Advance Online Registration is now available at http://www.cyberfest.us/reservations.html. Admission Pricing at the door is as follows: Friday, May 27 5PM-10PM at $20.00 per gamer, $7.00 per spectators and children 5-11, Saturday May 28, Noon-10PM gamers are $25.00, spectators and children 5-11 at $7.00 and Sunday, May 29, Noon-5PM, gamers $20.00, spectators and children 5-11 is $7.00. Discounted pricing is available for gamers who register in advance.MLG Pro Gamers Zyos and Walshy, World Cyber Game Halo Champs sponsored by Major League Gaming, will kick off this year's Xtreme Cyber Mania 2005, an innovative three-day festival of gaming and entertainment to be held May 27-29, 2005 at Chicago's Navy Pier, one of the country's most unique recreation and exposition facilities and the largest tourist attraction in Illinois with over 9 million visitors per year. Navy Pier provides full Internet access at One Gigabit transmission. No other public exposition center in the US houses state of the art network facilities comparable.
This safe, family environment welcomes gamers of all skills levels from professionals, expert, intermediate, casual to beginners. Age is no factor. Engage in friendly, competitive play in a social atmosphere. Transcend the anonymity of the Internet; face your opponents in person and gauge their immediate reaction to game events and scores. Need assistance understanding strategy? Visit an on-site clinic with seasoned player/instructors.Starr Group, Ltd.
is the host of Xtreme Cyber Mania 2005.
Captivating the popularity of platforms i.e. Sony Playstation 2, Microsoft X-BOX, and Nintendo Game Cube for in-home use, Xtreme Cyber Mania 2005 will provide consumers creativity and technology combined to invigorate game play. Xtreme Cyber Mania 2005 is an opportunity to expose the videogame interactive marketplace to new consumers, make millions of impressions and showcase new release products.Xtreme Cyber Mania 2005 is the ultimate Gamers' Expo where attendees can test drive games, engage in friendly play and compete in an atmosphere featuring the real 3D world of light and sound effects as well as optical illusions.
Xtreme Cyber Mania 2005 will feature a technology pavilion, Kidz Orbit, video games and platform stations, educational panels, entertainment, exhibit booths, state of the art Gamer Tables with NEC 30" LCD displays & Microsoft XBox, NEC 40" LCD displays for spectators, Photismos? 80" Projection Units, electronic sports arena, tournament and autograph sessions and special features.About Starr Group, Ltd.Starr Group is dedicated to bringing gamers a rich experience in public venues by providing large display HDTV quality systems.
Gamers can now socialize and engage in friendly competition face to face and avoid the anonymity of the Internet. The venues are also family friendly. Starr Group will be hosting "Xtreme Cyber Mania @ Navy Pier Chicago" May 27-29,2005. For further information contact http://www.cyberfest.us or call our marketing department at 888-525-4142 Ext. 369.About NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America, Inc.Headquartered in Itasca, Ill., NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America, Inc.
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo-based NEC-Mitsubishi Electric Visual Systems Corporation, a joint venture company established by NEC Corporation and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. The company incorporates the strengths of NEC's worldwide leadership in LCD desktop and information displays, Ambix?, and MultiSync technologies, with Mitsubishi's market leadership in flat aperture grille CRT technology development. NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display ranked as the number one best-selling stand-alone LCD monitor brand according to the iSuppli/Stanford Resources Flat Panel Monitrak? Quarterly Report, Q4 '04. NEC-Mitsubishi was also ranked the top stand-alone LCD monitor manufacturer in North America for all of CY2003 according to DisplaySearch's Annual LCD Monitor Strategy Report 2003. For more information, call 1-888-NEC-6487 or visit http://www.necmitsubishi.comAbout Navy Pier ChicagoNavy Pier was originally designed as a shipping and recreational facility and has evolved into a premiere family entertainment center.
It also provides state-of-the-art meeting space perfectly suited for small-to-medium sized trade shows. All of these elements combine to make Navy Pier Chicago's number one tourist destination drawing more than 9 million visitors annually. For information contact 312) 595-PIER or visit http://www.navypier.com.
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