Dear Multiplay Gamer
i33 now live!
The UK's most popular LAN party is back as we launch our next i-Series event, i33. The Easter LAN is traditionally our most popular event, selling out for the previous five years. i33 is set to continue this trend with almost 700 people confirmed as attending already, leaving just 750 spaces left.
For the record there's less tickets left than we had at our smallest event last year and that sold out in less than 2 months. i33 is over 2 months away and will probably sell faster.
You don't need to work at Black Mesa to figure out that tickets are not going to hang around forever and that this, more than any other event, you will need to
pay early to avoid disappointment!
€10,000 CS: Source / €6,000 Call of Duty 4 tournaments
Our flagship tournaments for this event are CS: Source and Call of Duty 4 - both of which have huge followings at the i-Series and will be competing for the title of "most popular tournament", CS: Source looking challenged for the first time in years. Both tournaments have the potential to see up to 128 clans entering and whilst CS: Source has an impeccable track record, CoD4 has a lot of momentum online as the "game of the moment" which may translate into our largest Call of Duty tournament to date.
The most likely scenario is that we'll see large amounts of signups for both, which can only be a good thing!
To find out more about the rules of each tournament, their prize funds and how to sign up you should check out the
Counter-Strike: Source and
Call of Duty 4 tournament pages.
There are plenty of other tournaments, including Halo 3 on the Xbox, Unreal Tournament 3, Team Fortress 2 and World in Conflict - you can find more information about them all at
Tournaments Central.
Turn Up and Play returns
Packard Bell are returning with their Turn Up and Play area, a service for those who would like to play in certain tournaments but do not want to bring a PC. A TUP ticket allows players to use Packard Bell's high-spec iPower gaming machines or an Xbox 360 to play their tournament matches on, whilst in-between matches they are essentially the same as a day visitor.
The ticket is £30 and is particularly useful for overseas gamers who would struggle to bring their full PC over to the event. To find out more see our
ticket types information.
What else is there to do?
If you've been to an i-Series before you'll know that there's plenty to do outside of gaming. It is a place for gamers from all over the world to meet up and get to know each other in person, rather than from behind a computer screen. The social aspect of the i-Series is extremely important to many clans who are spread across the UK and Europe, who do not normally get to meet up face to face.
With our 400-capacity Finals Arena well established, visitors can come and watch exciting tournament finals played live on stage, with full commentary and multiple angles displayed on giant screens. The arena also hosts our ever popular "Pub Quiz" - a fun quiz to kick off the Saturday night which usually then ends up spilling over into the bar for 'fun and good times'.
Where can I get more INPUT?
Well Johnny, that's a good question, if only there was some sort of website for the event where regular updates, tournament information, venue and event details, contact information and forums could be all brought together...
... wait! There is! The i33 website (
http://www.multiplay.co.uk/i33) has all this and more - check it regularly to make sure you're kept up to date and use it for things like
requesting a seat or even
buying your ticket!
Remember to heed my warning - this event usually sells like hotcakes - get yourself
booked for i33 now and avoid disappointment later!
Mark 'Elbonio' Tilbrook
Online Editor
