Gameathon 2009 this Saturday!

Gameathon 2009 is Saturday! Gameathon will take place at Mass Media Hall and the expo will begin at 10:00am. The expo will feature various game consoles (provided by GameStop) hooked to high definition TVs (provided by ColorTyme) so you can play the hottest titles all day long. The Western Kentucky University Game Researchers Group will be on the expo floor showcasing a trailer from their latest project as well as co-sponsoring a PC gaming lounge with Valve. Wii tournaments will be available throughout the day offering a great prize to the winners of each. Food from Papa John’s and Jimmy John’s will be available on the expo floor along with beverages from Pepsi.
The competition will begin at 11:00 with Halo 3, Madden 09, and Rock Band 2 being played. Also at 11:30 and for the first time at Gameathon the PC gaming competition will begin. PC games being offered for competition at Gameathon include Counter-Strike and StartCraft. The Counter-Strike competition will begin at 11:30. The PC gaming competition is made possible because of Valve providing the event with licenses to their games for the day. The next portion of the competition begins at 2:00pm. Games being played at 2:00 include Call of Duty: World at War, Guitar Hero, and StarCraft. The winners of each individual game will win an awesome prize and be eligible to compete for the title of Gameathon Master. The Gameathon Master will be named after winning a competition amongst the individual winners on a mystery game. The Gameathon Master will win a high definition television. The winners of Rock Band 2 will receive an awesome prize along with getting to keep the competition instruments.
All games are on a first come first serve basis. There is a limit for the amount of gamers that can compete for each game so register now.
To preregister online: http://gameathon.hyperphp.com/
Special thanks to Revolution 91.7 for making this event possible!