$100,000 ON THE LINE AT QUAKECON 2002
The Hottest Ticket for Gamers Everywhere
Gets Even Hotter with ATI’s $60,000 Return to Castle Wolfenstein (TM) Team
Tournament and $40,000 QUAKE III Arena (TM) Championships at QuakeCon (TM)
MESQUITE, Texas – June 4, 2002 – QuakeCon
2002, the definitive fan-based gaming convention, will play host to more than
just the ultimate LAN-fest and party this year as the Blitzkrieg hits the
Mesquite Convention Center on Aug. 15-18, Mesquite, Texas. For the first time,
QuakeCon 2002 will be home to both one-on-one and team-based tournaments
boasting a combined $100,000 in cash, provided by ATI, QuakeCon 2002’s title
sponsor.
ATI’s Return to Castle Wolfenstein Team
Tournament QuakeCon 2002 is starting early this year; 64 teams will begin six
versus six online qualifying rounds on June 17, with the top 16 teams advancing
to the double elimination tournament at QuakeCon 2002 to compete for $60,000 in
cash, including a $25,000 first prize. The first-come, first-serve registration
for the qualifying rounds will commence at 10 p.m. EST on June 10 and conclude
at 3 p.m. EST on June 15. Teams can visit
http://quakecon.worldogl.com
to register and
www.quakecon.org
for official tournament rules and prize money distribution.
ATI’s QUAKE III Arena Championships at
QuakeCon
For the second consecutive year, the world’s
top players will battle head-to-head in the only QUAKE III Arena tournament
officially sanctioned by id Software.
The frag-fest begins at QuakeCon on Thursday,
Aug. 15, as 256 players square off in the ultimate deathmatch experience. With
$40,000 on the line, including a top prize of $20,000, the competition will be
nothing short of epic. First-come, first-serve registration for ATI’s QUAKE III
Arena Championships at QuakeCon will begin at 10 p.m. EST on June 14 at
www.quakecon.org.
Please visit
www.quakecon.org
for official tournament rules and prize money distribution.
"Whether you prefer storming the beaches with
your teammates, or going one-on-one in the ultimate arena, with $100,000 on the
line, you can’t afford to miss QuakeCon," said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id
Software said. "With bleeding-edge graphics boards for the tournament machines,
and over $100,000 in cash and prizes, ATI has set the stage for the most
exciting QuakeCon tournaments ever."
"QuakeCon is the ultimate event for avid
gamers. We’re excited to be participating in this year’s tournament," said Rick
Bergman, senior vice president, marketing and general manager, desktop, ATI
Technologies Inc. "The QuakeCon attendees will be among the very first to get
their hands on our next-generation product – we’re confident they will be blown
away."
The Online Gaming League (OGL) will manage
the Return to Castle Wolfenstein online qualification tournament and
Speakeasy.net will provide the servers.
QuakeCon began in 1996 as a LAN party
dedicated to fans of id Software’s games, and has grown to include QUAKE (R),
QUAKE II (TM), QUAKE III Arena, QUAKE III: Team Arena (TM) and Return to Castle
Wolfenstein (TM). It was created by gamers to commune with online friends in
real life, meet the makers of the games they crave, talk shop with industry
veterans and compete with some of the best players in the world. The event
enjoys continued success, growing from a small gathering of 150 players in 1996
to more than 3,000 in 2001.
About id Software
id – Freud’s primal part of the human psyche
and one of the hottest game shops on Earth – has been rocking the gaming world
from Mesquite, Texas, since 1991. As a renowned leader in the industry, id
Software forged such frenetic titles as Wolfenstein 3D (R), DOOM (R), DOOM II
(TM), QUAKE (R) and QUAKE II (TM). With intense graphics and mind-blowing
action, id’s games have helped redefine the modern video game, continually
setting industry standards for technology and gameplay. And, in keeping with
tradition, id Software has amplified the world of adrenaline pumping 3-D gaming
with the release of action titles, QUAKE III Arena (TM), QUAKE III: Team Arena
(TM) and the executive production of Return to Castle Wolfenstein (TM).
id’s advanced QUAKE III Arena engine is
leading the next revolution in 3-D interactive games with both single and
multiplayer technology. Check out more about id Software at
www.idsoftware.com.
About ATI Technologies
Founded in 1985, ATI Technologies Inc. is a
world leader in the supply of graphics, video and multimedia solutions for the
personal computer and Mac platforms. The pioneer, innovator and market leader in
the graphics industry, ATI provides cutting-edge technologies for the PC,
workstation, set-top box, game console and other consumer appliances markets.
The Company has more than 1,900 employees supporting customers from its
headquarters in Markham, Ontario, Canada, as well as from offices in Barbados,
France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and the
United States. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock
Exchange (ATY).###
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reserved. QuakeCon, Wolfenstein 3D, QUAKE, QUAKE II, QUAKE III Arena, QUAKE III:
Team Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and the id Software name are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of id Software, Inc. in the United States
and/or other countries.
All other trademarks and trade names are
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