News Release

IWV Campus

CCCC Game Tournament: A Foray of Fun

September 1, 2009

Cerro Coso Community College recently hosted its second College Video Gaming Tournament. Held on Saturday, August 15th, the tournament featured team game play amongst four teams, Bacon Suit Mafia, Team Discovery Channel, Geek Squad and Big Guns. Each team was vying for the grand prize of $250 and First Place trophy. With numerous rounds of game play, gamers had plenty of action packed mayhem to enjoy.

Bacon Suit Mafia team
The winning team, Bacon Suit Mafia (pictured here during gameplay), featured team members, Bowman Perryman (Shortfuse), Jack Terheun (Buddha), James Crawford (Disciple), William Foster (WD40.Foster) and Joseph Crawford (Holy Man).

Gamers were also awarded dog tags for special achievements, such as Most Kills, won by Disciple (James Crawford) and Most Deaths, won by Jacob (Jacob Trigg).

Gamers were treated to a pizza lunch, provided by the Associated Students of Cerro Coso (ASCC), and participating sponsors were Game Crazy, Digital Captive, and SoftMart.

"We'd like to thank all those that helped make this tournament possible, from the Director of Information Technology, Dylan Mattina, to the IT Staff, Facilities Staff, the Associated Students organization, to our sponsors, and especially the gamers!" stated Blake Whitcomb, tournament planning chairman.

Cerro Coso looks forward to our next gaming tournament, which will be held this Fall, featuring Madden NFL Football™, the wildly popular football game, just in time to celebrate the football season. With collaborative plans in process with GameCrazy, a local gaming store, the tournament will feature console play and is sure to please gamers. Look for more information coming soon or visit http://www.cerrocoso.edu/campusgaming for details as they become available.

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