La QuakeCon 2011 se tient comme tous les ans au début du mois d'août et proposera, comme tous les ans, des tournois sur les jeux id Software. Sans surprises, cette année se tiendront des tournois de Quake Live (en individuel ou en équipe) et Brink.

Toutes les informations sur les tournois se trouvent dans la suite de la nouvelle.

The Intel® QUAKE LIVE Duel Invitational Masters

The Intel QUAKE LIVE Duel Invitational Masters will feature known professionals and top QUAKE LIVE competitors in their own exclusive tournament. Sixteen (16) of the world's best QUAKE LIVE players, hand selected by tournament staff from the open online registration, will face-off in the 1 vs.1 duel for more than $14,000 in a single elimination bracket, with each match played in a best-of-three-games format. With two competitors remaining, thousands will gather to watch as these two best-of-the-best survivors go head-to-head in a single elimination, best-of-five-games throw-down with an $8,000 check written to the champion. Matches will feature a pool of five arenas.

The QUAKE LIVE Team Deathmatch Invitational Masters

The Team Deathmatch Invitational Masters will feature 4 vs. 4 competitions for eight (8) teams battling it out in a single elimination bracket and best-of three-games format using five arenas. Players who come out on top will share prizes of $28,000, including $16,000 for the team of champions. Matches in the tournament will feature five arenas.

The Brink Open Tournament

Available for up to sixteen (16) teams of amateurs with five players per team, the Brink Open will offer up-and-coming competitors a taste of the excitement and pressure of professional gaming. Battling for prizes ranging from top of the line video cards to autographed copies of Brink, players will compete in a stopwatch single elimination bracket. Matches for the Brink Open Tournament will feature Aquarium, Resort, and Terminal.

Registration Information

Players may register online by going to registration.quakecon.org between July 15th and July 31st. For official rules, requirements, prize money distribution, pool of arenas and additional information, please go to www.quakecon.org/tournament.