Pittco announces new Iron Storm Pure, August 21-22, 2010
PITTSBURGH– Pittsburgh LAN Coalition, Inc. (”Pittco”) plans to hold its thirteenth event, IRON STORM PURE, on August 21 and 22 at the Castle Shannon Firehall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittco is opening the doors for 128 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 128 seats available, and registration will be open shortly.
“We are trying a new format with Iron Storm Pure, known internally as Pittco Pure,” said Colin Dean, president of Pittco. “Many of our attendees to Iron Storm 10 and Iron Storm 11 stated that they liked the smaller size of IS9 and 11. So, we are reducing the number of seats available in order to espouse a more close-knit atmosphere than larger events, such as Iron Storm 8 and 10, have had.”
Regardless of the number of attendees, Pittco promises to have the PC and console gaming action devoted attendees love.
Prepaying for the day-long event costs $30, and the walk-in door price is $40. Teams of 5 wishing to register together can purchase group seats at $25 per seat. 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 Pure 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 Pittco’s events have been held since 2005.
In continuing support for the competitive community, there will be one Counter-Strike 1.6 tournament with a required $80 per team buy-in. This buy-in will be placed into the prize pot for enticing cash payouts. This buy-in is subject to change depending on the amount of registered teams.
In the past Left 4 Dead (2), UT3, Counter-Strike: Source, Counter-Strike 1.6, Team Fortress 2, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Battlefield 2, Day of Defeat, Call of Duty 4, Modern Warfare, Street Fighter 4, Super Smash Brothers Melee, World of Warcraft, WarCraft III, StarCraft, and more 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.
Organized matches for small prizes and bragging rights will be announced when registration opens, as there are many pending game releases. StarCraft fans can rest assured that StarCraft 2 will bea high-demand game played at Iron Storm Pure.
For console gamers attending the event, Pittco will have a designated console section where gamers can hook up their consoles to play system-link capable games.
Mac gamers are also welcome and encouraged to participate. With the recent release of Steam for Mac, Pittco anticipates a larger Mac gamer crowd than at previous events.
A part of the PURE format is that there will not be any announced tournaments ahead of time other than the Counter-Strike event. Instead, attendees will select the games to be played and the style of match, much like LAN parties were in the early days of multiplayer video gaming. Count on ludicrous and full game servers, which will be provided by Pittco. Local gaming groups Can’t Stop This and Co-op Volcano, as well as computer hardware review web site ThinkComputers will also provide servers.
In addition to our organized matches, 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.
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. Iron Storm Pure will also help prepare gamers and staff for the regular-format spring event, which will hopefully be larger than ever!
For more information, contact Colin Dean, president of Pittco, or Nik Parenti, executive manager.
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 twelve events and has received much attention in the LAN party community. Its web site is www.pittco.org.
