Video Game Festival @ Mall of America
posted in Video Game News by swampgas on Jul 5th, 2001Walter Day writes:
Console, PC and Arcade Games Promoted at Twin Galaxies' Video Game Festival at Mall of America To celebrate its 20th Anniversary, The Twin Galaxies Intergalactic Scoreboard has gone to the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota to create a major party for the electronic gaming hobby: Twin Galaxies' Video Games Festival, which is a three-day celebration of the greatest games and gaming systems produced in the last twenty years. Taking up nearly 5,000 sq. ft. in the Mall's Sam Goody Center during the weekend of July 20-22, 2001, the Festival will feature contests, prizes, famous video game superstars and lots of opportunity to play the latest, most popular titles. Filled with games galore - all on free play for the public to enjoy, the Video Game Festival will showcase hot new game titles not-yet-released as well as many of the gaming industry's most legendary games, from PC-based titles to classic console and arcade games of yesteryear. Among the top events at the show are an Official Console Video Game World Championship In addition to tables and tables of home consoles set on free play, featuring a wide variety of game titles such as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Crazy Taxi and Gran Turismo, the public is invited to compete in The Official Console Video Game World Championship, which will crown World Champions on the following games: Twisted Metal: Black and SSX for the PlayStation 2, Super Smash Brothers, Mario Kart 64 and WWF No Mercy for the Nintendo 64, and Marvel vs. Capcom 2 for the Dreamcast. And, if there is enough demand, additional contests may be added on Perfect Dark, Golden Eye, Crazy Taxi, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and many more. Also, major contests are planned for PC gamers. STOMPED.COM, a well-established web site that enjoys worldwide fame due to its local Minneapolis gaming center, The Stomping Grounds, will sponsor major championships on the world's top PC titles: Age of Empires, Counter Strike and Quake 3. The Counter Strike event, in particular, will be recognized as a qualifying event for the World Championships sponsored by the CyberAthlete League (CPL). To see the complete list of events and sponsors, go to http://www.twingalaxies.com.