The Pittsburgh LAN Coalition

Copenhagen, Denmark - June 12th, 2008 — SteelSeries, a leading manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear, today announced a partnership with the world’s largest LAN event and computer festival, DreamHack, based in Jonkoping Sweden.

DreamHack is a brand recognised worldwide for holding the world’s largest LAN-party, demo-party and computer festival. DreamHack events are drug and alcohol free, which allows all ages to participate - attracting people who have an interest in computers, gaming, designing, music composition and competitions.

In the winter of 2007, DreamHack officially broke the record* for holding the largest LAN party in the world, successfully attaining 10,544 computers adjoined via a network. Their bi-yearly event includes activities that range from concerts, educational lectures, Go Carting, Bungee jumping to major qualifiers for diverse gaming events that are held around the world.

With the new partnership, SteelSeries will supply the latest products within the SteelSeries portfolio, for both major DreamHack events, plus support the DreamHack LAN Qualifiers which span across the Nordic countries.

“We are happy to be working closely with SteelSeries and using their cool products as prizes in our competitions. We feel that this is great value for our visitors and e-sport gamers at DreamHack,” says David Garpenstahl, Chairman of the Board, DreamHack.

“SteelSeries are extremely proud to become the gaming gear provider for all DreamHack events within the Nordic countries,” says Louise Thomsen, Marketing Manager for SteelSeries. “Being present at all the DreamHackevents allows us to showcase our latest products within gaming and at the same time gain valuable feedback on existing and future products.”

*Guinness World Records

About SteelSeries

SteelSeries is a leading manufacturer of gaming peripherals and accessories, including headsets, keyboards, mice, software and gaming surfaces, available in more than 75 countries. SteelSeries, whose motto is “winning is everything,” has been on the forefront of professional gaming gear since its inception in 2001. The company has set a new benchmark for gaming accessories around the world thanks to continued innovation and product development in cooperation with leading professional gamers, the world’s most demanding IT consumers, who actually make a living based on the quality of SteelSeries products. SteelSeries’ development strategy is simple: Only products that take performance to the next level will be introduced. This ensures optimum performance and durability across a variety of gaming and other demanding applications. For more information, please visit www.SteelSeries.com.

About DreamHack

DreamHack started out as a small get-together for computer enthusiasts in 1995 and is today the world’s largest computer festival. The visitors bring their own computers and all connect to a massive local network and to the Internet. The event runs for four days and is hosted twice a year. DreamHack Summer and DreamHack Winter have the official world record and are noted in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest LAN party in the world. For additional information, visit http://www.dreamhack.se.

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Recoil Gaming will be holding it 5th Recoil LAN on May 23rd. (This is our third year and most likely our last LAN Please help us make it the best and biggest we can.) More information can be found on the Recoil Website www.rec0ilgaming.com there are a limited amount of seats for 250 people. Please read all about registration under the Registration Tab on the site

Event Information

When: Friday May 23rd
Where: Crowne Plaza, 164 Fort Couch Road, Pittsburgh PA 15241
How much: $15 for pre-registration
$25 for at the door registration
$5 for non-electronic gaming

The doors open at 6:30pm and we don’t have to be out until 1pm on the 24th.

PC Games

• Counter Strike: Source
• Unreal Tournament
• WarCraft 3
• World of Warcraft
• Team Fortress
• And we expect many people to be playing Call of Duty 4 at this lan party.

Tournaments

• Halo 3
• Guitar Hero 3
• DDR
• Rock Band
• Super Smash Brothers: Brawl
• Magic: The Gathering

Carlsbad, CA – April 18, 2008 – Razer™, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle electronics peripherals, today announced the news that XiaoFeng “Sky” Li and Jaeho “Moon” Jang of MYM have been chosen by the BOCOG (Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad) to bear the Olympic torch as it travels through China.

10 pro gamers were selected by the BOCOG, of whom, 2 of them, “Sky,” and “Moon” are part of Team Razer, which is an umbrella for all the pro gamers Razer sponsors globally.

“Team Razer extends hearty congratulations to Sky and Moon, and we are just as excited as they are. Being a torch bearer at the Olympics is a momentous event, and this is a historic moment which will remain etched in their memories,” said Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff, president of Razer. “This is symbolic of how much e-sports has grown and is great for the advancement of e-sports not only in China, but around the world.”

“It’s a great honor for me to be part of something so special. Bearing the Olympic flame is a once in a lifetime opportunity and one I will treasure, not only because I’m from China, but also because I represent e-sports, which is a discipline growing in popularity,” said XiaoFeng “Sky” Li.

Fellow torch bearer, Jaeho “Moon” Jang commented, “It will be amazing being part of the contingent bearing the Olympic torch. The Olympics comes around once every four years, and this is an opportunity for me, and everyone to embody the Olympic spirit and bring greater awareness to e-sports. ”

Carlsbad, Calif. – April 15, 2008 – Razer™, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle electronics peripherals, is the pioneer of the 3rd Generation (3G) sensor technology for gaming mice.

To date, the 3G Infrared Sensor, maxing out at 1,800 DPI, has been incorporated into the Razer DeathAdder, the Razer Diamondback 3G, the Boomslang Collector’s Edition and the Razer Salmosa. The Razer Lachesis is the first mouse to sport the 3G Laser Sensor, which maxes out at 4,000 DPI.

The 3G Infrared Sensor technology offers a compelling alternative for many gamers, especially those who play at low sensitivity settings and move the mouse at high speeds. Two key advancements in technology with the 3G Infrared Sensor is the increase in Inches Per Second (IPS) and the minimized lift-off distance. With the 3G Infrared Sensor Technology, gamers can experience improved tracking with 120 IPS on majority of surfaces, and even higher in optimal conditions. Currently, this is the best-in-class performance among all sensor types.

Gamers who move the mouse rapidly across a smaller distance, physically lift the mouse back to its original position on the pad and repeat the movement will experience small erratic movements of the curser at the moment of lift-off. All sensors will continue tracking for a short distance after being lifted from the surface. The 3G Infrared Sensor technology offers improved lift-off performance by minimizing this
distance, achieving lift-off distances as low as 2.1 mm before the sensor ceases tracking on many surface colors, an improvement of the 2.4 mm minimum of the previous generation optical sensors.

With the introduction of the Razer 3G Laser Sensor, Razer unveils the first mousing sensor to offer true Dots Per Inch (DPI) increments modified by hardware, as opposed to other sensors that use smoke and mirrors via software interpolation to estimate the user’s defined DPI. The 3G Laser Sensor makes a quantum leap by being able to achieve specific DPI figures (in multiples of 125dpi) falling in between preset values, by means of hardware instead of interpolation.

Some manufacturers apply software interpolation to artificially inflate the DPI specifications of their mice. However, when software interpolation is applied to the mouse sensor, the image capture, and accordingly the movement in a mouse, becomes exaggerated, but does not improve the accuracy of the sensor.

To enhance the gaming experience, Razer’s scientists and engineers are continually researching new technologies and listening to gamers to find out what they need in their gear. Any new advances in technology or product announcement will be uploaded to press.razerzone.com . For additional information on each of the 3G sensor technologies please log on to www.razerzone.com/3G .

Quote from Razer’s president
“We always have an ear to the ground to innovate gaming peripherals which truly enhance the gaming experience,” said Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff, president of Razer. “Razer’s 3G Sensor technologies have established the benchmark for gaming mice sensors, with true DPI increments, 120 IPS and minimized lift-off distance. We are excited at some of the technologies we have been researching and hope to bring them to market very soon.”

Copenhagen, Denmark - April 9th, 2008 — SteelSeries, a leading manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear announces today the partnership together with Begrip Gaming, an internationally recognised multi-gaming organisation based in Karlskrona, Sweden.

Begrip was founded by Vasili ‘Individ’ Richardsson and Patric ‘HuZtler’ Olsson in November of 2000, with the main objective of becoming the strongest powerhouse in the world of online gaming. With world class and award winning Counter-Strike squads from Romania and Sweden (and formerly Russia), Begrip continue to keep their objectives on track well into the future.

With the new partnership, SteelSeries and Begrip will be affiliated throughout 2008, offering financial support and the full SteelSeries product line of headsets, keyboards, mice and mouse pads for the players but also the reputable tournaments that the Begrip website holds on a monthly basis. Begrip will furthermore contribute to improving SteelSeries products and development through feedback and unique input from the professional gamers themselves.

“Begrip Gaming is very happy about entering a partnership with SteelSeries as their wide range of innovative gaming products makes them a perfect main partner for our club. We are looking forward for a long term and rewarding cooperation”, states Vasili Richardsson, CEO of Begrip.

“SteelSeries are proud to be the new main sponsor of Begrip and we look forward to working together on many fronts within the gaming community”, says Louise Thomsen, Marketing Manager for SteelSeries. “Begrip is synonymous with finding the new and upcoming stars of the gaming scene and we look forward to supporting them in this role in the future.”

The Begrip team will sport SteelSeries gaming equipment at the upcoming ESWC Qualifiers in May, which is being held at Inferno Online in Stockholm.

About SteelSeries

SteelSeries is a leading manufacturer of gaming accessories, including headsets, keyboards mouse pads and mouse accessories. SteelSeries have been on the forefront of professional gaming gear since its inception in 2001, thanks to continued innovation and product development in cooperation with leading professional gamers. All SteelSeries products are developed in co-operation with professional gamers to ensure optimum performance and durability. SteelSeries supports the growth of electronic sports through aggressive sponsoring of teams and support of organisations, news sites, communities, tournaments and LAN-events all over the world.

For additional information, visit http://www.steelseries.com.

About Begrip Gaming

Begrip Gaming is an electronic sports corporation founded in 2000 that employs professional video game players currently based in Sweden, Romania, Russia, Germany and Austria. Begrip’s goals include marketing towards a global audience through its gaming entertainment channels and further expanding the organisation into new areas.

For more information please visit http://www.begrip-gaming.com.

Greetings,

Iron Storm 8 is now only one week away! Here is your pre-event information you will need to know for the event.

Registration will be closing on Thursday, March 13 at 11:59PM. No payments will be accepted after this date at the Pre-Registration rate of $25. Anyone who hasn’t signed up or haven’t paid by this date and are coming to the event will have to pay $35 at the door. However, you are not guaranteed a seat, so make sure that you pre-register and pre-pay.

Date/Time:
Saturday March 15th - Sunday March 16th, 2008
2:00pm Saturday - 3:00pm Sunday

Location:
Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire Department
3600 Library Road
Castle Shannon, PA 15234

Official Tournaments:
- 5v5 Counter-Strike: Source
- 5v5 Call of Duty 4
- 5v5 Battlefield 2/142
- 2v2 or 3v3 Unreal Tournament 3 Team Deathmatch or Capture the Flag
- 1v1 UT2004 DeathMatch

Console Tournaments:
- Halo 3
- Guitar Hero 3
- DDR
- Super Smash Brothers: Brawl

Also look forward to:
- Jackass Tournaments
- Console Gaming
- Prizes
- ROFL’s (Raffle’s)
- 3 Great prizes + Cash!
- And much more!

How to pay for the event:
1. Log into ALP
2. Go to the pay for the event
3. Go through PayPal
4. Click the return link after payment is done
5. WAIT for Bob K to verify payment and mark you as paid. (Within 24 hours)
6. Register your seat for the event

If you have any other questions regarding payments or seating please post your problem in the Registration Support Forum.

What to do before you get to the LAN:
- Go through the LAN party checklist for what to bring
- Bring a signed waiver form (Parent signature required if under 18)

As most of you know we will be having a 50/50 ROFL(Raffle) at the event. This event we have bumped it up a notch and added some real prizes to the ROFL that we think you will enjoy:

ROFL(Raffle)
- EVGA Superclocked GeForce 9600GT Video Card
- Acer 22″ 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
- G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) DDR2 1000 RAM

Please be sure to check out our Sponsors for Iron Storm 8
• Alienware
• ATXPowerSupplies.com
• Bawls Guarana
• BDA Gamer
• Danger Den
• FSP Group USA
• Hyperglide
• Ideazon
• In Win
• Patriot Memory
• Razer
• Red Bull
• Steel Series
• Thermaltake
• Velocity Micro
• Vision Tek
• Vroom Foods

Expect a prize list to be posted before the event.

See you there!
The Pittco Staff
www.pittco.org

The Pittsburgh LAN Coalition is pleased to announce that the registration for its next event, Iron Storm 8, is now OPEN! Here are the important details you need to know about the event:

Date: Saturday March 15th - Sunday March 16th, 2008

Time: 2:00pm Saturday - 3:00pm Sunday

Location:
Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire Department
3600 Library Road
Castle Shannon, PA 15234

Seats: 200

Registration cost:
Pre-pay: $25
At the door: $35

Registration Instructions:
1. Before you register, please read the FAQ, Information, and Rules Sheet, especially if you’ve not attended a LAN party previously.
2. Register an account on the ALP website (Make sure to provide all information)
3. After registering visit this web page and pay for your seat
4. You then will be able to select your seat after your payment has been confirmed. This should be within 24 hours. Seating is based on a first come first serve basis so register and pay as soon as possible to get your spot with your friends.
5. Prior to the event make sure that you have completed the waiver. Make sure that you have signed it and have a parent or guardian’s signature (if you’re under 18). You should bring the following the the event: the Completed Waiver as well as printouts of both the Pittco and Paypal confirmations.

Official Tournaments:

• 5v5 Counter-Strike: Source
• 5v5 Call of Duty 4
• 5v5 Battlefield 2/2142
• 2v2 or 3v3 Unreal Tournament 3 Team Deathmatch or Capture the Flag
• 1v1 UT2004 DeathMatch

Console Tournaments:

• Halo 3
• Guitar Hero 3
• DDR
• Super Smash Brothers: Brawl

Also look forward to:

• Half-Life 2 DeathMatch
• Quake 3
• Warcraft 3: DOTA
• And many others!

As you can see, we’ve got some newer games lined up, as well as old favorites.

Also look forward to:

• Jackass Tournaments
• Console Gaming
• Prizes
• And much more!