TMSR [FRAG MASTER] not a co-sponsor of QUAKECON99?!
id Software Rocks the Nation from the Heart of Texas with QuakeCon 99
Official QUAKE III ARENA Tournament Features One-on-One Workshops with the id Team and the First Ever Seminar for Female Quake Enthusiasts Worldwide
MESQUITE, Texas, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Id Software(TM), a leading independent developer of entertainment software, today announced details surrounding the official QUAKECON 99 event scheduled to invade Mesquite, Texas on August 6-8, 1999. QUAKECON 99 offers QUAKE® fans from around the world the ultimate opportunity to quench their quest for survival with the first official tournament featuring id Software's groundbreaking 3-D title, QUAKE III Arena(TM).
QUAKECON 99 will be co-sponsored by Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI - news), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD - news), Apple Computer (Nasdaq: APPL - news), and ATI Technologies (Toronto: ATY - news; Nasdaq: ATYTF - news)...QUAKECON 99 is the event QUAKE players have been waiting for -- the ultimate opportunity to frag in the intense multiplayer world of id's newest prodigy, QUAKE III Arena...''The QUAKE phenomenon has swept the world and the frenzy will continue with QUAKE III Arena at QUAKECON 99,'' states Eric Johnson, senior vice president of marketing for Activision, Inc. ''QUAKE III Arena will let gamers take their QUAKE experience to new heights of interactivity and mayhem with amazing single and multiplayer-action gameplay.''...''QUAKE III Arena promises to be one of the biggest games of the year, and AMD is excited to be one of the technology providers helping bring the first official QUAKE III Arena tournament to the fans,'' said Ned Finkle, director, Infrastructure Technology Development Group at AMD.
QUAKECON 99 will also offer a seminar for the vast emerging female gaming community. This first seminar ever held for female QUAKE fans offers an opportunity to discuss a variety of gaming issues affecting this growing sect of gamers.
''Apple's support for next-generation gaming technologies such as ATI graphics, USB and OpenGL, is making the Macintosh a powerful platform for games,'' said Clent Richardson, Apple's vice president, Worldwide Developer Relations. ''Id has been supportive of our revitalized games effort, and we're thrilled to give gamers the opportunity to try out the new Power Macintosh G3 at QUAKECON 99. The power of the Macintosh G3 will be unveiled to some of the most demanding group of gamers at QUAKECON 99.''
QUAKE III Arena's enhanced graphics engine and realistic 3-D environments offer superb atmosphere to the incredible multiplayer capability participants are able to experience at their fullest during QUAKECON 99. For the ultimate and complete id Software product adrenaline rush, QUAKECON 99 will also offer fierce matches with DOOM, QUAKE and QUAKE II.
''ATI is very excited to be a technology partner with id Software for QUAKECON 99,'' said Ed Grondahl, vice-president of product marketing, ATI.'' QUAKE III Arena has raised the bar for 3D gaming technology and ATI's fully-featured RAGE 128 graphics provides the ultimate platform for an outstanding visual gaming experience.''...For further details, please visit the QUAKECON 99 website at quakecon.org ...Check out more about id Software at idsoftware.com ..."
source: © Wednesday February 17, 1999 8:01 am Eastern Time
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...how?...why?...did TMSR miss this press release/FRAG MASTER frag-master.com brand recognition/equity/TMSR shareholder value maximization opportunity...?... |
