FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Contact Person: Dan Iacovelli Organization: Video Game Summit Telephone Number: (708) 273-6029 Email Address: VideoGameSummit@yahoo.com Web site Address: http://avc.atari-users.net/VGS.html VGS Game show Details Chicago, IL – (May 8, 2008) – Remember playing those interactive call in game shows on television like Play Mania on Game Show network, Midnight Madness on TBS or Games Fever on My Network TV, where you guess the answers to puzzles to win cash prizes. Now you can play our version solving word puzzles that are either video game or computer related to win prizes at the show. The VGS Game Show is done in four main rounds, one final round, and one bonus round. Entries to the first four rounds are done via the raffle drawings at the show, winners of each of the four rounds then advance into the final round, two winners from the final round advance into the bonus round. (The full details of the rules will be at the show) Each winner of the rounds win a prize, winner of the bonus round wins a big prize) Raffle entries can be purchased at show: $1.00 for one entry or $3.00 for four entries, you can also get entries before the show buy purchasing a personal name tag on line for $1.60 at the shows web site (limit 4). And to help you get in to the mood, starting June 1st, 2008, AVC Online will debut Game Café on playcafe.com during its AVC_live video cast. And we will also be having special game café shows airing till July 10th. Prizes range from Amazon gift cards to a Nintendo Wii (courtesy of playcafe.com) A Special Prize will also be awarded from AVC Online as well from AVC News Stand at Cafepress.com. Questions in the show will be based on video and computer games. (Please note: in order to get points and win prizes during the game café you have to sign up to playcafe.com) VGS is open to the public and people of all ages with an interest in video games or computers are encouraged to attend. According to the event’s organizer, Dan Iacovelli, “we plan to have gaming consoles set up to play and a trade room where collectors will be free to swap their extra games.” Best of all, admission to The 2008 Video Game Summit is free! The Video Game Summit is held on July 12th, 2008 and will run from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. and will be held in the Heron Point Building adjacent to the Fairfield Inn located at 645 West North Avenue in Lombard, Illinois. For information on the show visit us at: http://avc.atari-users.net/VGS.html Dan Iacovelli is available to answer any questions at (708) 273-6029 or VideoGameSummit@yahoo.com. Dan Iacovelli is the chairperson of Atari Video Club and has published a retrogaming fanzine “Atari Zone” since 1993 (for more information on AVC visit: http://avc.atari-users.net ) For information: http://avc.atari-users.net/VGS.html or Contact: VideoGameSummit@yahoo.com or Phone: (708) 273-6029 #####