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Written by Dustin Murphy
Do you plan on attending QuakeCon 2015 being hosted by both id® Software and Bethesda Softworks®? If so today is the day to get truly excited as they have officially announced that they are teaming up with AT&T to once more bring you the ultimate gaming experience for attendee’s to experience one of the best, and largest Bring-Your-Own-Own (BYOC) LAN party and gaming festival to celebrate the 20th year anniversary of the event. With them teaming up with AT&T, attendees will get to experience one of the strongest, and even fastest powerful networks out there known as; AT&T U-verse. Didn’t receive one lag hiccup last year? That is thanks to AT&T’s powerful networking capabilities that will alow for thousands of gamers to enjoy the games they will play online and in the largest LAN party around.
Let alone will attendees get to enjoy an optimized networking experience with QuakeCon’s BYOC and AT&T, players will also get to see the event from screens at home thanks to the event allowing for gamers around the world to see Quakecon being presented live and through on-demand video streams of tournaments, but also presentations as they occur.
“AT&T has been an instrumental partner in QuakeCon’s success throughout the years thanks to the speed and accessibility their network resources provide attendees and fans watching the action from home,” said Tim Willits, studio director of id Software. “Thanks to their continued support and enthusiasm, we’re excited for QuakeCon’s 20th year to be the best and most connected yet.”
“Gaming is all about the highs and lows – high speed and low latency. We developed U-verse with AT&T GigaPower with that in mind,” said Bob Bickerstaff, vice president of voice and data products, AT&T Home Solutions. “We’re thrilled to show gamers from all over the globe everything our network is capable of providing during the festival.”
QuakeCon 2015, the ultimate video game festival, will take place on-site at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, TX on Thursday, July 23rd through Sunday, July 26th. Doors to QuakeCon will open on Thursday, July 23rd at 10:00am and will remain open through 12:00pm on Sunday, July 26th.
QuakeCon Exhibit Hall Hours are:
Thursday, July 23rd: 10am – 6pm
Friday, July 24th: 10am – 6pm
Saturday, July 25th: 10am – 6pm
The free event is open to general admission attendees thanks to the support of id Software and Bethesda Softworks, as well as the QuakeCon volunteer staff and the 2015 event sponsors and exhibitors.
To pre-register for QuakeCon today go to: registration.quakecon.org. For more information on QuakeCon 2015 visit: www.quakecon.org.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
If you attend? Give us a shot out! We look forward to seeing you all there! And to QuakeCon? We wish you a happy 20th anniversary!
About the Writer:
Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him on Twitter @GamingAnomaly,Google+ or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.