Oct.
23, 2003
1ST ANNUAL
ATI/AMD CYBER X GAMES COMES TO LAS VEGAS
Computer and Video
Games Festival Offers Largest Purse in Gaming History
LAS VEGAS -- Oct. 23, 2003 -- Sin City will be ground zero for
the first
annual ATI/AMD Cyber X Games Championships held in conjunction
with the
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Thursday - Sunday, Jan. 8 - 11.
The biggest, baddest gamer festival in the country will offer
competitors
the chance to win $600,000 in cash and prizes over the course
of several
qualifying tournaments and the championships. The $100,000 Counter-Strike
first prize will be the single largest purse in gaming history.
Hordes of gamers, the
top players from all corners of the world, will overrun
Las Vegas to face each other in brutal FPS and RTS combat. The
best-of-the-best
will battle it out in Counter-Strike, Unreal Tournament 2003,
Return to
Castle Wolfenstein, America's Army and Warcraft III at the largest
gaming
event in the world.
Cyber X Gaming is currently
holding regional qualification tournaments
across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The original
finals,
scheduled in Orlando, Florida were moved to Las Vegas to give
attendees
the opportunity to also attend CES to see the newest consumer
electronics.
AMD, global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and
networked
computers, and ATI, world leader in the design and manufacture
of innovative
3D graphics and digital media silicon solutions, are the presenting
sponsors.
"Forget every
gaming event that has come before," Joe Hill, president,
Cyber X Gaming, said. "ATI/AMD Cyber X Games will have the
best competitors,
the biggest attendance and the largest prizes ever seen."
Gamers that can't attend
the qualifying events have the opportunity to
compete in any five of the games in the BYOC (bring your own computer)
event for a share of $100,000 in prizes. The 2,500 open spots
for the
BYOC event are available on a first come, first served basis.
A special Quake 3 tournament
will be held during the festival only for
female players.
In between events,
competitors and spectators can relax and play the wide
assortment of computer and console games in the Cyber X Lounge
where the
newest and sweetest games will be available for participant use
around
the clock.
Anyone interested in
registering as a competitor or just attending the
event can find information at http://www.cyberxgaming.com/registration.
About Cyber X Gaming:
Headquartered in Naperville, IL, Cyber X Gaming organizes video
game sports
events, culminating in an international tournament at the Consumer
Electronics
Show (CES). With $600,000 in cash and prizes, the ATI/AMD Cyber
X Games
is the largest gaming event in the world. Additional information
can be
found at www.cyberXgaming.com
Oct.
21, 2003
Fw: Game Industry
Review, Part 3 of 8 at Flickerdown.com... NINTENDO
“Nintendo
single handedly resurrected the gaming industry. After Atari,
Coleco and Mattel fumbled, Nintendo picked up the ball, and scored
a touchdown. In 1984, Nintendo started to product test in North
America. The reviews about its NES system didn’t hold up
too well. Despite the lack luster reviews, Nintendo decided to
release the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America anyhow.
Luckily they did, as it created the first truly mainstream console
on American soil.“
Read
the review
