Host of KombatNetwork Related Events
Equipment and Inventory Manager

Lead Responsibilities:

Sponsor
Bracketing Supervisor
Bracket Runner
Tech Supervisor
Web and Stream Graphics Designer
Photographer
Commentator