The Inaugural Iowa Pro Gaming Challenge

TIPGC 2010 Prize Packages

With so much video game event and tournament experience, The Iowa Pro Gaming Challenge was the culmination of many events Jet Set Studio has hosted and attended around the country. This was our video game community set into action!

This video game tournament was conceptualized and then developed in less than 3 months, so we knew it was going to be challenging going in, but we wanted to solidify the plan to share at the GoG 5,000 Party earlier this year. This aggressive timeline however, did not stop us from connecting with numerous sponsoring organizations and generating a nice marketing buzz surrounding the event.

BEN showing off TIPGC Event Poster

The weekend event was held in downtown Des Moines, Iowa on March 13-14, 2010. TIPGC offered 4v4 Halo 3 and 4v4 Modern Warfare 2 game divisions, while boasting over $5,000 is cash and prizes!

Images from the tournament floor

Even with numerous challenges that we hurdled, this first year event was a total success. 27 teams competed throughout the weekend and teams represented over 12 different states around the country! This truly was an exciting beginning to a neat event for gaming in the Midwest.

Super Busy Hospital - 1st Place Halo 3 Division

Team Savage - 1st Place MW2 Division

GoG Event Staff

As we close the first chapter of TIPGC, we also are excited to already have news on next year's tournament! Look for news and announcements on this upcoming event soon, and as always, over on www.GatheringofGamers.com...

The 2nd Annual Iowa Pro Gaming Challenge
AllPlay in Des Moines, Iowa
March 11-13, 2011