Richardson, Texas (November 15, 1996)--STB Systems, Inc. ®, (NASDAQ-STBI) will host the 2nd Annual $25,000 Game Players Tournament at Fall Comdex '96 from November 18-22 in Las Vegas, Nevada, in booth number L482. The tournament, which is co-sponsored by S3 Inc., MAG InnoVision and Activision, Inc. will award cash and prizes totaling over $25,000 to the top scorers for each day in Activision's popular MechWarrior® 2 combat simulation game optimized for the S3 ViRGE series of controllers.
"We had people standing six and seven deep in the aisles waiting to play in the tournament last year. The popularity of MechWarrior 2 should make the competition in this years tournament extremely fierce, it's going to be exciting to watch," said John Gunn, Director of Marketing at STB Systems. "With the addition of S3, MAG InnoVision and Activision as sponsors, we have been able to increase the stakes, and raise the bar for the competitors."
Let the Games Begin
The 2nd Annual $25,000 Game Players Tournament will take place over the first four days of the show. The tournament arena will have three gaming stations set up on the main aisle at the show. Attendees will compete at MechWarrior 2 in 10 minute rounds, with the winner of each round receiving a copy of Activision's MechWarrior 2 Expansion Pack: Ghost Bear's Legacy. The three top scores at the end of each day will compete in the final round at 4:40 PM each day for cash and prizes. The first place finisher each day will receive a 17 inch DX700T MAG InnoVision monitor and $1000. The second place finisher will receive a Velocity 3D Windows and Multimedia Accelerator with 8MB of RAM and $500, the 3rd place finisher will receive a 4MB Velocity 3D and $250. Every participant in the tournament will receive the official tournament T-shirt.
MechWarrior 2
MechWarrior 2 has already captured its rightful place as a true champion of the simulated combat genre and as one of the best-selling PC games of all time. Based on FASA's popular BattleTech® universe, MechWarrior 2 pits warring Clans in a perpetual battle for power in the year 3057, with players fighting it out in massive 'Mechs®. Newcomers are assigned to recon, search-and-destroy or other missions, and are allowed to customize their 'Mechs' weapons and other options. This long-awaited sequel to the original MechWarrior has captured the imagination of game players everywhere, and has garnered "Game of the Year" status from PC Entertainment, "Editor's Choice" from PC Gamer and "Best SCI-Fi/Fantasy Simulator" from Computer Games Strategy Plus.
MAG InnoVision DX700T
The MAG InnoVisionDX700T is a 17 inch (16.1 inch viewable) Trinitron® CRT that is compatible with both PC and Apple Macintosh systems. It has a 0.25mm dot pitch and a horizontal scan range of 30-70kHz. It was awarded the PC Magazine Editor's Choice Award in October 1996.
STB Velocity 3D
The STB VELOCITY 3D utilizes the S3 ViRGEVX graphics controller, and can deliver up to 16.7 million colors for photo-realistic imaging, resolutions to 1600x1200 and refresh rates up to 160Hz. This accelerator is available with 4MB or EDO VRAM standard, plus an optional 4MB DRAM daughter card upgrade, for a total of 8MB of memory.
The STB VELOCITY 3D delivers 64-bit graphics acceleration supported by a high-powered Digital Video Engine. This 2D/3D graphics adapter is designed specifically to elevate DOS, Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 based applications (such as 3D Web browsers, games, CAD/CAM, Virtual Reality imaging and other high-end programs) to new heights of performance.
Simply The Best!
STB Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ-STBI) designs, manufactures and sells video graphics adapters and other multimedia subsystem products for use primarily in desktop personal computers. STB has established a history of designing award-winning graphics controllers and writing specialized video drivers which provide maximum software performance and compatibility. STB is the 2nd largest supplier of video graphic adapters worldwide, as ranked by International Data Corporation (IDC), and is registered as ISO 9002 compliant. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Richardson, Texas, STB Systems, Inc., also has facilities in Houston (Texas), El Paso (Texas), Eugene (Oregon), Long Island (New York), Juarez (Mexico), London (UK), Paris (France), and Munich (Germany).
Activision is a registered trademark of Activision, Inc. © (1996 Activision Inc.) MechWarrior, BattleTech, BattleMech, and Mech are registered trademarks and Ghost Bears Legacy is a trademark of the FASA CORPORATION. © (1996) FASA CORPORATION. All rights reserved. Used under license.