Pump It Up Championship Series Kicks Off This Saturday in Dallas
First Official US Tournament for Popular Arcade Dance Game
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 25, 2005) The first official US "Pump It Up" Tournament will be held this Saturday, May 28, 2005 at the Dave & Busters in Dallas, Texas. The all-day event is the first of several national PIU tournaments that will choose winners to compete in the national Pump It Up Championship later this year. The two top national tournament winners will be flown to Korea to represent the US at the World Pump Festival 2005 in November and compete for cash prizes totaling over $30,000. For more information on PIU events, visit the Event section of the Pump It Up website at www.piugame.com.
Pump It Up is a dance game that uses a special five-button pad and rewards players for cool dance moves. Pump It Up took arcades in Latin America, the UK, France and Korea by storm, regularly drawing thousands of spectators to local competitions. In the United States it enjoys a base of fanatical devotees who, appropriately enough, call themselves Pump It Up Supporters. Home versions of Pump It Up for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft release this summer from video game publisher Mastiff.
About Mastiff
Mastiff is a publisher of interactive entertainment with offices in Tokyo, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Recent titles from Mastiff include La Pucelle: Tactics, which was recently awarded an Editor's Choice Award from leading gaming website, IGN.com, and a "Must Buy" from the top PlayStation 2 publication, PSM. Other recent releases include Gungrave: Overdose, Technic Beat and Top Gun: Combat Zones. Please visit www.mastiff-games.com for more information. Pump It Up is a registered copyright of Andamiro. Pump It Up is distributed by authorization of Andamiro.
Pump Showdown in Big D details:
Date: Saturday, May 28, 2005
Where: Dave & Busters, 10727 Composite Dr., Dallas, TX 75220, 214-353-0620
Sponsors: Andamiro, Mastiff, Dave & Busters, Pumpcore.com
Editorial Contact:
Michael Meyers
Michael Meyers Public Relations
925-551-8080