September 24, 2004 – Johnathan
"Fatal1ty" Wendel, the world's best known PC gamer and recently crowned first DOOM 3 champion, will appear at the World
Cyber Games (WCG) in San Francisco on October 7-10. Creative Labs, a WCG sponsor, will present a special Fatal1ty Shootout™
at its outdoor location near the Civic Center Plaza. For further information about this event as it unfolds, please check
www.fatal1tyshootout.com, www.abitgamer.com,
and www.soundblaster.com.
Fatal1ty stated, "I require Creative's Sound Blaster® Audigy® sound cards when I compete! They give me an extra edge in
competition with their multichannel EAX® ADVANCED HD capabilities. I'm excited and already looking forward to being able
to do a Fatal1ty Shootout at WCG in conjunction with the great team at Creative."
Fatal1ty Shootouts™ are competitions open to event attendees who want the chance to play against the world's best-known
professional gamer. Competitions generally consist of 5-minute, 1v1 matches, with valuable prizes awarded for any points
scored. At the World Cyber Games, Fatal1ty will play two sessions per day, from 11:00am to 1:00pm and from 3:00pm to 5:00pm.
Fatal1ty will also be featured on WCG's main stage, located at Civic Center Plaza, at noon on Sunday October 10 during
Creative's presentation.
"The Fatal1ty Shootout™ will demonstrate how Creative's Sound Blaster technology can enhance a gaming experience, while
giving gamers an opportunity to play against the best professional gamer out there," said Mala Sharma, director of product
marketing at Creative. "We are very excited to host Johnathan and the Fatal1ty Shootout™ at the World Cyber Games, and
we invite anyone wishing to try his or her luck against Fatal1ty to visit our exhibit space and enter for a chance to
compete."
ABIT Computer's Marketing Director, Scott Thirlwell said of the coming event, "We welcome Creative as a new marketing
associate for this Fatal1ty Shootout™; we know they will make a significant contribution and raise the level of the event
with their excellent Sound Blaster products and commitment to PC gaming."
Other companies who have joined the Shootouts as sponsors are Zalman Tech and Corsair Memory. Zalman is a worldwide leader
in computer cooling products and is especially well known for their silent products. Corsair is a leader in the design
and manufacture of high-speed memory modules and caters to the unique demands of the serious gaming community.
Fatal1ty Shootouts™ are open to fellow gamers of all skill levels that wish to test their abilities against the world's
best known gamer while playing DOOM 3. The WCG Shootouts will be contested on the newest version of the Fatal1ty/PWX concept-80™
system. During the past two weeks, Shootouts were held in London, Paris, Moscow, Copenhagen and Stockholm, where over
450 participants challenged Fatal1ty in DOOM 3 1v1 game play. Fatal1ty Shootouts™ also have been held this year at the
E3 Expo in Los Angeles, at Computex in Taipei, QuakeCon in Dallas, and at Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany.
The Fatal1ty Shootout™ tour, presently in Germany, heads to Asia immediately following the completion of World Cyber Games.
This will include stops in Bangkok, Seoul, and Shanghai, climaxing near Beijing, with a historic edition of the Fatal1ty
Shootout™ being contested on the Great Wall of China. Up to four finalists will compete against Fatal1ty for the largest
single game purse in the history of PC gaming; 1 Million Chinese Yuan (RMB) – equivalent to more than $125,000 in U.S.
Dollars will be awarded to any of the finalists who can defeat Fatal1ty.
About Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel
Johnathan first got involved in professional PC gaming tournaments
when he heard about CPL's Frag3 Tournament that took place in October 1999. Capturing third place there, he was invited
to represent the USA in Stockholm two weeks later where he won undefeated, winning all 18 maps against the top players
in the world. He has continued to consistently dominate competitions all over the world, including events in St. Louis,
Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Sweden, Australia, Singapore, Korea, Brazil, Germany, England, Netherlands, France, Russia,
Denmark, and China, to name some of the countries he has visited in pursuit of pro gaming excellence.
Johnathan won the CPL Pentium 4 Winter Championship in December 2002 playing Unreal Tournament 2003; that victory made
him the first and only 3 time CPL Champion of the Year - each year winning the CPL 1v1 Championship while competing in
a different game. In Dallas, on August 14, 2004, Fatal1ty was crowned the first DOOM 3 1v1 Champion, capturing $25,000
in prize money at QuakeCon 2004. For more information about Fatal1ty, visit www.fatal1ty.com
and www.fatal1tyshootout.com.
About ABIT
Built for Gamers By Gamers, ABIT motherboards and graphic cards
are an established favorite among PC novices and enthusiasts alike. Our unique approach to hardware design puts the user
in the driver's seat, delivering features that give users the flexibility to tweak and tune their systems to their satisfaction,
while at the same time, ensuring complete stability.
ABIT Engineers – computer enthusiasts with a love for technology – develop innovation after innovation, squeezing every
ounce of performance possible out of available technologies. This excellence in engineering, combined with the industry's
highest standards of quality, reliability, and stability, allows ABIT to deliver BulletProof Technology to the end user.
For more information, visit www.abit.com.tw and www.abitgamer.com.
About Zalman Tech Co., Ltd.
Zalman is the recognized world leader in providing
quiet computing solutions with innovative designs that are quite literally art. Initially known for its CNPS® (Computer
Noise Prevention System) line of CPU coolers that provide exceptional thermal performance while eliminating noise, Zalman
now provides a wide range of products including the TNN™ line of cases providing fanless power and cooling using heatpipe
technology, the Reserator™ line of fanless water cooling products and quiet thermal solutions for most every heat-generating
computer component. Zalman continues to develop products providing the highest quality and performance while preserving
well-being for all of humanity. For more information on Zalman Tech Co., Ltd. please visit www.zalmanusa.com.
About Corsair Memory
Corsair Memory, a member of JEDEC, has been a leader in
the design and manufacture of high-speed modules since 1994. We have earned our reputation as being the first to market
with leading-edge products supporting new computing platforms and technologies. Corsair supplies memory for applications
ranging from mission-critical servers to ultra-high performance gaming systems. The performance and reliability of Corsair
memory products makes them ideal for the high bandwidth Internet infrastructure. More information on Corsair is available
at www.corsairmemory.com. |