Chicago's winter fighting game event! With a focus on Guilty Gear but support for the entire FGC. Join us for Frosty Faustings XVII - 1/23 - 1/26, 2025!
We're excited to announce Frosty Faustings XIII will be an online event featuring 11 open tournaments and 5 exhibitions! Join us on the weekend of 1/29 - 1/31! Registration is live NOW at
All tournaments are FREE to enter and will have a Matcherino each!
Frosty Faustings will return in 2023 with new dates! Join us for the final qualifying stop on the Arc World Tour for both Guilty Gear Strive and DNF Duel! Full game lineup still TBA but expect new titles and returning favorites such as GGXXAC+R, GGXrd REV2 and more! Let's rock!
Melty Blood: Type Lumina rule update:
All timer-scam infinites are banned. You may not let an infinite go on for more than 2 reps. If it is judged that you violated this rule willingly, you will forfeit the round in which you performed the infinite. Rulings by Game Lead
@sitkosEP
UPDATE
To provide the safest event possible...
-Negative Covid Tests AND proof of vaccine are now required
-FREE EFFICIENT ONSITE PROFESSIONAL RAPID TESTING will be available
-48-hour professionally administered tests accepted + recommended for traveling
SAVE THE DATE!
Registration for Frosty Faustings XVI - 2024
opens on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11TH
🌊10am Pacific Time
🏔️11am Mountain Time
🌭12pm Central Time
🏖️1pm Eastern Time
#FFXVI2024
From the bottom of our hearts and and with every fiber of our being, we are so thankful to each and every member of this community
#FFXVI2024
would be nothing without our staff, attendees but most importantly family
Continue being awesome to one another
Frosty Faustings returns & we’re going bigger than ever!
-MORE side games and streams
-MORE 24-hour ballrooms
-MORE provided setups (PS4 PRO)
-MORE arcade games
-MORE GUILTY GEAR GAMES HAVE ROLLBAAAAAAAACK!
Registration opens this Sunday October 2nd. Stay tuned for hotel links.
Registration goes LIVE in 48-hours!
Wednesday, 10/11 @ noon central time
4-full days of 24-hour casual setups by
@GamingGen
325+
4-full days of Community Events by
@956Productions
35+
Tekken 8 & Unique Guilty Gear Events on Sunday
Same 2-day main event tournaments (23+)
We regret to inform you that we have to enforce a hard cap on how many GBVSR players we can support in our bracket, and there are very few spots left. If you plan to attend to compete in GBVSR, we recommend you register immediately. We deeply apologize for being unable to support
Frosty Faustings XV 2023 will have 25 official main games (and many side events)!
Starting today, we will reveal a batch of official games daily, with 4 batches total. The final list will be revealed on Thursday 9/22.
Stay tuned!
Final batch of main games
#FFXV2023
The wheel of fate is turning:
- BlazBlue CF
- BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle
Returning Favorite:
- Persona 4 Arena U
Another Encore:
- Skullgirls 2nd Encore
Retro Classic:
- Vampire Savior
Rollback Revival:
- Samurai Shodown
REG OPENS 10/2
Over the next few days, we will be announcing games in our line-up!
Let's start out strong with:
Guilty Gear Strive
Guilty Gear Xrd REV2
Guilty Gear XXAC+R
Melty Blood Type Lumina
Tekken 7
More games announced tomorrow!
#GuiltyGear
#GGST
#GGRev2
#GGXXACPR
#Tekken7
#MBTL
-900+ registered players
-Hotels 1+2 almost sold out
Calling hotels to see what can be added
STAY TUNED FOR HOTEL UPDATES!
TOP 15 LEADERBOARD:
1 Strive 350+
2 Rev2 300+
3 Mystery @ Cap
4 GGXX 100+
5 MB
6 BBCF
7 DNF
8 KOF
9 T7
10 P4AU
11 UNIclr
12 GBVS
13 TFH
14 SF3
15 SFV
Skullgirls player cap at
#FFXIII2021
Online raised to 256!
• $2500 Matcherino Contribution added from
@SonicFox
• $500 from Autumn Games +
@Hidden_Variable
Thanks to the amazing support from AG, HV, SonicFox, & our awesome staff for making this happen!
The KOFXV is up and running at the SNK booth. Check it out in the Grand Ballroom foyer!
Thanks to
@SNKPofficial
for allowing the community to get early access to the game and give it a try before release.
We are excited to have you join us for FFXIV on January 28+29, 2022! For the safety of all our attendees, we will be enforcing multiple COVID precautions this year. Please review the entire policy at
We have been made aware of the very serious sexual assault allegations against Miguel Angel Langarica III (
@Sworderailer
). He is now banned from Frosty Faustings events indefinitely, until further notice.
We at Frosty Faustings would like to offer our condolences to the family and friends of Ari "Floe" Weintraub. He was a friend and regular attendee of the event in the early days since the very first Frosty and really helped shape our local scene. RIP.
We're very excited to announce that we've partnered with
@msiUSA
to bring you the entire Guilty Gear XXAC+R tournament at
#FFXV2023
on PC!!!
They will be providing the event with all +R tournament setups and even additional casual setups! Converters and headsets also provided!
REGISTRATION FOR EVENT BADGE AND ALL MAIN TOURNAMENTS IS NOW LIVE!
HOTEL BOOKINGS AT ALL 4 HOTELS IS NOW LIVE!
REGISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS IS NOW LIVE!
ALL MERCH IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!
Thank you to our amazing staff, sponsors, vendors, artists, competitors, and every attendee that made this year so memorable! The amount of love and support we received is unparalleled. We have a lot of unread emails + messages so please be patient, we will be replying this week.
After so many months of trying
@eehkang
finally pulls off the victory and is your LAST qualifier for the
@SNKPofficial
World Championships!
Congratulations, FKang. Good luck in Hollywood!
Our main event schedule is finalized!
Larger version also available at:
When scheduling pools, we do our best to avoid conflicts with pools running simultaneously, or pools that overlap with post-pool phases of games you entered when possible.
#FFXVI2024
2nd batch of main games
#FFXV2023
FF Tourney Debut:
-The King of Fighters XV
A Local Classic:
-Chicago's Mystery Tournament
Returning Anime Favorites:
-Melty Blood: Type Lumina
-Dragon Ball FighterZ
-Granblue Fantasy: Versus
Indy Action:
Them's Fightin' Herds
REG OPENS 10/2!
The wait is over! Here are your final 5 games to round out our 2022 main line-up!
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r]
#UNIclr
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
#BBTAG
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
#SuperTurbo
#ssf2x
Them's Fightin' Herds
#TFH
Virtua Fighter 5
#VirtuaFighter
#VF5US
REGISTER ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 2ND:
-10AM PACIFIC
-11AM MOUNTAIN
-NOON 😎MIDBEST😎 CENTRAL TIME
-1PM EASTERN
20 Official Side Tournaments have been pre-approved with previous TO's...and counting...
More info & covid policy coming soon.
Did you think we were out of surprises for the night...?
SIDE TOURNAMENTS ARE BACK & BIGGER THAN EVER!
-2nd Stream + viewing area added
-more 24-hour zones added
-Thurs & Sun time slots added
This is the pre-approved list. More can be added after the application process.
With a sweeping week for the Under-Night and Persona communities:
-UNI2 moves into the
#3
spot riding same waves as SF6 and Strive
-P4AU joins the leaderboard in the 14th position!
Leaderboard 10.16.2023
1. SF6
2. GG STRIVE
3. UNI2
4. MYSTERY (256 cap)
5. GG XRD REV2
6. GBVSR
7.
Registration is now LIVE for Frosty Faustings XV 2023
REGISTER NOW FOR
- Main games
- Side events
- Hotel rooms
- Buy some merch
Register for Event + Main Games:
Register for Side Tournaments:
Hotel Info:
And that’s a wrap! Thank you for an amazing event! Congratulations to our
#GuiltyGearStrive
Grand Champion
@hotashis
and all the winners from
#FFXIV2022
Not ready to leave? Junior & Harry Caray Ballrooms are open all night + After Party starts tomorrow! 📸
@PortraitsCoutur
Congratulations to the Top 3 for
#SF6
at
#FFXVI2024
🥇
@PunkDaGod
🥈
@Dual_Kevin
🥉
@Ramseyy
Hands down one of the best Grand Finals we've ever seen
Big thanks to each and every World Warrior for making the trip to Frostys
Looking for a game with beautiful artwork, intuitive controls, roll back net code and FREE TO DOWNLOAD on your phone? Then look no further cause
@sgmobile
has all that and much, much more
Download Skullgirls Mobile from developers
@Hidden_Variable
and Autumn Games today!
Try 3 playable demos!
• Guilty Gear -STRIVE- will be playable at the
@ArcSystemWorksU
booth
• GranBlue Fantasy Versus will be playable at the
@XSEEDGames
booth
• UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r] will be playable at the
@aksysgames
booth
Register now
We're at a point where we are unable to physically remove competitors from brackets. Removing players from SmashGG brackets re-positions all players across all pools, which results in us having to redo seeding for the entire game. If you are unable to come, we will mark you as DQ
Skullgirls 2nd Encore is a beautiful fast-paced 2D fighting game that puts players in control of fierce warriors in an extraordinary Dark Deco world
Join one of the most passionate FGC communities today by picking up
@Skullgirls
from
@Hidden_Variable
and Autumn Games on sale now
Use this graphic to know WHAT DAY your game is being played to help plan travel.
👑All 25 Main Games take place on either Friday only, Saturday only, or span both days due to larger brackets.
😎Friday pools start at 11am
❄️Saturday pools start at 10am
👉
In 1 hour from now, at 4 pm CST, we will be launching registration for Frosty Faustings XIV 2022!
Get in there before your games reach the cap!
We will tweet the Smash link here and also update it on our website at
Here is the official COVID policy for Frosty Faustings XV 2023. We appreciate everyone cooperating with our guidelines so that we can all enjoy a safe event.
@TSM_Leffen
We’ve made about a dozen changes to our overall event plan. Every ballroom has been redesigned, especially in Grand. It’s going to feel completely different. But these changes aren’t terribly sexy or interesting to advertise about. So there hasn’t been a giant marketing push to
Frosty Faustings returns in 2020 with a brand new venue! The Westin Chicago-North Shore in Wheeling, IL! Join us for more of everything, larger space, and TONS of onsite hotel rooms! No more shuttles! No congestion! More games and hype! Go big or go home! Jan. 17th and 18th 2020!
We at Frosty Faustings do not support racism, hate or bigotry. We expect all attendees to act civilized and treat others with respect. Any violent acts or threats of violence will be taken very seriously and will result in penalties which include being banned from the event.
Registration for Frosty Faustings XIV 2022 will open on Sunday, October 3rd 2021 at 4:00 pm CST. We will be running 25 official tournaments and announcing 3-4 games a day over the next few days leading up to registration. Tomorrow we will share our full COVID policy. Stay tuned!
In addition, we are also currently looking into matters concerning other individuals. We will make further announcements once we have concluded our investigations.
3rd batch of main games
#FFXV2023
FF Tournament Debut:
-Rushdown Revolt
More Anime❤️
-Under Night In-Birth [cl-r]
Cornerstones of the FGC:
-Street Fighter V
-Mortal Kombat 11
-Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Legends never die:
-Super Street Fighter II Turbo
REG OPENS 10/2
Did you catch the epic
@Skullgirls
finale last night and now want to play?!
Join one of the most passionate FGC communities today by picking up
@Skullgirls
by
@Hidden_Variable
and get the Season Pass on Steam to unlock access to Black Dahlia’s alpha now!
We are very excited to announce that
@aksysgames
will be a sponsor again at Frosty Faustings! This time they are bringing the latest demo build of UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r] in which you can try the new character Londrekia for the first time ever! Thank you Aksys!
We've added more games and this is the FINAL list of all 36 open bracket side events! Registration is live for all games!
Register now:
#FFXV2023
Special charity events and massive GG team battles will also appear at the after party with on-site entry!
Registration for Frosty Faustings XV 2023 goes live in 2 HOURS from now!
This includes hotel registration and our merch store will be fully opened! Registration for our main games and also our side events will be live.
We will tweet again soon as registration opens! Get ready!
New character DLC for
@Skullgirls
! Annie is available NOW in Skullgirls Mobile and she’s coming early 2021 to 2nd Encore!
Amazing rollback netcode!
#Skullgirls
Mobile FREE on iOS & Android
Watch SG TOP 8 at
#FFXIII2021
NOW
We've got
@Matcherino
pages set up for every one of our 25 official tournaments!
Check out this page for the full list and make sure to use those codes and buy some items to support the players! Thank you very much!
Frosty Faustings main event tournaments will all only take place on Friday and/or Saturday. Thursday is casuals and some side tournaments. Sunday is the optional after party. Hopefully this clears up any confusion. Please reach out to us anytime with questions! We appreciate you.
Hold it! Did someone ask for an Encore? Skullgirls will be joining Frosty Faustings XIII 2021 - Online brought to you by Hidden Variable and Autumn Games with a $500 Matcherino Contribution! Register at to get in on the action.
#FFXIII2021
The King of Fighters XV and Samurai Shodown tournaments at
#FFXV2023
are supported by SNK!
They sent framed custom awards for the winners of each game! They have also provided some additional prizes for our attendees and event support!
Thank you
@SNKPofficial
@SNKPofficial_jp
!
We are excited to announce the latest demo build of Granblue Fantasy: Versus, featuring all 11 launch characters, will be playable for the first time in the US at Frosty Faustings! Stop by the XSEED booth Friday and Saturday to play!
Register now!
The GGXX series is the heart and soul of this event. Without it, this event wouldn't even exist. How could we turn away so many hungry +R players, standing outside in the cold, hungry to grab some bursts? Along side BBCF, we will be raising the +R cap on Sunday 12/12 at 4 pm CST!
Wow, rollback really does do wonders. REV 2 already hit last years cap. We just doubled it. Please go ahead and register now for REV 2 if you had trouble previously.
To celebrate BBCF getting rollback netcode, we are raising the cap at Frosty! Be ready to register on Sunday 12/12 at 4 pm CST when we open up more spots! We respect and appreciate the enthusiasm the BB community has shown and are excited for the tournament at Frosty!
#FFXIV2020
Yesterday was an amazing finish to our event. It was hard to sum it up in just two minutes.. but here it is. Once again.. shout-out to the ever growing incredible community that came out to play!!
Our stream schedule has another update! We have added ASL commentary for our deaf viewers, for SFV, T7 and GGST top 8, provided by
@DeafGamersTV
You can catch the ASL commentary on
High res version on website also updated:
We had GGXrd capped at 384. Only 3 weeks later and already full! This is far beyond the largest Xrd bracket we have ever hosted! We just doubled the cap to 768! If you're trying to play some REV 2, this is the place to be! Register and join us!
#FFXV2023
Join us tomorrow, 1/29 at 7pm CST for an entire evening of high-level UNICLR action! All matches will be first to 5! Brought to you by the team from
@LowKickEsports
and streamed on
Frosty Faustings is proud to be an official event on the Arc Revolution Cup world tour just announced today at Evo! Featuring GGXrd Rev 2, BBTAG and BBCF! We look forward to see YOU there January 18th and 19th 2018!
@ArcSystemWorksU