If you’re planning on visiting Civil War VI to compete in Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and Super Smash Bros. Melee, your monetary prospects have just increased. The folks behind this year’s event announced that each of the aforementioned titles will be receiving a $500 pot bonus thanks to three very generous benefactors.

8-bit sprite artists Custom Dynamic Beadworks will be providing Street Fighter’s bonus, Control Gaming is putting up the money for Marvel, and the Virginia-based Tech Exhange is set to increase the Smash prize pool. These three groups join Iron Galaxy Studios, who first announced their $500 contribution to the Divekick tournament back in February, in supporting the east coast tournament.

Event organizer Robin Palm made sure to note that these bonuses will be awarded in addition to the tournament’s unique sword trophies and Evo 2014 seeding points.

Civil War VI is scheduled to take place April 12-13 at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Online registration is currently open.

Source: Civil War