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Console, PC and Arcade Games Promoted at Twin Galaxies' Video
Game Festival at Mall of America
To celebrate its 20th Anniversary, The Twin Galaxies
Intergalactic Scoreboard has gone to the Mall of America in
Bloomington, Minnesota to create a major party for the
electronic gaming hobby: Twin Galaxies' Video Games Festival,
which is a three-day celebration of the greatest games and
gaming systems produced in the last twenty years.
Taking up nearly 5,000 sq. ft. in the Mall's Sam Goody Center
during the weekend of July 20-22, 2001, the Festival will
feature contests, prizes, famous video game superstars and lots
of opportunity to play the latest, most popular titles. Filled
with games galore - all on free play for the public to enjoy,
the Video Game Festival will showcase hot new game titles
not-yet-released as well as many of the gaming industry's most
legendary games, from PC-based titles to classic console and
arcade games of yesteryear.
Among the top events at the show are an Official Console
Video Game World Championship
In addition to tables and tables of home consoles set on free
play, featuring a wide variety of game titles such as Tony
Hawk's Pro Skater, Crazy Taxi and Gran Turismo, the public is
invited to compete in The Official Console Video Game World
Championship, which will crown World Champions on the following
games: Twisted Metal: Black and SSX for the PlayStation 2, Super
Smash Brothers, Mario Kart 64 and WWF No Mercy for the Nintendo
64, and Marvel vs. Capcom 2 for the Dreamcast. And, if there is
enough demand, additional contests may be added on Perfect Dark,
Golden Eye, Crazy Taxi, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and many more.
Also, major contests are planned for PC gamers. STOMPED.COM,
a well-established web site that enjoys worldwide fame due to
its local Minneapolis gaming center, The Stomping Grounds, will
sponsor major championships on the world's top PC titles: Age of
Empires, Counter Strike and Quake 3. The Counter Strike event,
in particular, will be recognized as a qualifying event for the
World Championships sponsored by the CyberAthlete League (CPL).
To see the complete list of events and sponsors, go to
http://www.twingalaxies.com