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Fatal1ty Announces Winner of All Expenses Paid Trip to QuakeCon 2009

22 year old from Osnabrück, Germany is personally selected by Fatal1ty to travel to “The Woodstock of Gaming” in Grapevine, Texas

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PRLog (Press Release) - Aug 06, 2009 -
Calabasas, CA – Marcel “k1llsen” Paul, a top QuakeLive gamer, has won a fully paid trip to QuakeCon 2009 compliments of Fatal1ty, who wishes to thank Fatal1ty Brand partners Creative, OCZ and XFX for their cooperation.  In his desire to find a deserving player to win the prize, Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel sounded out qualified entrants with the gaming community before selecting k1llsen from thousands of contestants who entered the contest via email.  The lucky winner plans to register for the Intel® QUAKE LIVE Masters Championship, which pays out $14,000 for first place.

“I’ve always wanted to attend QuakeCon”, indicated k1llsen, “and to win a trip like this is a dream”.  “I am very excited”.  Fatal1ty, pleased with his chosen gamer, stated, “k1llsen is the perfect choice and the most deserving player for this prize.  He’s a respected QuakeLive player and I hope he’s able to do well in the competition. I’m looking forward to watching the matches and I’m sure he’ll have a blast.”  

Fatal1ty Brand partners Creative and OCZ Technology, will present a Tech Talk titled “Supercharge your gaming experience using Sound, Memory and PSUs”, in the main auditorium on Friday at 11:30 AM. All Tech Talk attendees will receive raffle tickets for an opportunity to win great prizes which will be given out by Fatal1ty.  Fatal1ty ”Shootout” exhibitions will be held on Friday from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM and Saturday from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM on the main exhibitor stage.

About Johnathan ”Fatal1ty” Wendel
Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel became the world’s first full time professional video gamer in 1999 and since then has dominated competitions all over the world, winning an unprecedented 12 world titles in 5 different games. His dedication to the concept of competitive video gaming led him to create a range of gaming gear that carries the Fatal1ty Brand. Additionally at the Copenhagen eSport Challenge Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel achieved the Guinness world record through playing Quake 4 death match with five rotating opponents and gaining 671 frags in 1 hour.

In honor of his contributions, Johnathan was awarded the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award in the four-year history of the eSports-Award for “showing exceptional sportsmanship, taking part in shaping eSports into what it is today and for being the prime representative of this young sport. He has become the figurehead for eSports worldwide.”

About QuakeCon
Often described as the Woodstock of gaming, QuakeCon is “4 Days of Peace, Love, and Rockets.” QuakeCon is a free convention held yearly in the Dallas, TX area. Thousands of computer gamers from all over the world make the pilgrimage to play with their friends on a giant gaming network, see the latest cool technology, and compete in world-class tournaments. For complete program information, visit www.quakecon.org.

Media contact:
Jessica Harris
Auravision, Inc.
818.880.8872
jharris@auravision.com

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Fatal1ty Gaming Gear unleashes the first line of Power Supply Units (PSU) from OCZ, offering clean and stable power for serious gamers. The Fatal1ty Gaming Gear PSU's will be available in stores and through E-tailers at the end of November.

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State/Province:California
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Last Updated:Aug 06, 2009
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