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| QuakeCon 2006 - Fact Sheet QuakeCon is the world's premier multiplayer gaming festival, dedicated to fans of id Software's legendary games. This annual rite of summer brings more than 5.000 competitive hardcore gamers and fans from around the world to Dallas, Texas, home of id Software. From August 3 - 6, QuakeCon 2006 is the place for video game enthusiasts to meet, share their passion for gaming, learn about the latest in game development and see new products from industry leaders. Attendees will also battle it out in intense competition, playing Quake 4 and Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Event Highlights: - $100.000 in cash and prizes is on the line in the NVIDIA Championship Tournaments at QuakeCon 2006: - NVIDIA Quake 4 Quick Draw - First time event celebrating the 10th birthday of the game that started the 3-D gaming revolution, Quake with a Quake 4 tourney for fans only where $10.000 is up for grabs - Quake 4 1V1 - Two people, thousands of rounds, hundreds of rockets, only one champion and $35.000 in cash prizes - Quake 4 2V2 ? Get together with your friend for a furious battle against other two player teams to find out which pair will end up on top and take home $25.000 in cash prizes - Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory 5V5 ? A crowd favorite, get ready to gather up the best team possible to trounce the competition in round after round of Nazi-killing goodness for a share of the $30.000 in cash Fan appreciation events: o NVIDIA's "QuakeCon Has Talent, " showcasing attendees hidden talents in music, dance, magic and more o Ugliest Keyboard/Case/Mouse Contest o Photo Scavenger Hunt o Bawls Chugging Contest o Guitar Hero Tournament o Mapping Contest o Bracket Buster - "Fire Away", a special open forum with id Software - Parties/entertainment on each night of the event: The Sinus Show Presents "Footloose," Hypnotist Dwayne Andrew, Rubberboy (as seen on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", and "Ripley's Believe it or Not") - 96 hours of round-the-clock gameplay action in the 1800-seat Bring Your Own Computer Area (BYOC Area) - Special presentation of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars with id Software's Kevin Cloud and Splash Damage's Paul Wedgwood. - Workshops and roundtable discussions with industry leaders - Intel: Inside the Desktop - Splash Damage: From Mods to Mission Pack-Becoming Professionals Using id Software Technology Sponsors: - id Software ? Developer of the Quake, DooM and Castle Wolfenstein video games - NVIDIA ? Tournament sponsor and official video card - Intel ? Maker of the Core 2 Duo - Spike TV ? Broadcast media sponsor - The 1UP Network ? Print and online media sponsor - Activision ? Publisher of games in the Quake, DooM and Wolfenstein franchises - PhysX by Ageia ? First dedicated physics processor for PC games Exhibitors: - Directron - EA Mobile - Enermax Technology Corporation - FSP Group - The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University Prizes and Giveaways: - Ak Designs - Bawls - Cooler Master - Crucial Technology - Logitech - OCZ Technology - Razer Often referred to as the "Woodstock of Gaming", QuakeCon was created in August of 1996 by a group of friends on the IRC network's EFnet who had a desire to meet in person. Less than 100 attendees gathered at the Best Western in Garland, Texas that first year to play and talk games and compete in the first QuakeCon tournament. id Software's Technical Director, John Carmack, and several other id Software team members stopped by to chat with fans about DooM, Quake and the future of an up-and-coming id Software. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Game News :: home page |