Multiplay, organiser of insomnia43, plays host to 12 colossal tournaments as the final exhibitors and sponsors list is confirmed
Wednesday August 24th 2011: With less than a week until insomnia43
kicks off, organiser Multiplay is excited to announce this summer's
festival is set to be the biggest LAN party the UK has ever seen.
Multiplay has partnered with own3D for live streaming of the
festival. Through own3Ds smart livestreaming technology, those who are
missing out on the weekend's events can watch a smooth HD experience
from the comfort of their homes.
Over 2,000 multiplayer gamers will fill the Gaming Halls, bringing
along their own PCs and Xbox 360 consoles to compete in the tournaments.
This number surpasses the record set at insomnia34 making it the
largest LAN party not only in the history of insomnia events, but in the
UK.
The total prize pot stands at £50,000, spread across 12 tournaments
which include Counter-Strike: Source, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare,
FIFA 11: Xbox 360, Team Fortress 2 and Heroes of Newerth. The largest
individual prizes vary between £2,500 and £15,000.
"We are delighted to have own3D on board for our biggest LAN party in
the history of insomnia events," says Craig Fletcher, Managing
Director, Multiplay. "The online live feeds proved incredibly popular at
past events with upwards of 70,000 people tuning in. We wanted to make
sure that those who can't make the event receive the best live coverage
possible, and own3D are the best in the business to do this."
The exhibition hall will showcase abundance of prizes including cash,
hardware and peripherals from a number of leading retailers and
sponsors including Currys, PC World, Samsung, Medion, liyama, ASUS, Riot
Games, Aquatuning, ESET UK, Sapphire, Anthony Nolan, Kingston, Pro
Class TV, Quiet PC, Razer, Triple Widescreen, Ttesports, Kustom PC and
Antec
Taking place over August Bank Holiday weekend (26th-29th August) at
the Telford International Centre, there is something for gamers of all
ages and abilities. They key element of insomnia events is competitive
gaming but the social activities will also be highly prominent.
The World of Cyber Games tournament will consist of the StarCraft II
UK National Final, the League of Legends UK National Final and 8
qualifiers will be chosen to attend the Eurogamer Expo final for Tekken 6
Xbox 360 and FIFA 11 Xbox 360 tournament.
Those who are not one of the gamers lucky enough to be attending
insomnia43 will be able to watch the live streams of the tournaments via
the official website: http://iseries.multiplay.co.uk.
