World Cyber Games Brings America's Top Videogame Players To Las Vegas For USA Championship
- Weekend Features Halo School, TJ Lavin, Ruel Erickson, Xbox Giveaways and more
- Samsung, Microsoft Xbox, Shuttle, ATI, and Falcon Will Have Demo Booths as Official Sponsors
LAS VEGAS, NV September 12, 2006 - They've got furious fingers and laser-focused eyes, which is why the nearly 150 PC and videogame players coming to Las Vegas this weekend are the nation's best. They will meet at the Aladdin Hotel to battle for a coveted spot on Team USA, which will travel to Italy in October for the international World Cyber Games Grand Final. There, Team USA will defend its title as overall champions against 700 gamers from 70 countries. With their reputations and big cash prizes on the line, it's sure to be an action-packed weekend.
In addition to the actual competition, the WCG USA final will feature a series of exciting events and attractions for all audiences, including:
-- Hell on Wheels (H.O.W.), BMX Extreme Stunt Shows will dazzle the crowd with stunts performed by some of the top bike tricksters in the business, including champion rider Ruel Erickson on Saturday afternoon.
-- T.J. Lavin, X Games champion and host of MTV's Real World/Road Rules Gauntlet 2 will be on hand Sunday to meet fans and sign autographs before taking the stage to host the WCG USA Championship Awards Ceremony where he will help crown Team USA and send them off to battle the world at the WCG Grand Final in Monza, Italy.
-- Entertainment - KXTE-FM, 107.5 Xtreme Radio, Las Vegas' rock-alternative will broadcast live from the WCG Championship inside the Aladdin Grand Ballroom. In addition to playing the hottest music, rotating DJ will keep the energy high with ongoing running contests and promotions giving away tons of great prizes including Xbox 360s and Shuttle gaming PCs! In addition, rotating DJ's will be sure to keep the energy up with the hottest music around.
-- Halo 2 School featuring two-time WCG World Halo Champion Matthew "Zyos" Leto. Zyos will bring brings his vast knowledge of one of the world's most popular and challenging video games to the WCG USA Championship. Throughout the course of the weekend Zyos will teach fans basic techniques, secret weapon combos and other tactics to improve their Halo 2 game play in a series of tutorials.
-- Registration Sweepstakes - attendees will have the chance to enter to win even more great prizes at the door.
The WCG US Finals official sponsors will offer even more attractions, including:
-- Samsung Electronics America the worldwide sponsor of the 2006 World Cyber Games will display an assortment of their hottest products. In addition to showcasing their super-fast new 931c gaming monitor, the official monitor of the World Cyber Games, visitors can check out Samsung's line of HDTV's, MP3 players, cell phones and other cool gadgets.
-- Microsoft Xbox will feature a huge booth stocked with Xbox 360 consoles so attendees will be able to check out the hottest new game titles the industry has to offer.
-- Shuttle Computers will provide a chill-out zone featuring the incredible XPC G5 WCG Special Edition, the official tournament PC of the World Cyber Games USA, where attendees can relax, listen to music on wireless game headsets.
-- ATI will make you feel right at home with a booth filled with beanbag chairs and all the Xbox 360 you can play, plus a special walk-up mini-tournament featuring one of the hottest new games on the planet: "PREY."
-- Falcon Safety Products, makers of Dust-Off brand consumer electronics care products, will be giving away free stuff and give visitors a chance to try out their newest game promo, the Dust-Off Pit-Stop and more.
The weekend is sure to be filled with many more surprises. Visit the World Cyber Games USA Final to find out who will make Team USA for the Grand Final in Italy.
For more information about the WCG USA final, go to http://us.worlcybergames.com
To register for media credentials, please visit: http://us.worldcybergames.com/media
About World Cyber Games
South Korea-based International Cyber Marketing ( www.worldcybergames.com) is the global organizer of the World Cyber Games, the world's largest computer and video game festival, and is responsible for all World Cyber Games interactive game tournaments to be held in about 70 countries this year. This year the winners of each national event series will compete for the world championship title and prizes worth around $435,000. Last year's World Cyber Games Grand Final was held in Singapore with 679 gamers from 67 countries, attracting major media such as CNN, BBC, Associated Press, Channel News Asia, and many more.