World’s Top Professional Gamers to Compete in ESWC Grand Final at NVISION 08
Posted on April 30, 2008
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Hundreds of the
world’s top video game players, representing over 50 countries, will take
part in the 6th Electronic Sports World Cup(TM) (ESWC) Grand Final at
NVISION(R) 08, the premier event for visual computing professionals and
enthusiasts. NVISION 08 is hosted by NVIDIA and will be held August 25-27,
2008 in San Jose, California.
“The ESWC Grand Final is the Super Bowl of gaming. The competitors are
remarkable athletes with intense focus, lightning-quick reflexes, and
incredible endurance. It is truly an amazing spectacle to watch these
world-class players compete,” said Dan Vivoli, senior vice president,
NVIDIA. “We have been a huge supporter of professional gaming and are
thrilled that the ESWC has chosen NVISION 08 as the venue for its finals.”
NVISION 08 marks the first time in history that the ESWC Grand Final
will take place in the U.S. The competitors will vie for six World Champion
titles and over $250,000 in prize money. Visitors will be able follow the
non-stop action on giant screens, with live commentary from professional
broadcasters. Games in the tournament include Counter Strike 1.6, Defense
of the Ancient, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, Trackmania Nations, and
Quake III Arena.
“The ESWC and NVIDIA have been close partners since the inception of
the ESWC Grand Final, so when we were presented with the opportunity to
stage our most important event of the year at NVISION 08, we were very
excited,” said Matthieu Dallon, CEO of Games-Services, owner of the ESWC.
“I am confident this will be our best event ever — not only for the
players, but for all the spectators attending the event.”
About ESWC & Games-Services
Games-Services is a media and production company that has specialized
in electronic sports, video games, and digital entertainment since the year
2000. As a gaming events producer and IP owner, Games-Services designs and
manages the Electronic Sports World Cup, a worldwide video games
competition licensed in over 50 countries. Games-Services is also the
producer of Le Mondial du Gaming, an international video games competition
held in Paris, France. Games-Services also edits dedicated media and
manages public and private projects linked to the video gaming communities.
More information is available at http://www.games-services.com. For more
information on ESWC, visit http://www.eswc.com.
About NVISION 08
NVISION 08 is a three-day mega-event created specifically for the
millions of professionals and enthusiasts who are passionate about visual
computing. NVISION 08 will bring together engineers, designers, developers,
researchers, artists, enthusiasts, gamers, film makers, business
professionals, and consumers from every field of the visual computing
universe. The event will be held August 25-27, 2008 in San Jose,
California, in the heart of Silicon Valley. For more information, visit
http://www.nvision08.com.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) is the world leader in visual computing
technologies and the inventor of the GPU, a high-performance processor
which generates breathtaking, interactive graphics on workstations,
personal computers, game consoles, and mobile devices. NVIDIA serves the
entertainment and consumer market with its GeForce(R) products, the
professional design and visualization market with its Quadro(R) products,
and the high-performance computing market with its Tesla(TM) products.
NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. and has offices throughout
Asia, Europe, and the Americas. For more information, visit
http://www.nvidia.com.
Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to,
statements as to the events the ESWC Grand Final and NVISION are
forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include:
rescheduling or cancellation of the events; gamers attending different
visual computing events instead of the ESWC; the impact of our competitors
or their products and technologies as well as other factors detailed from
time to time in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange
Commission including its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28,
2007. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on our website and
are available from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking statements
are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date
hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to
update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or
circumstances.
Copyright (C) 2008 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the
NVIDIA logo, NVISION, GeForce, Quadro, and Tesla are trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and/or other
countries. All other company and/or product names may be trade names,
trademarks, and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with
which they are associated.
SOURCE NVIDIA Corporation
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