SEE FATAL1TY AT THE CREATIVE AND OCZ BOOTHS
(GERMANY, Leipzig, August 18, 2008) – Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel the best known video gamer in the world and holder of 12 world titles will be in Leipzig, Germany at Games Convention from Thursday, August 21 – Sunday, August 24. Fatal1ty will be alternating between the Creative Labs booth Hall 4 G 02 and the OCZ Technology booth Hall 4, Stand B from 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm.
Fatal1ty and Creative will be featuring the new Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Champion and Professional series sound cards with the fastest audio performance available. Players can hear sound effects with precision as the realistic surround sound emphasizes the crackling of gun fire and explosions. In addition to the sound cards the new Creative Fatal1ty USB Gamer HS100 headset with built in X-Fi technology will also be introduced. This headset will provide gamers with the ultimate experience in realistic sound and comfort. In addition, there is a noise canceling microphone.
Over at the OCZ booth, Fatal1ty will be introducing the new line of memory products carrying the Fatal1ty Brand. The new Fatal1ty memory modules, available in single or dual channel kits and in DDR2 and DDR3 specifications, look good and feel sturdy with their proprietary black and red XTC heat spreaders. Already proving popular with gamers, Fatal1ty memory features aggressive latencies, high densities, great stability and blazing frequencies to help DirectX-10 PC games reach their full potential on the latest platforms.
Fans at Games Convention will have the opportunity to challenge Fatal1ty at Quake 4 in shoot-out exhibitions. In addition Fatal1ty will sign autographs and give away cool prizes. On Friday evening at the convention, OCZ is partnering up with Red Bull to throw a bash for gamers and will be giving away more prizes to some of the lucky guests attending.
At the fifth annual live e-sports show on Saturday, August 23 “Fatal1ty” will present a coveted eSports award, this can be seen 8PM CET on ESL TV webstream or via IPTV .
About Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel
Johnathan became the world’s first full time professional video gamer in 1999 after accepting an invitation to represent the USA at an international tournament in Stockholm, where he went undefeated with a perfect performance, winning all 18 maps. He has continued to dominate competitions all over the world, competing on 6 continents during his 8-year professional career, including a Gold Medal finish for the USA at the 2000 World Cyber Games in Seoul, Korea.
Winning the 2005 CPL World Tour Finals in New York City secured his twelfth Major Title, accomplished while competing in 5 different games - an unprecedented achievement. His New York City victory earned him $150,000 and brought his 2005 total winnings to $231,000. During his competitive gaming career Fatal1ty has placed 1st in 65% of all the competitions he has entered and top 3 in 90% of them.
In December 2006, Johnathan joined forces with Championship Gaming Series (CGS) as exclusive on-air analyst, global spokesperson and gaming ambassador to help establish competitive video gaming as a 21st century sport. Catch Johnathan and all the action on DirecTV’s channel 101, Sky or Star as well as a live stream on www.thecgs.com.
In August 2007, 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.”
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