iGames Readies for Battle Gear Counter-Strike™ Source Fall Game Night
3-Month Weekly Competition Offering Over $3,500 in Player Product Prizes at 50+ iGames Centers across US and Canada
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Product Sponsors Include BFG®, Razer, Antec®, Patriot Memory and Abit
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, September 19, 2007-iGames, the world's leading game center organization, today announced the Battle Gear Counter-Strike Source Fall Game Night, a 3-month weekly ladder with special events to be held at 50+ iGames member centers across the United States and Canada, with over $3,500 in player prizes in the balance from top gear sponsors BFG®, Razer, Antec®, Patriot Memory and Abit.
Format:
The program will run every Wednesday evening from Sept 12 through Dec 12 from 7 PM to 10 PM EST.
The event will be a team-based 5-v-5 Ladder facilitated over IRC complete with Match History and Standings tracked on a dedicated iGames Mini-Site.
A special night of events will occur on Wednesday, October 17 for a Mid-Season Break. Additional details will be posted at a later date on the event Mini-Site.
In total 8 teams will advance to the playoffs which will run November 28 to December 12.
Prizes:
Each player (five per team) on a winning placing team at the conclusion of playoffs will win the following respective prizes:
1st Place Team
+ BFG 6800 GTS OC 256MB PCIe video card
2nd Place
+ Razer Tarantula gaming keyboard
+ Razer DeathAdder gaming mouse
3rd Place
+ Antec Nine Hundred computer case
4th Place
+ Patriot Extreme Performance (EP) Low Latency PC2-6400 2GB memory kit
5th Place
+ Abit IL9 Pro motherboard
For registration and rules, along with the event schedule and complete list of participating iGames center, visit www.igames.org or contact the iGames events team at events@igames.org.
About iGames
iGames, Inc. offers a wide range of services to help independent and franchised game centers. iGames' mission is to promote and develop the growth of the game center industry. Its services unite game centers with the goal of establishing them as the driving force enabling the interactive entertainment industry to become the number one form of entertainment around the world. iGames has established strong relationships with industry leaders to provide a wide variety of products, services and programs to member game centers and gamers including software licensing, hardware discounts, exclusive game premieres, tournaments, and game nights. Today the company counts well over 600 centers and 1.2 million gamers per month, initiating and co-organizing more than 200 events a year. To learn more about iGames, go to www.igames.org.
Press Contact:
Bill Lessard
iGames
(914) 476-6089
wlessard@igames.org