GameSpot (www.gamespot.com), a leading source for gaming
information, community, and entertainment, and a property of CNET
Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET) (www.cnetnetworks.com), today
announced �GameSpot After Hours,� a dynamic online and offline
program that leverages the excitement of a live event with an
in-studio audience to provide a real-time, interactive experience
to gamers at home via the Web. On October 14, GameSpot's online
community can actively engage with After Hours through
state-of-the-art video and interactive tools. Six hours of non-stop
action will be broadcasted on five different video channels,
including the RoboCam� channel which allows at-home participants to
take control of a camera viewing the event from whichever angle
they choose. The online audience can also chat live with other
participants, compete in online contests and tournaments against
celebrity gamers, witness unreleased PS3 games, submit questions to
stage show guests, and more. �The goal of After Hours is to produce
a live video game event for consumers, simultaneously experienced
in person by a select group of influencers, along with an
exponentially larger global online audience,� said Pip Marquez de
la Plata, vice president of marketing, CNET Networks Entertainment.
�This event will bring gamers together as they have never been
before. And, it provides an unprecedented opportunity for marketers
to impact gamers as they are captivated by a best-of-GameSpot live
experience.� After Hours' progressive, targeted premise has drawn
support from big-time brands that are eager to connect with the
site's young, influential audience of 18- to 34-year-old males.
GameSpot has partnered with Stride� gum, Scion, Dell, Intel, EA,
Sega, and 2K to develop innovative, compelling programs that
integrate each company's brand with engaging content guaranteed to
resonate with the gamer market, including: Stride�: Ridiculously
Long-Lasting Tournament--Since July 2006, the makers of Stride, The
Ridiculously Long Lasting Gum� have sponsored the �ridiculously
long lasting tournament� which, after three qualifying rounds on
GameSpot, will conclude at After Hours with a live Counter-Strike
battle between the three top teams. Dell: Battlefield II Tournament
Winner Challenge--The winning team of Dell's Battlefield II
tournament held on GameSpot will challenge both online and offline
attendees. 2K: 2007 Sneak Peak--The developers of 2K's highly
anticipated 2007 releases, BioShock, The Darkness, and Jade Empire:
Special Edition will be providing in-depth demos in customized
preview theatres and on the GameSpot Live stage. EA: Battlefield
2142 Competition--In head-to-head competitions, fans of EA's
extremely popular Battlefield franchise can test drive Battlefield
2142, the next installment scheduled for release on October 18.
Sega: Full Auto 2 PS3 Hands-On--Sega will offer attendees a chance
to play Full Auto 2 in a networked multiplayer configuration on the
unreleased PS3 console system. GameSpot After Hours will be held on
Saturday, October 14 from 5:00-11:00PM PDT at
www.gamespot.com/afterhours and at Pier 27 on the Embarcadero in
San Francisco. For more information, please access:
www.gamespot.com/afterhours. About GameSpot Celebrating its 10-year
anniversary in 2006, GameSpot's (www.gamespot.com) expert editorial
team provides more than a million daily visitors with
comprehensive, engaging, and unbiased game information for console,
PC, and portable platforms. The site's award-winning coverage
includes previews and reviews on the hottest titles, breaking news,
live Web casts, online tournaments, game downloads, videos, guides,
hints, and more. GameSpot also has one of the most active online
gaming communities fueled by a free, innovative social networking
service that makes it easy and fun for gamers to meet and interact
with other like-minded enthusiasts. The GameSpot family includes
GameFAQs, Game Rankings, and GameSpot Trax, the industry's premier
real-time market intelligence tool. GameSpot is part of CNET
Networks Entertainment division which includes MP3.com, TV.com, and
Metacritic.com. About CNET Networks CNET Networks is a global media
company with some of the most important and valuable brands on the
Web targeting passionate audiences. The company's brands -- such as
CNET, GameSpot, TV.com, MP3.com, Webshots, BNET and ZDNet -- serve
the technology, games and entertainment, business, and community
categories. CNET Networks was founded in 1993 and has always been
"a different kind of media company" creating engaging media
experiences through a combination of world-class content and
technology infrastructure. GameSpot (www.gamespot.com), a leading
source for gaming information, community, and entertainment, and a
property of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET)
(www.cnetnetworks.com), today announced "GameSpot After Hours," a
dynamic online and offline program that leverages the excitement of
a live event with an in-studio audience to provide a real-time,
interactive experience to gamers at home via the Web. On October
14, GameSpot's online community can actively engage with After
Hours through state-of-the-art video and interactive tools. Six
hours of non-stop action will be broadcasted on five different
video channels, including the RoboCam(R) channel which allows
at-home participants to take control of a camera viewing the event
from whichever angle they choose. The online audience can also chat
live with other participants, compete in online contests and
tournaments against celebrity gamers, witness unreleased PS3 games,
submit questions to stage show guests, and more. "The goal of After
Hours is to produce a live video game event for consumers,
simultaneously experienced in person by a select group of
influencers, along with an exponentially larger global online
audience," said Pip Marquez de la Plata, vice president of
marketing, CNET Networks Entertainment. "This event will bring
gamers together as they have never been before. And, it provides an
unprecedented opportunity for marketers to impact gamers as they
are captivated by a best-of-GameSpot live experience." After Hours'
progressive, targeted premise has drawn support from big-time
brands that are eager to connect with the site's young, influential
audience of 18- to 34-year-old males. GameSpot has partnered with
Stride(TM) gum, Scion, Dell, Intel, EA, Sega, and 2K to develop
innovative, compelling programs that integrate each company's brand
with engaging content guaranteed to resonate with the gamer market,
including: -- Stride(TM): Ridiculously Long-Lasting
Tournament--Since July 2006, the makers of Stride, The Ridiculously
Long Lasting Gum(TM) have sponsored the "ridiculously long lasting
tournament" which, after three qualifying rounds on GameSpot, will
conclude at After Hours with a live Counter-Strike battle between
the three top teams. -- Dell: Battlefield II Tournament Winner
Challenge--The winning team of Dell's Battlefield II tournament
held on GameSpot will challenge both online and offline attendees.
-- 2K: 2007 Sneak Peak--The developers of 2K's highly anticipated
2007 releases, BioShock, The Darkness, and Jade Empire: Special
Edition will be providing in-depth demos in customized preview
theatres and on the GameSpot Live stage. -- EA: Battlefield 2142
Competition--In head-to-head competitions, fans of EA's extremely
popular Battlefield franchise can test drive Battlefield 2142, the
next installment scheduled for release on October 18. -- Sega: Full
Auto 2 PS3 Hands-On--Sega will offer attendees a chance to play
Full Auto 2 in a networked multiplayer configuration on the
unreleased PS3 console system. GameSpot After Hours will be held on
Saturday, October 14 from 5:00-11:00PM PDT at
www.gamespot.com/afterhours and at Pier 27 on the Embarcadero in
San Francisco. For more information, please access:
www.gamespot.com/afterhours. About GameSpot Celebrating its 10-year
anniversary in 2006, GameSpot's (www.gamespot.com) expert editorial
team provides more than a million daily visitors with
comprehensive, engaging, and unbiased game information for console,
PC, and portable platforms. The site's award-winning coverage
includes previews and reviews on the hottest titles, breaking news,
live Web casts, online tournaments, game downloads, videos, guides,
hints, and more. GameSpot also has one of the most active online
gaming communities fueled by a free, innovative social networking
service that makes it easy and fun for gamers to meet and interact
with other like-minded enthusiasts. The GameSpot family includes
GameFAQs, Game Rankings, and GameSpot Trax, the industry's premier
real-time market intelligence tool. GameSpot is part of CNET
Networks Entertainment division which includes MP3.com, TV.com, and
Metacritic.com. About CNET Networks CNET Networks is a global media
company with some of the most important and valuable brands on the
Web targeting passionate audiences. The company's brands -- such as
CNET, GameSpot, TV.com, MP3.com, Webshots, BNET and ZDNet -- serve
the technology, games and entertainment, business, and community
categories. CNET Networks was founded in 1993 and has always been
"a different kind of media company" creating engaging media
experiences through a combination of world-class content and
technology infrastructure.
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