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Intel to Bring the Best in Gaming to the World Stage at Intel Extreme Masters

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Celebrating the 10th season, Intel Extreme Masters returns to Katowice, Poland, as the world will watch the best professional players compete for over US$600,000. Intel will be present to show the best in technology and announce new initiatives that will enrich and grow gaming and eSports through the next decade.

Come see amazing advances in gaming in the Intel Experience Zone. Set across 625 square meters, experience virtual reality, see the smart ways Intel RealSense technology is integrated into games, and play the latest titles. When: March 4-6, 2016. Doors open at 10 a.m. daily for ticketed attendees, 12 p.m. for free. Where: IEM Expo hall, B1.



Intel LAN Party
What: 750 square meters of space for 200 PCs, provided by Intel for free play. Beyond trying out the latest hardware, gamers will be able to stream, participate in open tournaments, and try out the latest games. When: March 4-6, 2016. Doors open at 10 a.m. daily for ticketed attendees, 12 p.m. for free. Open for all IEM and IEM Expo audiences.

Where: ICC, ground floor, banquet rooms tournament on the main stage from a reserved area. Additionally, there will be a number of on-site activities just for press, with VIP treatment along the way.

Intel Showroom
Get hands-on experience and talk to the experts at the press-only Intel Showroom.

Interview and Roundtable Opportunities
Gregory Bryant, Intel corporate vice president and general manager, Desktop Client Platform, will share insights on this key industry and can talk, in brief, about the future of Intel gaming products.

Lee Machen, Intel director, Developer Relations, will be available to talk about diversity within the gaming industry. Also get access to select Intel-sponsored gaming teams.

March 6, 10-11 a.m. Press Conference
George Woo, Intel brand partnerships & sponsorship marketing manager joins Ralf Reichert, Managing Director ESL Global, as they discuss the decade of IEM and the growing changes in the eSports industry.

Where: Business and Media Zone, first floor

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No mention of what games are featured. Judging from the image at least CS:GO will be on display, I imagine SC2 as well. I think Intel sponsors some LoL events so they made have that kicking around.
 
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I'm betting on rocket league being there
 
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No mention of what games are featured.

CS:GO, Starcraft II, and League of Legends.

The championships are actually surprisingly small for events such as these. Small-ish stage, only a few hundred spectators usually. The main events are the conferences and demo booths.
 
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CS:GO, Starcraft II, and League of Legends.

The championships are actually surprisingly small for events such as these. Small-ish stage, only a few hundred spectators usually. The main events are the conferences and demo booths.

I'm going to IEM Katowice for the 3rd time now. There are two buildings, expo-for exhibitions, sc2, cs:go and smaller games, SPODEK arena for League of Legends. SC2, CS:GO and smaller games are in expo on friday and saturday, on sunday all games have finals in SPODEK arena. Always ending with SC2 finals follow by CS:GO and than LOL.
The main events are games on IEM Katowice, conferences and demo booths are always in smaller expo building.

last year was like this (only SPODEK on this material)

Even though the event is free i advise to buy tickets. Free line on saturday looked like this. People start to gather on 7am and security is starting to let in to the building on 1pm. With tickets you go in 10am with side doors (not my movie and not me on it).
 
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WHAT? I went to the one in San Jose a few years ago, and the Sharks hockey arena looked 1/2 full. They said they hit their attendance target of 10,000, which I believe. The guys I ended up sitting next to had driven all night to get there. It was awesome!

Also, Jaedong was there unleashing his unique chaotic destruction style on everyone who stood in his path!!!!! Do you need more?
 
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i wonder who powers their graphics? :p
surely not intel crapstics?
 
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