VOOM'S GAMEPLAY HD PRESENTS GAMECASTER’S BATTLEFIELD 2142 INVITATIONAL
High-Definition Television Series Uses New Groundbreaking Gamecaster Cybercam S2 Technology to Transform Video Game Tournaments into a Spectacular Spectator Sport
Voom HD Networks’ GamePlay HD, the high-definition channel leading the next generation of television for gamers, announced today that the first episode of their original series, Gamecaster’s Battlefield 2142™ Invitational, will premiere on Thursday, February 15th, 2007 at 10:00pm ET. Offering a viewing experience never before delivered in the competitive gaming circuit, this eight-part half-hour tournament series utilizes groundbreaking new technology developed by Gamecaster that pulls viewers into the video game playing field of Electronic Arts’ Battlefield 2142, delivering high production values on par with professional sports broadcasts, as pro-sports camera operators and commentators make the tournament an exciting spectator event.
Eight teams of 5 players converged in Los Angeles in September 2006, to put their playing prowess to the test. Capturing all the close calls and dramatic moments from within the game, the Gamecaster’s Battlefield 2142 Invitational series is the first televised gaming tournament that truly puts viewers on the 50 yard line of this burgeoning sport. Co-produced with Gamecaster, a San Diego based pro-gaming production house, the series utilizes their revolutionary, patent-pending Gamecaster Cybercam™ S2 technology that grants a 360? view of the world inside the game. This new technology allows pro-sports camera operators to shoot the action on the video game’s playing field from within the game itself with the precision and fluidity of real-life sports camera equipment. GAMEPLAY HD’s viewers will be able to experience major-league quality coverage of the head-to-head battles, with real sports commentators calling the shots.
Hosted by video-game enthusiast Sonny Sandoval, lead singer of the multi-platinum rap-rock band P.O.D, viewers get a VIP all-access pass into this winner-takes-all tournament, with a $30,000 purse on the line. Co-host Tina Wood, a popular on-air video game personality, brings her vast gaming background to the event. In an effort to merge the worlds of sports and gaming, the play-by-play commentary is provided by Phil Stone, a seasoned professional sports announcer with 27 years experience calling NFL games, college football, basketball and baseball; and Richard Briggs, EA’s senior product manager for Battlefield 2142 and the foremost authority on the game. Enthusiasts and sporting fans alike can tune into GAMEPLAY HD on January 18th to witness the future of gaming tournaments in jaw dropping high definition. GAMEPLAY HD is available nationwide on the DISH satellite network, channel 9485.
EA’s Battlefield 2142 is a ground-breaking first-person shooter from EA’s critically acclaimed Swedish development studio, Digital Illusions. In the game, players choose to fight for one of two military superpowers - the European Union or the newly formed Pan Asian Coalition - in an epic battle for survival. Armed with a devastating arsenal of high-tech assault rifles, cloaking devices and sentry guns, players will also do battle using some of the most imposing vehicles known to man. Massive battle walkers and hover tanks wage fierce combat on the ground, while futuristic aircraft rule the skies. The video game is rated T (Teen) with a descriptor, Violence, by the ESRB.
High-Definition Television Series Uses New Groundbreaking Gamecaster Cybercam S2 Technology to Transform Video Game Tournaments into a Spectacular Spectator Sport
Voom HD Networks’ GamePlay HD, the high-definition channel leading the next generation of television for gamers, announced today that the first episode of their original series, Gamecaster’s Battlefield 2142™ Invitational, will premiere on Thursday, February 15th, 2007 at 10:00pm ET. Offering a viewing experience never before delivered in the competitive gaming circuit, this eight-part half-hour tournament series utilizes groundbreaking new technology developed by Gamecaster that pulls viewers into the video game playing field of Electronic Arts’ Battlefield 2142, delivering high production values on par with professional sports broadcasts, as pro-sports camera operators and commentators make the tournament an exciting spectator event.
Eight teams of 5 players converged in Los Angeles in September 2006, to put their playing prowess to the test. Capturing all the close calls and dramatic moments from within the game, the Gamecaster’s Battlefield 2142 Invitational series is the first televised gaming tournament that truly puts viewers on the 50 yard line of this burgeoning sport. Co-produced with Gamecaster, a San Diego based pro-gaming production house, the series utilizes their revolutionary, patent-pending Gamecaster Cybercam™ S2 technology that grants a 360? view of the world inside the game. This new technology allows pro-sports camera operators to shoot the action on the video game’s playing field from within the game itself with the precision and fluidity of real-life sports camera equipment. GAMEPLAY HD’s viewers will be able to experience major-league quality coverage of the head-to-head battles, with real sports commentators calling the shots.
Hosted by video-game enthusiast Sonny Sandoval, lead singer of the multi-platinum rap-rock band P.O.D, viewers get a VIP all-access pass into this winner-takes-all tournament, with a $30,000 purse on the line. Co-host Tina Wood, a popular on-air video game personality, brings her vast gaming background to the event. In an effort to merge the worlds of sports and gaming, the play-by-play commentary is provided by Phil Stone, a seasoned professional sports announcer with 27 years experience calling NFL games, college football, basketball and baseball; and Richard Briggs, EA’s senior product manager for Battlefield 2142 and the foremost authority on the game. Enthusiasts and sporting fans alike can tune into GAMEPLAY HD on January 18th to witness the future of gaming tournaments in jaw dropping high definition. GAMEPLAY HD is available nationwide on the DISH satellite network, channel 9485.
EA’s Battlefield 2142 is a ground-breaking first-person shooter from EA’s critically acclaimed Swedish development studio, Digital Illusions. In the game, players choose to fight for one of two military superpowers - the European Union or the newly formed Pan Asian Coalition - in an epic battle for survival. Armed with a devastating arsenal of high-tech assault rifles, cloaking devices and sentry guns, players will also do battle using some of the most imposing vehicles known to man. Massive battle walkers and hover tanks wage fierce combat on the ground, while futuristic aircraft rule the skies. The video game is rated T (Teen) with a descriptor, Violence, by the ESRB.
