News Release
VIA Geared for Gaming at QuakeCon 2004
VIA puts the spotlight on gaming performance and system
design creativity with new competition at the DOOM 3 launch
party
Grapevine, Texas and Taipei, Taiwan, 4 August 2004 -
VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer
of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions,
today announced Key Sponsorship of QuakeCon 2004, the
ultimate gaming convention being held in Dallas, Texas,
August 12-15, and the launch of an all-new annual case
mod competition.
Heading up the impressive line-up of performance chipsets
will be the VIA K8T800 Pro, combining stunning performance
on the AMD64 platform with a blistering 1GHz Hyper-Transport
chipset to processor interconnect with support for VIA
Vinyl Audio, native Serial ATA, multi-configuration V-RAID,
as well as superior overclocking features, fitting perfectly
with the requirements of gamers who demand only the best.
The spotlight will also be turned on the inaugural VIA
Master Modders Contest, an annual challenge to select
the best case mods at the event. With judging by their
peers for creative vision and ingenuity, this designated
gallery of stunning case mods will vie for a top prize
of US$2000. “Many gamers are noted for their showy system
designs, so an annual case mod contest was a natural,”
said Keith Kowal, Marketing Manager for the VIA High Definition
Computing Group.
“Hardcore gamers who build their own systems for peak
performance playing next generation games like DOOM 3
seek hardware that demonstrates the awesome power and
flexibility they need,” said Richard Brown, Associate
Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. “With
VIA’s Hi-Def chipsets, and especially the K8T800 Pro,
they can be assured their systems are truly geared for
gaming.”
"With the recent release of DOOM 3, and thousands
of gaming fans pouring in from around the world, QuakeCon
will be bigger and better than ever before," commented
Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. "VIA will be
adding considerable punch to the event and we expect the
first annual cash prize for the case mod competition to
be fiercely contested."
VIA will also showcase high end systems featuring popular
performance mainboards from leading motherboard partners
as well as its high-end audio controllers, innovative
Mini-ITX designs and much more.
About QuakeCon
QuakeCon began in 1996 as a LAN party dedicated to fans
of id Software's games, and has grown to include QUAKE®,
QUAKE II™, QUAKE III Arena, QUAKE III: Team Arena™ and
Return to Castle Wolfenstein™. It was created by gamers
to commune with online friends in real life, meet the
makers of the games they crave, talk shop with industry
veterans and compete with the best players in the world.
QuakeCon enjoys continued success, growing from a small
gathering of 150 players in 1996 to more than 3,250 in
2002.
About id Software
id - Freud's primal part of the human psyche and one of
the hottest game shops on Earth - has been rocking the
gaming world from Mesquite, Texas, since 1991. As a renowned
leader in the industry, id Software forged such frenetic
titles as Wolfenstein 3D®, DOOM®, DOOM II™, QUAKE® and
QUAKE II™. With intense graphics and mind-blowing action,
id's games have helped redefine the modern video game,
continually setting industry standards for technology
and gameplay. And, in keeping with tradition, id Software
has amplified the world of adrenaline pumping 3-D gaming
with the release of action titles, QUAKE III Arena™, QUAKE
III: Team Arena™ and the executive production of Return
to Castle Wolfenstein™. id's advanced DOOM III™ engine
is leading the next revolution in 3-D interactive games
with both single and multiplayer technology. Check out
more about id Software at www.idsoftware.com.
Contact:
www.quakecon.org
info@quakecon.org
QuakeCon Press Contact:
Wendy Zaas
Carry On Communications
+1 (323) 988 4666
wendz@carryonpr.com
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