Xfire Hosts First
Video Capture Awards
Over 12,000 Entries to Date Compete for $25,000 in
Prizes in the World’s Biggest Video Game User-Generated-Content Contest
MENLO
PARK, CA (February 2, 2010) – Xfire,
the premier gaming community with a user base of over 15 million users, recently
launched the
2010 Video Capture Awards, the world’s
largest gameplay video festival uniting gamers, machinima makers, and game
publishers in a unique viral competition.
The Video
Capture Awards enable users to submit gameplay video in over 20 categories and
compete for votes in the Xfire community. The Video Capture Awards have
surpassed 12,000 entries in just three weeks and thousands more are expected to
pour in during the second half of the event. All PC gamers are only a couple of
clicks and votes away from the $25,000 in prizes still up for grabs (prizes
provided by: iBUYPOWER, Gunnar Optics, NZXT , Antec, Roccat and Sapphire).
“From
Best Explosion to Best Exploit or Discovery, the 2010 Video Capture
Awards contest engages both casual and hardcore gamers,” says Matt Gilman, VP
Marketing at Xfire. “As the most inclusive video game UGC contest on the web,
the Video Capture Awards empower gamers to be the digital eyes and ears of the
gaming community. And obviously, the prizes generate a lot of excitement
too.”
By leveraging the growing popularity of Xfire video,
publishers looking for a constant presence in the industry have found a turn-key
solution to market their own brand or product with the Xfire Video Capture
Awards. Twelve publishers: S2 Games, Nexon, ijji, YNK, NDOORS, Aeria Games,
Outspark, Z8Games, Uforia, Games-Masters and Turbine are participating and
giving out their own prizes in the Video Capture Awards.
"Everyone
at S2 Games has been thrilled about the growth of our Heroes of Newerth
Community over the last few weeks,” says Marc DeForest, CEO of S2 Games. “The
entries have been impressive so far and we are really excited to see the winning
videos.”
“Nexon
America gamers have always been at the forefront of video capture,” said Chris
Van Hook, Marketing Associate for Nexon America. “These awards are a great way
to promote the community, the creativity of gamers and reward them with
tremendous competition and prizes.”
For more
information about Xfire Video or to participate in the upcoming 2010 Video
Capture Awards, log on to
www.xfire.com/cms/xf_vcas.
