North Texas gaming icon Ben Gold heads to Billy Bob's Texas as part of fundraising event

International Video Game Hall of Fame inductee to play as part of multi-city GameDay event over Memorial Day weekend
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May 25, 2011 - PRLog -- Recognized and inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame at the August 2010 event and winner of the first video game world championship, Ben Gold plans to stream live gameplay on Millipede for GameDay 2011 from Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth.  Gold will be streaming from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 28.

Including Gold, there are more than 40 players who will be streaming live gameplay from around the world as part of this historic event.  GameDay 2011, “Gamers Coming Together For A Common Cause,” takes place May 27-30, 2011, during Memorial Day weekend.  Gamers will be streaming record-setting attempts and regular gameplay for viewers entertainment.  Viewers of the streams are encouraged to make a tax deductible donation to the IVGHOF.  For more information on the GameDay 2011 event, please visit http://www.gamedayshow.com

Gold has enjoyed recognition as the former world record holder on Stargate, Millipede and Q*Bert. Gold first attained national prominence as a video game competitor who appeared in a now-famous group photograph of video game superstars that was published in the January, 1983 edition of LIFE Magazine. He was the winner of history's first video game world championship which was filmed in Ottumwa, Iowa by ABC-TV's That's Incredible in January, 1983.  He was a founding member of history's first professional video game team, which toured the USA in the summer of 1983 under the name the U.S. National Video Game Team.  Gold is now a member of the Council of Gaming Legends.

About GameDay

GameDay is a fundraiser put on and hosted by gamers and supporters to benefit the International Video Game Hall Of Fame & Museum.  Many of us are huge supporters of IVGHOF but this is not a fundraiser done by the IVGHOF itself, but by the cooperative effort of many supporters.  Gamers are encouraged to stream themselves setting world record attempts or even just gaming live during Memorial Day weekend and encourage people to donate to the IVGHOF through http://www.ivghof.com/

About Billy Bob’s Texas

Opened April 1, 1981, Billy Bob's Texas http://www.billybobstexas.com/ is a popular country and western nightclub in the Fort Worth Stockyards, Texas. It promotes itself as "The World's Largest Honky Tonk."

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.

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Video gaming personality Patrick Scott Patterson - Video gaming historian, columnist, gamer and activist travels to events across the country.
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