Schedule of Events

Ash · 08-07-2009, 02:52 PM

The QuakeCon volunteer organization is very proud to present the QuakeCon 2009 Schedule of Events. id Software and our sponsors have lined up an amazing collection of exciting events for QuakeCon attendees, and we've spread out the excitement in a way that allows for plenty of gaming!

The press release below details the events that are available, while our new Google Calendar based event schedule gives attendees a new way to stay on top of the upcoming happenings at QuakeCon. So check out the schedule of events and start to fill your personal calendars, and make special note that late Saturday night, the BYOC is the place to be! Starting at 11:00pm on Saturday, the BYOC becomes the main attraction, fittingly, for the largest LAN party in North America.

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id Software Announces QuakeCon™ 2009 Schedule of Events
Packed Lineup includes First Ever
Public Demonstrations of RAGE™ and Brink™

DALLAS – August 7, 2009 – On Thursday, August 13th, at 9:00am, the doors to the world’s greatest LAN party will swing open and thousands of videogame fans will gather at the Gaylord Texan Hotel in Dallas, Texas to enjoy 75 hours of jam-packed fun and excitement. With events happening 24-hours-a-day, attendees will have their choice of watching top professional players pushing their skills and opponents’ nerves to the limits in a battle for a $50,000 prize purse, participating in one-of-a-kind attendee contests, keeping up with the latest in videogame software and hardware development at the Main Stage presentations, or vying for a coveted ticket to win a 540 horsepower Shelby GT500. More than 6,000 people are expected to attend QuakeCon 2009 from August 13 –16. QuakeCon is free and open to the public.

In addition to hosting daily exhibits, North America’s largest LAN party, and professional gaming broadcasts from the coverage lounge, QuakeCon 2009 event highlights include the first public demonstrations of RAGE and Brink, the id Software press conference, John Carmack’s keynote address, a talk by Todd Howard and of course, the QUAKE LIVE Tournament Finals. A complete schedule of events is listed below.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13:
12:00pm – 1:00pm – Exhibit Hall Event Stage
Ventrilo Ultimate Power-up Contest, Shelby GT500 Unveiling
Come see the unveiling of the 2010 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 Coupe to be given away in the Ventrilo Ultimate Power Up Sweepstakes. Two names will be drawn to receive the first two of only 100 prized tickets.

1:00pm – 2:00pm – Exhibit Hall Event Stage
Alienware Quick Draw
Everyone receives a raffle ticket when they register for QuakeCon. During scheduled Alienware Quick Draw drawings throughout the show, two names will be drawn to play a QUAKE LIVE match against each other on the Exhibitor Event Stage, with the winner taking home $1,000. Players must be present at the time of drawing in order to participate.

2:30pm – 3:30pm – Exhibit Hall Event Stage
What Would You Do?
Just how far would you go to win that new video card you’ve been wanting, or maybe even one of the one hundred coveted Ultimate Power Up tickets? Our famous, “What Would You Do?” contests challenge people to answer that very question. This is your chance to get crazy, show your fellow attendees how dedicated you are, and win cool prizes in the process.

3:30pm – Main Stage
id Software Press Conference
id Software welcomes thousands of attendees to QuakeCon 2009 and offers exclusive insight into the studio’s latest development projects and exciting announcements.

4:00pm – Main Stage
John Carmack Keynote
John Carmack, technical director of id Software, offers his annual keynote address and audience Q&A, with topics ranging from the state of graphics hardware and the development of idTech5, to his ventures into rocket science.

6:30pm – 7:30pm – Exhibit Hall Event Stage
Alienware Quick Draw

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
10:30am – 11:30am – Exhibit Hall Event Stage
Alienware Quick Draw

11:30am – 12:00pm – Main Stage
Fatal1ty Presentation
Supercharge your gaming experience using Sound, Memory and PSUs. Creative and OCZ will be doing a dialog skit explaining the importance of sound in gaming to create an immersive experience (ex; MKII Silencer Headset, Creative Labs) and how memory improves gaming, load speed/frame rates/fluid game play and how the right PSUs allow you to power the right components (OCZ memory cards and PSUs). In addition, a raffling for dozens of great prizes provided by partners as well as Fatal1ty t-shirts, dog tags and otherfun prizes

12:00pm – 1:00pm – Exhibit Hall Event Stage
What Would You Do?

1:00pm – 2:00pm – Main Stage
Brink™ First Public Demonstration
Previously shown only to media and behind closed doors, Splash Damage CEO and game director, Paul Wedgwood, will offer the first public, live gameplay demonstration of the highly anticipated first-person shooter from Bethesda Softworks and Splash Damage, Brink along with a Q&A.

2:00pm – 3:00pm – Exhibit Hall Event Stage
Alienware Quick Draw

2:00pm – 5:00pm – Longhorn Hall C
Crucial Dodgeball Tournament Day 1
The wild-and-crazy crew at Crucial is attending QuakeCon to host their now-famous “Crucial Dodgeball Tournament” where teams of five will dodge, dip, duck and dive to win their share of thousands of dollars in Crucial Ballistix Tracer high-performance memory. Plus, to sweeten the deal, the first 500 signups will receive a newly released “Crucial Memory Hawg” T-shirt.

3:00pm – 4:00pm – Event Stage
Bethesda Game Studios’ Todd Howard
Todd Howard takes you behind the scenes and offers some insights into the game-making process at Bethesda Game Studios, creators of the 2006 Game of the Year, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion� and 2008 Game of the Year, Fallout� 3, and offers an audience Q&A.

4:00pm – 5:00pm – Exhibit Hall Event Stage
BAWLS Chugging Competition
If you think you have what it takes, be sure to join in on a QuakeCon tradition where daring attendees attempt to chug a can of Bawls as fast as possible. It’s all about bragging rights and winning one of those coveted Ultimate Power Up tickets.

5:00pm – 6:30pm – Main Stage
NVIDIA Presentation
Join NVIDIA as we look for the Superheroes of Quakecon - the ordinary mortals who can reveal their extraordinary powers and abilities. Relevant skills and the advanced equipment will be handsomely rewarded!

6:30pm – 7:30pm – Exhibit Hall Event Stage
Fatal1ty Challenge
Come try your luck against Jonathan Fatal1ty Wendel in a QUAKE 4 shootout challenge for fun. Fatal1ty products and swag to be given away!

7:00pm – 7:30pm – Main Stage
Escalation Studios’ Tom Mustaine
With discussion, insight, and Q&A, Escalation Studios owner, Tom Mustaine, provides the “411” on the development of DOOM Resurrection for the iPhone.

8:00pm – 9:00pm – Exhibit Hall Event Stage
Alienware Quick Draw

9:00pm – 11:00pm – Main Stage
Master Pancake Theater
A staple at Austin’s Alamo Drafthouse, and a QuakeCon tradition for nearly 10 years, Master Pancake Theater presents their own comedic twist on a night at the movies – QuakeCon style. Movie mockery has never been so much fun.

11:00pm – 1:00am – Exhibit Hall Event Stage
QuakeJam
QuakeCon attendees with real musical talent bring their instruments and take a turn jamming on the event stage.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
11:00am – 12:00pm – Exhibit Hall Event Stage
Alienware Quick Draw

12:00pm – 2:00pm – Exhibit Hall Event Stage
NASCAR’s Todd Bodine Meet & Greet
NASCAR Truck Series driver, Todd Bodine greets fans, and signs autographs and photos at this QuakeCon first. Plus, see his No. 30 Ventrilo Tundra.

12:00pm – 1:30pm – Main Stage
Hardware Workshop by PC Perspective
Hosting a revitalized hardware workshop at Quakecon 2009, PC Perspective (www.pcper.com) will take an in-depth look at the best current and future gaming hardware available. The workshop will include overclocking demonstrations, industry panelist debates, Q&A from the audience and of course, thousands of dollars in prizes for QuakeCon attendees.
Casemod Contest: Gamers will have the opportunity to enter their custom built and modified PC into the official QuakeCon 2009 Case Mod Contest for a chance to win thousands of dollars in prizes! Systems will be judged on technical and stylistic merit and the top three finalists will get a chance to show off their work on the main stage during the Hardware Workshop. Register your PC during your BYOC registration.

1:30 – 2:30 – Grapevine C
NVIDIA Technology Workshop
Ever wonder what is going on inside your Graphics card, or what goes on behind the screen at NVIDIA? Come see the latest NVIDIA technology and learn the details of how NVIDIA engineering teams are making gaming great. We will explore 3D Vision and SLI technology and explode myths behind physics processing in modern games. Prizes will reward the inquisitive or amusing audience participation!

2:00pm – 5:00pm – Longhorn Hall C
Crucial Dodgeball Tournament Day 2

2:30pm – 3:00pm – Main Stage
RAGE™ - First Public Demo
RAGE creative director, Tim Willits, and lead designer, Matt Hooper, drop the top on id Software’s revolutionary new game RAGE, with the first ever public demonstration of live gameplay.

3:00pm – 4:00pm – Exhibit Hall Event Stage
Fatal1ty Challenge

3:30pm – 4:00pm – Main Stage
Alienware Presentation
Alienware reveals the very latest on their top-of-the-line gaming products.

4:00pm – 5:00pm – Exhibit Hall Event Stage
Bawls Chugging Semifinals

4:00pm – 5:00pm – Grapevine C
NVIDIA Presents Case Modding with Modders-Inc
Sick of your boring PC case? Want to learn how you can do something about it? Join the expert modders of Modders-Inc. as they show you the advance case modding techniques they’ve used to make some of the world’s best case mods.

5:00pm – 6:00pm – Exhibit Hall Event Stage
Alienware Quick Draw

6:00pm – 9:00pm – Main Stage
QUAKE LIVE Tournament Finals
Watch the world’s best professional gamers go toe-to-toe in the exciting conclusion of the Intel Masters and Open Championship tournaments as well as the Capture the Flag Championships, all presented live on stage and over the Internet. $50,000 in cash will be awarded in this professional gaming slug-fest.

9:00pm – 9:30pm – Main Stage
Ventrilo Ultimate Power Up Contest Final Drawing
With 100 lucky QuakeCon attendees standing on stage - ticket in hand - we draw and announce the winner of the Ventrilo Ultimate Power Up Contest and new owner of a 2010 Shelby Cobra GT500 coupe!

9:30pm – 10:30 pm– Main Stage
KID BEYOND: Singer, beatboxer, live looper, songwriter, and one-man band, KID BEYOND will blow the roof off of the finals party with this unparalleled QuakeCon finals performance. SF Weekly calls KID BEYOND “Amazing.” Check out more at www.kidbeyond.com

About QuakeCon:
Often described as the “Woodstock of Gaming,” QuakeCon is a four-day, non-stop celebration of games and the people who play them. Free to all and open to the public, QuakeCon 2009 will feature North America’s largest Bring-Your-Own-Computer (BYOC) LAN party for nearly 3,000 people, drawings and contests for over $75,000 in cash and prizes, the $50,000 QUAKE LIVE Duel and Capture the Flag Championship tournaments, exhibits with the latest games and hardware, and non-stop entertainment, parties and events. First created in 1996 by a group of friends on IRC and now going into its fourteenth year, QuakeCon remains true to its original mission as an event created by gamers, for gamers. Sponsored by id Software and other industry-leading software and hardware manufacturers, QuakeCon continues to be run by a dedicated group of volunteers, including an executive team with more than 75 years of combined experience producing the event. 6,000 people attended QuakeCon 2008.

About id Software: id Software, part of the ZeniMax Media Inc. family of companies, has provided technical, design and artistic leadership as a world-renowned game developer and technology innovator since its founding in 1991. id Software’s iconic brands such as Wolfenstein™, DOOM�, QUAKE� and Enemy Territory™ have become staples of popular culture for generations of gamers.* More information on id Software can be found at www.idsoftware.com. id, Wolfenstein, DOOM, QUAKE, RAGE, Enemy Territory, and QuakeCon and related logos are registered trademarks or trademarks owned by ZeniMax Media Inc.

About Bethesda Softworks:
Bethesda Softworks, part of the ZeniMax Media Inc. family of companies, is a premier developer and worldwide publisher of interactive entertainment software. Titles from two of the world’s top development studios – Bethesda Game Studios and id Software – are featured under the Bethesda Softworks label and include such blockbuster franchises as DOOM�, QUAKE�, The Elder Scrolls�, Fallout�, Wolfenstein™ *and RAGE™. *For more information on Bethesda Softworks’ products, visit www.bethsoft.com.* Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, ZeniMax, The Elder Scrolls, Oblivion and related logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of ZeniMax Media Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Fallout is a trademark or registered trademark of Bethesda Softworks LLC. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All Rights Reserved.

All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.

DepTi · 08-07-2009, 04:10 PM

Awesome! It's gonna take me an hour to go through this, I think I'll take a break here at work.

Elad · 08-07-2009, 04:15 PM

woooooo

MissOwned · 08-07-2009, 04:15 PM

I just took my 15 min break at work to read this and unfortunatley I only made it to the nascar part on saturday. I will def read the rest on my phone tonight though :]
it sounds action packed and loads of fun

cant wait

ch!ck3ns · 08-07-2009, 04:21 PM

I'm so F'ing ready for some John Carmack keynote address! There isn't a better way to open up QuakeCon than the id Press Conference leading into Carmack's keynote.

Androktasie · 08-07-2009, 04:34 PM

Awesome lineup! I can't wait to see what Master Pancake Theater has lined up for us this year!!

Snowy · 08-07-2009, 05:07 PM

This Quakecon seriously has the possibility of becoming my favorite one yet. I loved 2006 because of the size, but this one just makes me jizz myself.