id Software selects Alienware for Quakcon

Alienware will partner with id Software to broadcast live coverage of multiplayer tournaments being hosted at QuakeCon.

Alienware award-winning systems will be featured in designated spectator areas throughout the event to provide attendees the opportunity to watch all of the action from almost anywhere.

“The id Software and Alienware cooperation at QuakeCon offers attendees a unique opportunity to experience the excitement and competition of the premier gaming event of the year,” said KevinWasielewski, Vice President of Marketing for Alienware Corporation. “Alienware high-performance systems are specifically designed to harness the ground-breaking capabilities of games such as thosedeveloped by id Software and present gamers with an experience they will never forget.”

In honor of the occasion, Alienware will be giving away two systems signed by John Carmack, Technical Director of id Software, creators of the Quake and Doom series. The first system will be awardedto one grand prize winner among registrants that attend QuakeCon. The second system will be awarded via a separate contest on the Alienware website. Details on the contest are available atwww.alienware.com/quakecon.

An Alienware selected mouse, featuring Alienware, QuakeCon and id Software logos, has been designated the “official mouse of QuakeCon”. Alienware will give away the exclusively designed mouse fromNVIDIA’s booth to four hundred attendees. On display at the booth will be Alienware’s new Area-51mâ„¢ mobile gaming system, featuring a revolutionary upgradeable graphics architecture and extrememobile performance. Gamers will also be able to experience the latest game titles on Alienware custom-built high-performance desktop systems.