Quake III “Retro” Game of Choice at QuakeCon 2005 Fatal1ty Shootout; Former Quake III Champ Will Take On Challengers in Game He Once Ruled

(Woodland Hills, CA) Auravision, Inc., the Master Licensor for Fatal1ty brand products, announced today that Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel will host a “Retro” Quake III Fatal1ty Shootout at this year’s QuakeCon 2005, to be held at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, TX from August 11 through 14. Fatal1ty, recognized as the most dominant Quake III player ever, will come out of “Quake III retirement” to play challengers at the giant Creative/Fatal1ty booth. In the year 2000, Fatal1ty captured 5 major gaming titles playing Quake III and was recognized as the top pro gamer in the world playing that game. While competing in 27 professional Quake III tournaments, Fatal1ty finished in the Top Three an amazing 25 times, taking home 20 FIRST place titles.

“QuakeCon is all about having fun and I always had fun playing Quake III,” said Fatal1ty.
“The chances of beating me may never be better, since I haven’t competed in a Quake III pro tournament in 3 years!” Fatal1ty welcomes all attendees to sign up and try to score some frags for exclusive prizes

In this version of the popular Fatal1ty Shootouts, Fatal1ty takes on challengers who have been selected through a raffle during 7-minute competitions. Daily prizes are awarded to the top 5 challengers that score the most frags against him. Fatal1ty Shootouts have become must see, must play events at tradeshows and gaming festivals worldwide.

All attendees at QuakeCon 2005 who sign up will also be able to participate in “Fatal1ty Time Trials”. Daily prizes will be awarded to those participants who reach a specific number of frags in the fastest times against multiple competitors.

Fatal1ty brand licensed partners; ABIT, Creative, and Zalman will be demonstrating their newest range of Fata1ty products. Each will also be conducting “Tech Talks” and Q&A sessions on the Fatal1ty Shootout stage each day of QuakeCon 2005.

About Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel
Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel first got involved in professional video game tournaments when he learned about CPL’s Frag3 tournament that took place in October 1999. He placed third at that event; two weeks later he was invited to represent the USA in Stockholm, Sweden, where he went undefeated winning all 18 maps against the top players in the world. From that moment forward, the world’s first full time professional PC gamer has continued to dominate competitions all over the world, including the United States, Singapore, Korea, Brazil, Australia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Russia.

Fatal1ty won the CPL Winter Championship in December 2002 playing the popular Unreal Tournament 2K3, a victory which made him the only three time CPL Champion of the Year – winning that title while playing a different game each year. At QuakeCon 2004, Fatal1ty electrified the crowd with his dominating victory at the DOOM 3 Inaugural 1v1 Championship, capturing $25,000 in first prize money. On July 10, 2005, Fatal1ty went undefeated playing Pain Killer at the CPL Summer Championships to capture his 10th Major gaming title.
For more information about Fatal1ty, visit www.fatal1ty.com.