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Alienware Selected to Showcase QuakeCon ExperiencePosted on Thursday, August 21, 2003 @ 07:27:03 am E.S.T
MIAMI, August, 2003 – Alienware®, the leading manufacturer of high-performance computer gaming desktop and mobile systems, will partner with id Software™ to broadcast live coverage of multiplayer tournaments being hosted at QuakeCon™. Alienware award-winning systems will be featured in designated spectator areas throughout the event to provide attendees the opportunity to watch all of the action from almost anywhere.
“The id Software and Alienware cooperation at QuakeCon offers attendees a unique opportunity to experience the excitement and competition of the premier gaming event of the year,” said Kevin Wasielewski, Vice President of Marketing for Alienware Corporation. “Alienware high-performance systems are specifically designed to harness the ground-breaking capabilities of games such as those developed by id Software and present gamers with an experience they will never forget.”
In honor of the occasion, Alienware will be giving away two systems signed by John Carmack, Technical Director of id Software, creators of the Quake and Doom series. The first system will be awarded to one grand prize winner among registrants that attend QuakeCon. The second system will be awarded via a separate contest on the Alienware website. Details on the contest are available at www.alienware.com/quakecon.
An Alienware selected mouse, featuring Alienware, QuakeCon and id Software logos, has been designated the “official mouse of QuakeCon”. Alienware will give away the exclusively designed mouse from NVIDIA’s booth to four hundred attendees. On display at the booth will be Alienware’s new Area-51m™ mobile gaming system, featuring a revolutionary upgradeable graphics architecture and extreme mobile performance. Gamers will also be able to experience the latest game titles on Alienware custom-built high-performance desktop systems.
ABOUT ALIENWARE CORPORATION
Alienware Corporation manufactures high-performance computer gaming desktop and mobile systems, digital video editing workstations, and graphics workstations. Alienware offers unique and award-winning products that incorporate state-of-the-art components, innovative engineering and design, and unprecedented customer service, to deliver what reviewers have called the Ultimate Gaming Machines. Alienware systems are available direct within the United States and Europe. For more information, please visit www.alienware.com.
ABOUT QUAKECON
QuakeCon began in 1996 as a LAN party dedicated to fans of id Software’s games and has grown to include Quake®, Quake II®, Quake III Arena®, Quake III: Team Arena® and Return to Castle Wolfenstein®. 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 the best players in the world. QuakeCon enjoys continued success, growing from a small gathering of 150 players in 1996 to more than 3,250 in 2002. Posted By: Adam Paoli - 213 Reads
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