HUGE Video Game Tournament Success!

With The Inaugural Gathering of Gamers IMAX Tournament in the books, we'd like to look back and thank all the gamers and spectators who made this event such a huge success! The event was held all day February 16th, 2008 at the Science Center of Iowa in Des Moines, Iowa. We had over 190 participants throughout 4 separate divisions and over 400 people at the video game tournament event. The divisions were:

4v4 Halo 3
Guitar Hero 3 (REC) - which was played on Medium
Guitar Hero 3 (COMP) - which was played on Expert
Madden NFL 08

Each division had tons of excitement! 4v4 Halo teams were battling all day(photo below), while Madden NFL 08 players were playing in some hard hitting football games as well. The two Guitar Hero 3 divisions was actually more like a rock concert that highlight each of the players, because with 3 guest judges giving a Style Bonus, participants could earn an extra 20%(REC) or 10%(COMP) multiplier which was sometimes the difference between a win or a loss. It also added alot of rock star action, as we saw behind the head guitars, no look playing, laying down, kids beating adults, and so much more!

Double Elimination meant we had 400 games to complete throughout the day, but seeing the final rounds in the full beauty of the IMAX theater (above photo) was well worth the wait!

Winners of each division, video, photos, and overall event summaries can be found on the GatheringofGamers.com profile that is dedicated to this event. The Gathering of Gamers Forum is also a place where people are talking about the event, so feel free to check that out as well.

Information on future events will be coming soon, so if you're not a member of this unique video game community, be sure to join us and stay close for the next big, video gaming event...