EVENT ALERT: Sony Online Fan Faire 2006 this Weekend in Atlanta
WHO
Sony Online Entertainment, a worldwide
leader in massively multiplayer online gaming, is hosting an event in
Atlanta for the dedicated fans of their best-selling online multiplayer
games— EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Star Wars Galaxies™, The Matrix
Online™, PlanetSide® and more. Hundreds of thousands of gamers from
around the globe pay a monthly fee to play these hit massively
multiplayer online games.
WHAT
Fan Faire
is a real-life social event held in various cities throughout the
United States. Fan Faire is designed to allow Sony Online
Entertainment’s players the chance to meet other players in a fun
environment, as well as meet the people behind some of the world’s most
successful massively multiplayer online PC games. Attendees will have
plenty of opportunities to mingle freely with one another, make new
friends and have the chance to participate in a number of panel
discussions and game-themed live events. Attendees will also have the
exclusive opportunity to get sneak peeks of upcoming Sony Online
Entertainment games for the PC and the PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable).
WHEN
Thursday, April 6th4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Friday and Saturday, April 7th - 8th
10:00am – 10:00pm
WHERE
Atlanta Mariott Marquis
265 Peachtree Center Avenue
PHOTO OPS
- Special appearance by Curt Schilling, All Star pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and EverQuest II fan, on Thursday, April 6.
- Costume
contest during the Fan Faire banquet on Saturday night, April 8. Fans
clad in exotic EverQuest and EverQuest II character costumes inspired
by the incredibly popular massively multiplayer online games.
- Hundreds
of fans from all over the world meet Sony Online Entertainment game
developers and their online friends for the first time in real life.
- Huge Fan Faire party at the Tabernacle nightclub (152 Luckie St.), with local Atlanta music acts.
- EverQuest
“Best of the Best” Tournament: On Friday, from 9 AM to 3 PM, 50 players
will represent their servers and fight in-game for their fellow
Norrathians’ glory -- the last one standing wins!
- EverQuest II
“Take to the Sky”: Saturday, from 9 AM to 3 PM, dozens of players
compete in a timed race to complete a high-level adventure within
EverQuest II.
- Real-life quest and wild scavenger hunt, featuring actors in EverQuest and EverQuest II costumes.
For more information check out our website: http://events.station.sony.com/fanfaire/
Source: Video Game Generation News