Issues call for fighters & spectators and offers free admission to the first 200 entrants.
Los Angeles, CA (Billboard Publicity Wire/PRWeb) November 6, 2006 -- Digital Media Wire, the industry's leading digital entertainment news, events and information provider, and New York-Tokyo, producer of the premier monthly game event GNG (Gamer's Nite Groove), today announced that they have teamed up to produce Gamers Tournament, a gaming competition to be held at Digital Media Wire's LA Games Conference on November 7 and 8. The event partners are sending out a call for all levels of gamers, from casual to hardcore to novice, to come join leading game and entertainment industry execs and professionals gamers in a celebration of the sport and impact of gaming.
The Main Tournament features the flashy, frenetic fights of Dead or Alive 4. The winner of the DoA4 tournament will be rolling in style as he or she takes home $500 cash (presented by Digital Media Wire) and receives an exclusive invite to the LA Games Conference's closing reception at the Los Angeles home of the Consulate General of Finland. There he or she will dine, mingle, and schmoose with Leaders and Top execs in the gaming industry. A mini tournament of the street racer Project Gotham Racing 3 is going down as well. The winner of the mini tournament receives a selection of 3 games from Microsoft Game Studios.
The event features many special guests. Don't miss the opportunity to ogle the artfully cool play of Manny "Master" Rodriguez, USA DoA4 champion, representing Team 3D. Auravision/Fatal1ty Professional Gamer Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel and Ubisoft/Frag Dolls Professional Gamer Morgan "Rhoulette" Romine are speakers at the LA Games Conference and could just make appearances at the tournament as well!
Attendees will have the opportunity to feel the vibe and pulse of the game industry as the spacious Pacific Design Center will not only host the Gamers Tournament, but serve as the site for the 2006 LA Games Conference, which features Senior Game Execs from Sony, Microsoft, Vivendi Games, EA, William Morris Agency, Fatal1ty, Disney, Paramount, MTV, GameSpot, New York-Tokyo, Major League Gaming and many more. The opportunity to join in the happenings at LA Games Conference will be offered to tournament attendees at a discounted rate.
Come play some of the hottest just-released titles available for the Xbox 360 and PS2! Confirmed publishers for Free Play include Atari, EA, Microsoft Game Studios, Tecmo and Ubisoft. (Game titles to follow in an addendum to this press release.)
ADMISSION
Free for the first 200 entrants; only $5 thereafter.
RSVP
To participate in the DoA4 tournament: fightDoA@newyork-tokyo.com
To participate in the PGR3 tournament: fightPGR@newyork-tokyo.com
If you're just coming to watch the spectacle: spectator @ newyork-tokyo.com
For more information and register for LA Games Conference, visit www.lagamesconference.com
SCHEDULE
TUE. NOV. 7
2-4PM Open Admission
Free Play of all Pre-Release and Just-Released Titles
4-6PM Round 1 of Dead or Alive 4 Tournament
Round 1 of Project Gotham Racing 3 Tournament
WED. NOV. 8
2-4PM Open Admission
Free Play of all Pre-Release and Just-Released Title
3-4PM Finals of Project Gotham Racing 3 Tournament
4-6PM Finals of Dead or Alive 4 Tournament
ABOUT DIGITAL MEDIA WIRE:
For the past 6 years, Digital Media Wire has been a leader in games industry news and community covering daily developments at our industry leading news site and producing the annual Games & Mobile Forum in NYC. DMW is also the owner and producer of LA Games Conference - focused on business, finance and creative developments in the games industry, including mobile, online and console markets and the increasing intersection of Madison Avenue and Hollywood with the industry. For more information, visit www.dmwmedia.com and www.lagamesconference.com
ABOUT NEW YORK-TOKYO AND GNG:
Started in 2001, NEW YORK – TOKYO is a NY based media communications company whose mission is to provide exposure of inspiring youth culture and arts from Japan to the general public in the U.S., and to create productive interaction between New York and Tokyo, the world's two biggest media capitals. NYT holds two monthly events : GNG (Gamers Nite Groove) and MDS (Monthly Director Series), and two annual events: New York –Tokyo Music Festival and Tokyo Robotics, in addition to the client projects. GNG is NYC's original free gaming event since 2003 which has been called "mini mini mini version of E3, NY style". While working hand-in-hand with the game industry, presenting monthly features, introducing game publishers and showcasing newest titles, GNG has also been focusing on the cultural aspect of games, including music and lifestyle.
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