The Pittsburgh LAN Coalition

Registration for Pittco’s IRON STORM 9 is now closed. There are still seats available for the door price of $35 tomorrow at the event.

Iron Storm 9 is now only days away and time is running out to register and pay for the event. Registration will be closing TONIGHT, August 14 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.

How to pay for the event:

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

Today we received some more prizes in addition to the amass we have already received for Iron Storm 9.

We also found out that Bawls will be supplying us with some more beverages of choice.In addition the 4, 12 pack of bottled Bawls we have received we will be getting another 4 cases of Bawls Cans, one for each flavor. If anyone is interested in purchasing more bawls at a discounted price please send Upon1 a PM ASAP for more information about purchasing cases.

Antec is supplying us with

• Antec Twelve Hundred Case
• Neo Power 650 Blue Power Supply
• 10 x 92mm Fan Guards
• 5 x ILG LEDmini
• 5 x Spot Cool
• 5 X 80mm Blue LED Fan
• 3 X MX 100

DVDEmpire.com is supplying us with

• 12 x $25 Gift Certificates to DVDEmpire.com

Patriot Memory is supplying us with

• 25 x Mousepads
• 25 x T-shirts
• Lanyards
• Lots of other Swag

Iron Storm 9 is now only two weeks away! Here is your pre-event information you will need to know for the event.

Registration will be closing on Thursday, August 14 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 August 16th - Sunday August 17th, 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
- 1v1 Unreal Tournament 3 DeathMatch
- 4v4 “Clamato Bowl” Quake 3
- 1v1 StarCraft: Brood Wars

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

Also look forward to:
- Jackass Tournaments
- Console Gaming
- Prizes
- ROFL’s (Raffle’s)
- 8 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)

Raffle - 8 prizes + Cash!
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 by providing more prizes to the ROFL that we think you will enjoy:
- AMD Phenom 9950 BLACK EDITION 2.6GHz Quad-Core Processor
- MSI K9A2 Platinum ATX AMD Motherboard
- SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4850 Video Card
- Razer Diamondback Mouse
- 3 x Kingston DataTraveler 100 4GB Flash Drives
- AMD Webcam

SLAPPA Sponsors Iron Storm 9!

SLAPPA, the makers of quality CD, Laptop, PSP, DVD, and DJ cases will be providing some great products as prizes for Iron Storm 9!
They have also been nice enough to give us a 10% off coupon on ALL orders. Just apply discount code “pittco” at the Checkout. SLAPPA is also having a 5 year special where you get FREE shipping on all orders over $55.

For more info check out our official posting.

About SLAPPA
SLAPPA’s line of cd wallets, dvd cases, laptop bags and backpacks are made with the highest quality materials, unique designs and patented technologies that when combined together, “break the mold” in a category otherwise flooded with mundane products.

Please be sure to check out our other Sponsors for Iron Storm 8
• Alienware
• ATXPowerSupplies.com
• Bawls Guarana
• BDA Gamer
• CPU Magazine
• Danger Den
• FSP Group USA
• Patriot Memory
• Razer
• SLAPPA
• Steel Series
• Thermaltake
• TRENDnet
• Velocity Micro

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

MIAMI-July 31, 2008 - BAWLS Guarana, the drink of choice for video gamers everywhere, today announced the launch of a partnership with GameFly, the leading online video game rental service. Through this new affiliation, BAWLS will give customers a chance to try GameFly free for 30 days and GameFly users will receive substantial, limited-time discounts on the purchase of BAWLS Guarana/GameFly co-branded products.

“As a continued supporter of the video game community, partnering with GameFly is a perfect fit for BAWLS Guarana,” commented Founder and CEO Hoby Buppert. “GameFly’s easy-to-navigate site, expansive inventory and growing popularity will be a big hit among our customers, the majority of whom are avid gamers.”

On July 8^th, GameFly users will receive a $2-off coupon for co-branded BAWLS/GameFly 16 oz. can 4-packs - available exclusively at Target stores nationwide. BAWLS customers can also find 30-day GameFly trial subscription codes inside BAWLS/GameFly specialty branded 4-packs - available at Target stores nationwide this month.

“BAWLS Guarana is an excellent partner for GameFly. They are huge supporters of the video game industry and their beverage appeals to GameFly’s members,” said Sean Spector, GameFly Co-Founder and Senior Vice President, Business Development and Content. “This promotion will allow us to connect with new customers via the on-pack promotion and special one month offer. It will also introduce BAWLS to our members by providing exclusive discounts on all BAWLS Guarana/GameFly co-branded products.”

No stranger to the video game world, BAWLS Guarana is the nation’s largest supporter of video gaming, sponsoring over 1000 gaming events each year. BAWLS Guarana is also the Official Energy Drink of some of the world’s largest gaming events, including QuakeCon 2008 and PAX 2008 and is a supporter of Child’s Play - a global charity created by the video game community.

About GameFly

GameFly™ is the leading online video game rental service. With a choice of more than 5,000 titles, GameFly offers the widest selection of games for the PlayStation® 2, PlayStation® 3, Xbox™, Xbox 360™, GameCube™, Game Boy™ Advance, Nintendo DS™, Nintendo Wii™ and PSP™ without the hassle of due dates or late fees. With plans starting at $15.95 a month, GameFly subscribers can rent one to four games at a time and keep them for as long as they like. Subscribers manage their GameQ™ online and receive games directly from the U.S. Postal Service via first class mail. GameFly is also a great source for high quality, used video games at exceptional prices. For more information and a free trial, please visit www.gamefly.com

About BAWLS

BAWLS is the brainchild of entrepreneur Hoby Buppert, CEO of Hobarama, LLC, who named the beverage for the caffeinated “bounce” the drink packs. Widely distributed to local supermarkets, convenience stores (7-Eleven, Speedway/SuperAmerica), Target, Microcenter stores and gaming venues; BAWLS is a premium, non-alcoholic, carbonated beverage made from the guarana berry harvested in the Amazonian Rainforest. The caffeine found in BAWLS Guarana contains the same amount of caffeine as coffee and nearly three times that of traditional sodas due to a naturally occurring form of the stimulant found in the guarana berry. BAWLS’ unique refreshing flavor tastes like a citrus infused cream soda and its popularity continues to grow among caffeine-deprived, refreshment-seeking techies, students, professionals and athletes in need of a Bounce. For more information, visit www.BAWLS.com

CHICAGO, July 29, 2008 - The leading manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear, SteelSeries, today announced its acquisition of certain assets in Ideazon, Inc., the North American-based developer and manufacturer of gaming peripherals and technologies. This acquisition further strengthens SteelSeries’ peripheral technology and will help expand the company’s broad support within the gaming community.

“SteelSeries has brought together two rapidly growing companies in the gaming space, making SteelSeries one of the fastest-growing gaming peripherals manufacturers globally,” said Bruce Hawver, CEO of SteelSeries. “No other organization works as closely with both gamers, and now software creators, in order to create arguably the most responsive gaming products in the world, optimized for gamers’ preferences, as well as specific gaming publishers and specific titles.”

SteelSeries has achieved success and recognition over the past few years in working with and establishing new professional gaming events, like Iron.Lady and King of the Hill, as well as its support of more than 1,200 events globally. Ideazon has helped enhance the gaming experience through its relationships with top game developers and publishers, but its start in gaming also came from the gamers’ perspective and has grown from there.

“Ideazon’s game-branded line of PC peripherals is incredibly popular and enjoys a dedicated following,” added SteelSeries’ Hawver. “Their products truly complement our own by extending our reach to a broader audience of gamers. Our combined expertise with competitive gamers will help speed the development of game- branded products by linking the game developers with the strongest group of pro gamers in the world.”

SteelSeries supports more than 200 professional gaming teams globally and has involved many more pro and competitive gamers during its product development process. Ideazon has also inspired a community of gamers in terms of both sponsorships and event support.

“This acquisition will further establish SteelSeries as a leading global gaming peripherals manufacturer,” said Jacob Wolff-Petersen, Founder of SteelSeries . “No other organization works as closely with gamers and industry partners, or has a more comprehensive line of products to support every type of gamer. The synergies between Ideazon and SteelSeries are evident in the design, relationships and industry influence that both companies bring to the table to create this new gaming powerhouse.”

The new combined organization will be headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark with offices in North America and Asia.

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 Ideazon Inc.

North American-based Ideazon Inc. develops, manufactures and markets the next generation of gaming peripheral technologies that enhance the gamers experience. Working with the gaming community - with partners, game developers and publishers - Ideazon develops its entire line of Precision Gaming Tools to maximize comfort, control, and in game dominance. Since its beginnings in 1999, the company has grown to be an industry leader in gaming technologies and has assembled an impressive list of technology partners including Activision Blizzard, Eidos Interactive, Electronic Arts, NCsoft Corporation, Microsoft Game Studios, NVIDIA and Sony Online Entertainment. For more information, visit the Web site at www.ideazon.com.

Razer is glad to be a part of your LAN party. You bring the games; We’ll bring posters, lanyards, Razer tattoos and more to spice up your LAN party.

LAN PARTY COUPON CODE

LAN Party with Razer! Get a Razer notebook free with every purchase! Exclusively available for a limited time only at Razerzone.com.

Simply add the Razer Notebook to your shopping cart and key in the coupon code “RazerFTW” to redeem.

RAZER MANTIS RAFFLE

Visit our Raffle page and stand a chance at winning a Razer Mantis! Head on down to lanparty.razerzone.com/raffle. Pittco’s LAN party Raffle code is www.pittco.org

RAZER TATTOO CONTEST

Game enough? Razer is giving you the chance to score the Razer Diamondback 3G gaming mouse at our Razer tattoo contest. Be the one with the most Razer tattoos (provided by us) and walk away with your new gaming mouse!

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PITTSBURGH– Pittsburgh LAN Coalition, Inc. (”Pittco”) plans to hold its tenth event, IRON STORM 9, on August 16 and 17 at the Castle Shannon Firehall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittco is opening the doors for 200 gamers for 24 hours of non-stop gaming, competition, camaraderie, and fun.

Pittco attracts gamers from throughout the greater Pittsburgh area, and even into Canada. There are 200 seats available, and registration is open immediately.

“We have been continually growing throughout almost every event,” Dan Wright, Pittco president, said. “At Iron Storm 8 we received our largest attendance level yet, surpassing the 150 mark plus staff.”

This surpassed Pittco’s previous record of 130 plus staff at Iron Storm 7.

“We have even been lucky enough to have people from all of the country, as well as Canada and Europe attend our events,” Sean Potter, Iron Storm 9 organizer, said.

Regardless of the number of attendees, Pittco promises to have more PC and console gaming action than ever before.

Prepaying for the day-long event costs $25, and the walk-in door price is $35. Pittco recommends prepaying for the event not only because of the cheaper price, but because choice seating is available to those who registered beforehand.

Iron Storm 9 will be held at the Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire Department located at 3600 Library Road Castle Shannon, PA 15234. This is the same location where the four prior events where held.

In the past UT3, Unreal Tournament 2004, Counter-Strike: Source, Counter-Strike 1.6, Team Fortress 2, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Battlefield 2/142, Day of Defeat, Call of Duty 4, World of Warcraft, WarCraft III, and StarCraft have been played. If there is a popular game that a gamer desires to play, odds are that that gamer will find someone at Iron Storm who wants to play it with them.

The tournaments at Iron Storm 9 will be similar to previous events with a couple of new additions to the lineup. Some of the main tournaments are the 5v5 Counter-Strike Source with a $25 buy in per team, 5v5 Call of Duty 4, and 1v1 Unreal Tournament 3 DeathMatch. Pittco will also run a 5v5 Battlefield 2/142 tournament if there is enough interest. In addition to these main events, Pittco will be hosting some classic game tournaments which include a 1v1 “Clamato Bowl” Quake 3 tournament and a 1v1 StarCraft: Brood War tournament.

For console gamers attending the event, Pittco hopes to have an array of eight HDTVs. Tournaments for Halo 3, Guitar Hero 3, and Super Smash Brothers: Brawl will be taking place on these HDTVs.

In addition to our gaming tournaments, Pittco will be hosting many other things to do at the event, including Pittco’s heralded “Ice Head Competition”, held at the end of every LAN party. The goal of the Ice Head Competition is to see who can hold their breath the longest, upside down, in ice cold water. Ice Head, Karaoke and Extreme Musical Chairs are just a few tournaments that Pittco is planning to organize throughout the event.

Also at Iron Storm 9, Pittco will giving gamers a chance to win some serious cash and prizes in its 50/50 ROFL(Raffle). Pittco will be supplying the raffle with over $500 worth of the latest and greatest computer components. Sponsors for these items will be announced soon.

The Pittco staff is positive that having some of the latest games mixed in with old fan favorites will draw a bigger crowd to the event, as well as win over many new sponsors for prizes.

Registration for the event is now open, and is accessible via Pittco’s website (http://www.pittco.org/register/). The cost of the event will be $25 pre-paid, or $35 at the door. Drinks and snacks will be made available to everyone, and pizza will be provided for an small, additional cost.

For more information, contact Dan Wright, president of Pittco, or Sean Potter, IS9 organizer.

ABOUT PITTSBURGH LAN COALITION, INC.
Pittsburgh LAN Coalition, Inc. (”Pittco”) was founded in 2003 to organize the greater Pittsburgh LAN scene. The mission of Pittco is to provide a safe, entertaining, and competitive environment for video gamers of all ages. Since its inception, Pittco has held nine events and has received much attention in the LAN party community. Its web site is www.pittco.org .

“WIN A TRIP TO FASHION WEEK WITH THE BAWLS GUARANA ULTIMATE FASHION EXPERIENCE CONTEST!”
Miami, FL - June 16, 2008 - Win a chance to be at the most glamorous event of the year! BAWLS Guarana today announced the launch of the 2008 Ultimate Fashion Experience Contest! The Energy Drink of Fashion will send one lucky Grand Prize Winner on a trip for two to New York for the largest, most glamorous fashion event of the year - Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week!

BAWLS will give one Grand Prize Winner the ultimate fashion VIP treatment. The winner will have access to a weekend of the hottest invite-only shows and sip plenty of BAWLS Guarana to keep them fashionably buzzing under the tents! Five Runners-Up will win an Ultimate Fashion Prize Pack, a couture BAWLS bottle tote by designer Bacca da Silva and plenty of BAWLS Guarana drinks!

Enter to win at www.BAWLS.com/fashion. No purchase necessary to enter and winners will be announced in August 2008.

About BAWLS
BAWLS is the brainchild of entrepreneur Hoby Buppert, CEO of Hobarama, LLC, who named the beverage for the caffeinated “bounce” the drink packs. Widely distributed to local supermarkets, convenience stores (7-Eleven, Speedway/SuperAmerica), Target, Microcenter stores and gaming venues; BAWLS is a premium, non-alcoholic, carbonated beverage made from the guarana berry harvested in the Amazonian Rainforest. The caffeine found in BAWLS Guarana contains the same amount of caffeine as coffee and nearly three times that of traditional sodas due to a naturally occurring form of the stimulant found in the guarana berry. BAWLS’ unique refreshing flavor tastes like a citrus infused cream soda and its popularity continues to grow among caffeine-deprived, refreshment-seeking fashionistas, students, professionals and athletes in need of a Bounce. For more information, visit www.BAWLS.com.

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.