Big Bang 2010: Registration for BYOC Events Now Open

June 4, 2010 - PRLog -- Registration for Bring-Your-Own-Computer/Console tournaments are now open to the public.

Everyone is eligible to sign up for events and tournaments as well as suggest tournaments they would like to see take place at Big Bang 2010: Making Gaming Matter.  If you haven't purchased a ticket to the event yet, you will have the opportunity to purchase tickets during the sign up process.

The BYOC area is open day and night, allowing for 24-hours of fun everyday throughout the entire event. Bring your PC, PS3, XBOX 360, or whatever you want and plan on a blazing-fast LAN-party with your friends.   There are roughly 400 BYOC seats available for reservation.  There will be ad-hoc tournaments in addition to our own prize-based events.

More than $10,000 in cash prizes are available for Big Bang 2010 sponsored tournaments.

More tournaments will be announced in the coming days and weeks as more sponsors come on board so make sure you register now! Your ticket to the Big Bang 2010 covers admission and the first 250 people to register for the BYOC get entered into our "Gamer of the Year" tournament too!

To sign up for the BYOC, please visit: http://frag.ivghof.com.

About The Big Bang
The Big Bang is Ottumwa's Annual Video Game Festival, co-created by the Citizens of Ottumwa and the International Video Game Hall of Fame.  The Big Bang 2010: Making Gaming Matter is a four-day event held concurrently with the Grand Induction Ceremonies for the International Video Game Hall of Fame & Museum (IVGHOF&M).  The festival features contests, concerts, dealer showrooms, panel discussions, guest celebrities, costume contests and much more.  For more information visit: http://www.ivghof.com

About The International Video Game Hall of Fame
Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, the International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to honoring excellence in the field of electronic gaming by recognizing the champions, industries and professionals related to this popular activity. We will build and maintain a state-of-the art interactive facility containing historical archive exhibits describing the historic milestones of the video game industry, and preserve significant video gaming relics, memorabilia and artifacts of the times past and present.