News Release

IWV Campus

Gamers Wanted! Cerro Coso Call of Duty4 Game Tournament

July 31, 2009

Do you love video games? Are you a Call of Duty fan? Sign up now for Cerro Coso Community College's Call of Duty 4 Game Tournament coming Saturday, August 15th to the Ridgecrest Indian Wells Valley Campus. Get a team together (5 people per team), or if you're a solo sharpshooter, come and join a team – all gamers are welcome and no one will be left out! The Tournament will begin at 1:30 p.m. with setup starting at 11:00 a.m. in the IWV Learning Resource Center Computer Lab. The tournament will go until approximately 6:00 p.m. and will end with the awarding of prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, as well as a variety of round prizes and door prizes.

"Cerro Coso's Game Tournament is a great way for the community to come and participate with their local community college. Not only is it a blast, but it's also a way for our community to learn more about Cerro Coso, the programs and services we offer, and check out our wonderful learning facilities," says Cori Ratliff, Instructional Design Specialist and Digital Media Arts adjunct faculty. "Cerro Coso not only focuses on offering students a high-quality education, but the college is also interested in forming community partnerships and promoting the college within our local community."

For this tournament Cerro Coso is teaming up with the local gaming group site X-Perience Gaming League. Developed by Neil Barney and Matt Mckinley, the X-Perience Gaming League site allows gamers to track their tournament stats, compete online or onsite, build teams and just hang out with other gamers. The goal of the site is to promote local gaming events and match up players based on their
X-Perience points. Each win, whether team or individual builds points to increase a gamers level or rank and can be used to determine seeding in future tournaments. Visit www.cerrocoso.edu/campusgaming/COD09 to learn more about the X-Perience Gaming League and to register for the tournament.

GameCrazy, a local tournament sponsor, will also be joining with Cerro Coso for this tournament and for our future Madden tournament coming in the Fall. An X-Box based tournament, it will be sure to thrill gamers and football fans alike.

So, select your team captain, choose a team name, and hop online to sign up! All proceeds go to support the Associate Student Body of Cerro Coso Community College. Gamer fees are $20 for pre-registration, $25 at the door the day of the event and guests cost $5.00 at the door. Participants can learn more about the tournament register and pay online via PayPal through the Cerro Coso website at www.cerrocoso.edu/campusgaming/COD09. Pre-registration deadline is August 8, 2009.

The public and all gamers are invited to participate and have a chance to win some great prizes. Sign up today!

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Joann Clark, Director of Public Information (760) 384-6230