{"id":37163,"date":"2013-08-15T15:56:07","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T14:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=37163"},"modified":"2013-10-16T23:38:40","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T22:38:40","slug":"nvidia-geforce-esports-world-of-tanks-international-world-finals-kick-off-at-pax-2013-with-live-stream-on-twitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/nvidia-geforce-esports-world-of-tanks-international-world-finals-kick-off-at-pax-2013-with-live-stream-on-twitch\/","title":{"rendered":"NVIDIA GeForce eSports World of Tanks International World Finals Kick-Off at PAX 2013 with Live Stream on Twitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NVIDA\u2019s first ever GeForce eSportsWorld of Tanks<\/i> Open Tournament will culminate with its world finals at the close of PAX Prime on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 7:00 pm PDT at Showbox SoDo in Seattle, WA.\u00a0 Brought to you live by Twitch<\/a>, the world\u2019s leading video platform and community for gamers, and Wargaming, a new world war will be staged \u2013 with finalists from China, South East Asia, North and South America, Europe and Russia competing for their share of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600-series graphics cards and $100,000 in cold hard cash!\u00a0 Matches will be broadcast live on Twitch and available on\u2013demand.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNow more than ever, competitive gaming is pushing players and hardware limits to extremes,\u201d said James Grunke, manager of the GeForce eSports program at NVIDIA.\u00a0 \u201cWe at GeForce eSports are committed to upping our game by delivering the gear gamers demand to win.\u00a0 We\u2019ve got a rock star team of partners in Wargaming and Twitch to execute this fierce global gaming war.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Following the intense epic battle, NVIDIA along with their tournament partners Wargaming and Twitch, will host Party of 3, the mother of all PAX parties!\u00a0 The celebration begins at 9:30 pm – immediately following the global tournament, also at Showbox SoDo.\u00a0 Sure to be the ultimate party of PAX, the event will rage on until 1:00 am and feature meet-ups, complimentary drinks and food, and the chance to win high octane prizes.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTwitch is known for having a major presence at PAX, so every year we are looking to raise the bar with the events we drive or take part in,\u201d said Amber Dalton, director of marketing and events for Twitch. \u201cBy live streaming the World of Tanks<\/i> Grand Finals at an event co-hosted by NVIDIA and Wargaming, that bar has definitely been lifted.\u00a0 With eSports trending in the news now more than ever before, this showcase will illustrate its competitive spirit and spectator appeal.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re going to see the best and brightest World of Tanks<\/i> players in the world in Seattle for the NVIDIA GeForce eSports World of Tanks<\/i> Grand Finals,\u201d said Caleb Fox, head of eSports at Wargaming.\u00a0 \u201cGetting so much talent in one place and competing for great prizes and cash is going to be a truly memorable event.\u201d<\/p>\n

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NVIDIA, along with their partners and sponsors, EVGA and Razer, will give away cutting-edge products, such as GeForce GTX 660 GPUs, WG gold, gaming mice, PC accessory packs and much more!<\/p>\n

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General admission for NVIDIA GeForce eSports World of Tanks<\/i> Grand Finals is free but interested gamers need to RSVP at http:\/\/wot100kopen.eventbrite.com\/<\/a>and will be admitted onsite on a first come, first serve basis.\u00a0 Doors will open at 6 pm Sunday night for a World of Tanks<\/i> Community Meet-Up Event.\u00a0 The first attendees to arrive will receive free drink tickets.<\/p>\n

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World of Tanks<\/i> is a team-based, massively multiplayer online game dedicated to armored warfare in the mid-20th century.\u00a0 With more than 60 million registered users worldwide, World of Tanks is a fast-paced PC shooter game with in-depth weaponry, economics and robust eSports tools such as spectator mode and replay file support.<\/p>\n

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