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You may have seen the fact we cover Bethesda Zenimax’s event QuakeCon quite a bit. The why is undoubtedly because of how fun the event actually is. Let alone do you get to play some awesome games, join a massive LAN party, but you also get to spend some time with the developers from the company. Bethesda today, has announced that the online pre-registration details for QuakeCon 2016, allowing for fans to once more gather in Dallas, TX on Thursday August 4th through Sunday, August 7th. They will be offering a number of premium BYOC packages for purchase through the shows online pre-registration.
For those familiar with the registration process, the BYOC packages have been streamlined this year, and will open up with a series of three stages of pre-registration for general attendees. The full description for these packages offered by Bethesda can be found below, as well as the dates for those wanting to register for this years events.
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This year is something a bit new to the process. This year pre-registered attendees will be able to build their own swag packages full of exclusive QuakeCon merchandise during the online registration process. Cool, huh? We think so. They will be limited in number for purchase on the showroom floor. Want to vote for the official QuakeCon 2016 T-Shirt design? By the way, you can do that this year at the official QuakeCon website!
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Exhibitors will be able to begin registration on February 22nd while Press will be able to register on March 14th.
PREMIUM BYOC PACKAGES | DESCRIPTIONS & AVAILABILITY
Monday, March 14th at 7pm CT/8pm ET
Round 1 | BYOC Select-a-Seat with UAC Command Center Seating
Includes Fast Passes for the Duration of the Event
$400 (Limit of 32 packages available)
· Select and reserve a VIP seat at the Network Operations Center (NOC) in the BYOC
· Express lane fast-pass registration for the BYOC
· Express lane fast-pass to every panel, presentation, and public event at QuakeCon
· Limited reserved access seating for all panels, presentations, and events
· Direct access to plug your PC into the NOC’s core
· Official QuakeCon 2016 UAC Lanyard
Thursday, March 17th at 7pm CT/8pm ET
Round 2 | BYOC Select-a-Seat with QuakeCon done Quick
Includes Fast Passes for the Duration of the Event
$140 (Limit of 300 packages available)
· Select and Reserve a guaranteed seat of your choice in the BYOC area
· Express lane fast-pass registration for the BYOC
· Express lane fast-pass to every panel, presentation, and public event at QuakeCon
· Limited reserved access seating for all panels, presentations, and events
· Official QuakeCon 2016 QdQ Lanyard
Wednesday, March 23rd at 7pm CT/8pm ET
Round 3 | BYOC Select-a-Seat
Includes Guaranteed Reserved Seating
$40 (Limit of 2,100 packages available)
· Select and Reserve a guaranteed seat of your choice in the BYOC area
· Official QuakeCon 2016 Lanyard
Thursday, March 24th at 7pm CT/8pm ET
Round 4 | General Attendee Pre-Registration
More Information from Bethesda:
While general attendance remains free, attendees wishing to participate in the QuakeCon 2016 BYOC must pre-purchase one of the ‘BYOC Select-a-Seat’ packages through our online registration site to guarantee a spot in the BYOC. As ‘BYOC Select-a-Seat’ packages are limited and all seats will be accounted for prior to the show, we won’t have seats available on-site or on a first-come-first serve basis. Once the packages sell out, we’ll be giving people the opportunity to win a limited number of BYOC seats via social media giveaways, contests, and via our event partners leading up to the show. Be sure to keep an eye on our QuakeCon Twitter account and QuakeCon Facebook page for all the details on how to win!
About QuakeCon
QuakeCon, the ultimate video game festival, will take place on-site at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, TX on Thursday, August 4th – Sunday, August 7th. Doors to QuakeCon will open on Thursday, August 4th at 10:00am CT and will remain open through 12:00pm CT August 7th. For more information visit: www.quakecon.org.
We’ll see you there folks!
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 over on Twitter, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.