Kaip jau, tikriausiai, žinote – DOOM 3 pasirodys rugpjūčio 3 dieną ir nors nei id Software, nei Activision dar oficialiai nepatvirtino šios datos, bet viename iš seniausių ir garsiausių su konkrečiu žaidimu susijusių renginių – QuakeCon bus surengtas pirmasis DOOM 3 turnyras.
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[title]DON’T JUST PLAY FOR FUN, PLAY FOR KEEPS
$150,000 IN CASH AND PRIZES UP FOR GRABS AT THE NVIDIA(r) CHAMPIONSHIPS AT QUAKECON 2004

MESQUITE, Texas – July 6, 2004 – The battleground is set – the 9th annual QuakeCon 2004 video game festival and tournament at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas on Aug. 12-15 will host the first DOOM 3(tm) deathmatch championship ever. Be there to game, hang out with 5,000 of your closest friends and compete for $150,000 in cash and prizes in the NVIDIA QuakeCon 2004 Championship Tournaments. First-come, first-serve online registration for QuakeCon 2004 has begun at www.quakecon.org. The must-attend event for gamers is free to all attendees.

„We’re having a DOOM 3 party this year, and want to offer our fans the first opportunity to compete in a DOOM 3 tournament,“ Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software said. „NVIDIA is putting up the largest QuakeCon prize package ever, and topping it off with DOOM 3 prizes that will have the competitors’ adrenaline rushing.“

NVIDIA Corporation, the worldwide leader in graphics processing, is putting up a combined purse of $150,000 in cash and prizes for the three QuakeCon tournaments.

„For gamers, QuakeCon is the most exciting happening of the year, and this year it marks the arrival of DOOM 3 – which is one event we wouldn’t miss!“ said Dan Vivoli, executive vice president of marketing, NVIDIA. „NVIDIA’s presence at QuakeCon gives gamers an opportunity to test drive the game with NVIDIA’s GeForce 6 series, a product family designed to deliver the ultimate DOOM 3 experience to gamers of all budget-levels.“

DOOM 3 Inaugural Deathmatch Championship:

Yes, you read that correctly. DOOM 3 Deathmatch is coming to QuakeCon 2004, and there has never been a more level playing field. With DOOM 3 launching this summer, there won’t be anyone who has had time to practice or master the game, and almost any QuakeCon attendee has a chance to walk away with one of the exclusive DOOM 3 prizes. We’re not telling you what they are just yet, but let’s just say that they’re fast. Registration for this 128-player tournament will begin Aug. 12, 2004 — the first day of QuakeCon.[/title]

Praleidžiant visus viešųjų ryšių sukurtus skiedalus ir pagyras: dalyvių tikimasi 5000, prizinis fondas 150 tūkst. JAV dolerių, renginys vyks rugpjūčio 12-15 dienomis, Teksase, JAV. Daugiau informacijos ir (jeigu tokių tarp mūsų atsiras) registracija QuakeCon tinklapyje .

Kiti QuakeCon turnyrai bus skirti Quake III: 1v1 su 50 tūkst. JAV dolerių priziniu fondu ir 4v4 – CTF su 40 tūkst. JAV dolerių priziniu fondu.

Vistik svarbiausia šios naujienos mintis yra ta, jog DOOM 3 tikriausiai bus išties išleistas jau mažiau nei už mėnesio!