FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Contact Person: Dan Iacovelli Organization: Video Game Summit Telephone Number: (708)688-4561 Email Address: VideoGameSummit@yahoo.com Web site Address: http://avc.atari-users.net/VGS.html Watch history be made live on the net Chicago, Illinois – (7/13/2009) – AVC Online is proud to announce we will be streaming the show on Saturday. As you know we tried to stream the show last year,but the sites were blocked by the firewall at the hotel. This year I made sure that these sites were working when I went to hotel on Monday, July 13th,2009 to do a check on some hotel matters (the net was the one priority though I wanted to check and the streaming sites are working). The following is the shows we will be streaming this year: * AVC Online’s own AVC_Live Video Cast(this will be our second remote of the year, our first was at MGC): showing aspects of the show featuring the challenge tournaments, keynotes, and attendees * Paul “ZimmZamm” Zimmerman’s World Record Attempt at 2600 Phoenix * Tim Mcvey vs VGS(shortly after Paul’s Attempt) * VGS round table (six person Video chat round table) Here is a list of where you watch the streams: 1. http//www.ustream.tv/channel/avc-live-podcast (AVC_Live) 2. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/zimmzamm-s-attempts-for-twin-galaxies (Paul’s attempt and Tim vs VGS) 3. AVC Online News/podcast page ( http://avc.atari-users.net/index_files/AVC_live.html )(AVC_live only) 4. Paul’s Attempt/Tim vs VGS ( http://avc.atari-users.net/Events/VGS_files/Phoenix_WR.html ) 5. Twin Galaxies.com (Paul’s attempt) 6. VGEVO.com (Paul’s attempt) (Paul’s stream will also be seen as co-host on AVC_live) 7. http://www.myspace.com/danhere (Both shows) 8. http://www.myspace.com/videogamesummit (both shows) (VGS round table is only at the following two places: 1. http://wwww.stickam.com/danavc 2. http://avc.atari-users.net/index_files/GOMHSC.html (this was the page for the live score contest I did with Mad Bodies ) **please note to be part of the Video Chat, you need a stickam account (the normal chat will work with out an account)** The time for AVC_live remote will start around 9am till 2pm, Paul’s attempt will be 11am till ? shortly followed by Tim vs VGS VGS Round table will begin 2pm till close (paul’s stream will be shown on AVC_Live during that time) The Video Game Summit, now in its sixth year, brings together classic and modern generation gamers from all over the country to swap stories, games and to compete in sanctioned tournaments and raffles. The event 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 to play. ” The date of the show will be July 18th, 2009 from 11am to 6pm at The Heron Point Convention Center,665 West North Avenue, Lombard,IL(adjacent from the Fairfield Inn and Suites hotel)Admission is $3.00 per person(which includes free entry to raffle and your first free pop and bag and chips(Additional pop is 1.25 each and bag of chips .75 each).Tables is 10.00 each (This includes admission for your group, raffle entry and pop and bag of chips). We will once again have free Wi-Fi access. For more information on how to register visit our new registration page at: http://avc.atari-users.net/Events/VGS_files/register.html. Join the Video Game Summit mailing list for updates on the event (VideoGameSummit-Subscribe@yahoogroups.com) Dan Iacovelli is available to answer any questions at (708) 688-4561 or VideoGameSummit@yahoo.com The Video Game Summit is sponsored by the following: RetroGaming Times Monthly (http://retrogamingtimes.com),Chase the Chuckwagon.com (http://www.chasethechuckwagon.com), I Fight Dragons (band)(http://ifightdragons.com), Good Deal Games: Homebrew Heaven(http://gooddealgames.com) EGSA SoftWorks (http://EGSA.com),Classic Video Gamer Magazine (http://www.classicvgm.com), Star Worlds Arcade (http://www.starworldsarcade.com), Goat Store LLC (http://www.goatstore.com) and AVC Online. And is supported by Rowdy Ruff boyz (http://rrbgames.com), Tilt-the battle to save pinball (http://www.tilt-movie.com), Atari Age (http://atariage.com),Video Game Price Charts (http://VideoGamePriceCharts.com)and Twin Galaxies (http://www.twingalaxies.com). About AVC Online: Atari Video Club is a Club that has been supporting Atari Video games and computers for more then 13 years. We have also been involved with Atari Jaguar Festival since 1997. For more information on AVC Online visit: http://avc.atari-users.net END PRESS RELEASE ###