[SA] SAGAFest - July 11th, 2009

[OUTCAST]

Social Gaming in Australia
Social Gaming involves people getting together in person to enjoy PC and console games. A recent study by the Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia reported that nearly 30% of the population of Australia participates in Social Gaming on occasion. The Australian gaming industry generated 1.7 billion dollars in 2007, and is currently growing at a rate of more than 15% per annum. Australia wide, Social Gamers are largely catered for by non-for-profit volunteer organisations running LAN Parties and gaming festivals on a regular basis. In South Australia alone, around 6 events are held every month.

SAGAFest – July 11th, 2009

On July 11th and 12th 2009, the Gamers' Alliance is holding the South Australian Gaming Festival (SAGAFest), one of the largest Social Gaming events ever seen in Australia, welcoming up to 500 attendees. The event brings together volunteers from StreetGeek, IgniteLAN, AVCON, CS.Club(), WiLANga, PHLANX, Zeal and EVAC to participate in this joint spectacular.
SAGAFest is a recurring Gaming Festival, projected to be held semi-annually. Promotional material for the event will reach up to 500 attendees on the day, and a further 1000 individuals at related events. Through electronic media, the SAGAFest message will reach a further 2000 individuals across South Australia. Print and radio media coverage of the event is also expected.
The demographic of SAGAFest attendees is projected to centre around a 15-30 year old age group, with gender balance expected to be around 75% male and 25% female. SAGAFest ‘09 focuses on community and friendly, social gaming activities, omitting high-stakes competitive games. The line-up brings together a huge variety of gaming-related activities, attempting to expose attendees to an exciting sampling of the gaming world.
The event offers a fully gigabit PC network with tightly regulated internet access. A console section exists with a number of consoles and games provided.

The Gamers’ Alliance
The Gamers Alliance is a coalition of gaming-related groups from all over South Australia who have come together to create and run a large event for the Social Gaming community. The objective of the event is to raise the profile of the Social Gaming industry, and attract a wider demographic to enjoy Social Gaming.

Tickets
SAGAFest tickets come in two types: Allocated Seating and Social. Allocated Seating tickets are suitable for PC gamers, and for console gamers who are bringing a console for their own exclusive use. Attendees who are playing only on shared consoles, or who are bringing a console for shared use, purchase a Social ticket. Ladies pay half price for all ticket types.

Allocated Seating: $25 Male, $12.50 Female
Social: $15 Male, $7.50 Female

These prices apply up until midnight on the night of Friday July 3rd (one week before the event), after which ticket prices will increase by $5 ($2.50 for females). Please ensure that you use your correct name and address when purchasing tickets, as valid photo ID will be required to verify your identity on the day!

On the day
When doors open in the morning of Saturday July 11th, attendees will present their ID at the door to gain admission. Sponsors’ stalls will already be in place, and the opening ceremony will commence one hour after the doors open, followed immediately by the first PC and Console tournaments.
The day is punctuated by VIP matches of Warhammer and DnD, as well as tech talks given by game design companies and gaming societies. Scheduled games continue throughout the Saturday night.
Sunday sees the “In Real Life” (IRL) games series begin, featuring the famous home-grown game Frizbeemark.
Towards the end of the Sunday afternoon, the closing ceremony will be held, with presentations for major prize winners, and awarding of the door prizes from title sponsors, including Allneeds Computers.
Sunday evening, the SAGAFest experience comes to a close, and tired and weary gamers, satisfied by an action-packed weekend, pack up their rigs and make their way home.

Tournament Details
The preliminary line-up for games include:

PC
• Team Fortress 2
• Left4Dead
• CounterStrike Source
• Warcraft III Tower Defence
• Unreal Tournament III
• Warsow
• Teeworlds
• Quake III Corkscrew
• Call of Duty 4 Promod Double Elimination 5v5
• Race Driver GRID Free For All
• Track Mania Nations

Console
Playstation 3
• Grand Turismo 5 Hotlap
• Street Fighter 4 1v1 Double Elimination
• Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection 1v1 Double Elimination

Nintendo Wii
• Super Smash Brothers Brawl 1v1 Double Elimination
• Super Smash Brothers Brawl 2v2 Triple Elimination
• Mario Kart Wii 4-way Knockout
• Wii Tennis 2v2 Knockout

Xbox 360
• Gears of War 2 4v4 Double Elimination
• Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock 1v1 Double Elimination
• Halo 3 4v4 Round Robin

This event will be held at the St Clair Recreation Centre, Woodville.

Visit the SAGAFest website for more details:

[OUTCAST]

Prize Update

Lycosa Keyboard - thanks to Allneeds - RRP $179.95
AMD T-Shirts - thanks to AMD - Qty 8 - RRP $29.95 - total $239.6
SteelSeries Qck Heavy - thanks to SteelSeries - Qty 6 - RRP $54.95 - total $329.7
SteelSeries Qcl Limited Edition (Fnatic) - thanks to SteelSeries - Qty 5 - RRP $39.95 - total $199.75
3H Headphons - thanks to SteelSeries - RRP $79.95
16gb iPod Touch - thanks to Apple AU - RRP $419
Logitech Clearchat Headsets - Qty 3 - RRP $49.95 - total $149.85
Soul Calibur IV XBox 360 - RRP $79.95
Timeshift XBox 360 - Qty 2 - RRP $49.95 - total $99.9
Frontlines: Fuel of War XBox 360 - Qty 2 - RRP $49.95 - total $99.9
Splinter Cell: Double Agent XBox 360 - RRP $49.95
The Club XBox 360 - RRP $89.95
Virtua Fighter 5 XBox 360 - RRP $49.95
Prey XBox 360 - RRP $59.95
Tom Clancy: Ghost Recon XBox 360 - RRP $49.95
Haze PS3 - RRP $59.95
Need for Speed: Pro Street PS3 - RRP $79.95
Dual Controller Charge Dock PS3 - RRP $39.95
Mario Power Tennis Wii - Qty 2 - RRP $49.95 - total $99.9
SSSB Wii - RRP $79.95
USB PC Game Pad - Qty 3 - RRP $39.95 - total $119.85
Gears of War Figurine - RRP $30
Just Cause PC - RRP $49.95
Hitman: Blood Money PC - RRP $39.95
Stalker: Shadow PC - RRP $49.95

Total RRP $2686.85


Tournament Allocations

Door Prize - 16GB iPod Touch

PC
L4D (4) - AMD TShirts (x4)
CoD4 (5) - Just Cause, Gears of War figurine, Hitman, USB Game Pad, USB Game pad
TF2 (5)- SteelSeries MMs
CSS (6) - SteelSeries MMs
UT3 - SteelSeries 3H HPs
WCIII - AMD TShirt
TWorlds - USB game pad
QIII - Stalker
Grid - AMD TShirt
TrackMania - Logitech HS
Warsow - Logitech HS

Console
GT5 - Haze PS3
SF4 - Need for Speed PS3
T5 - Controller charge dock
GoW2 (4) - The Club, Virtua Fighter 5, Frontlines, Timeshift
GH3 - Soul Calibur
H3 (4) - Timeshift, Splinter Cell, Prey, TBA
SSB - TBA
SSB (2) - TBA
MarioKart - SSSB Wii
Wii Tennis (2) - Mario Power Tennis x2

IRL
Frizbeemark - Lycosa KB

Community Games (PC+Console)
AMD TShirts x 2

More stuff TBA...