2005 International CES Featured The World’s Best Known Gamer in 1 vs. 1 Challenge Matches Open to All Attendees

The Ultimate Gaming Shootout was a new feature of the 2005 International CES, the consumer electronic industry’s largest annual tradeshow. Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel was invited by CEA, the CES organizer, to do a competitive PC gaming exhibition at the the Central Plaza of the show venue in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was held between January 6-9, 2005.

The shootouts were open to event attendees who wanted the chance to play against Fatal1ty. Competitions consisted of 1v1 matches for 5-minutes or 6 frags (points) whichever came first. US$5,000 cash along with various PC hardware including our award-winning Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS audio card and ABIT's Fatal1ty motherboard were put up as prizes for whoever could take down Fatal1ty. Unfortunately, no one managed to defeat Johnathan at the CES-Ultimate shootout.

Under the agreement, Creative and Fatal1ty will collaborate on the design and technical specifications for a variety of PC input devices and audio solutions. Each product will be designed to deliver the highest level of responsiveness and accuracy in its category. The collaborative design process between Creative and Fatal1ty will begin in early 2005. All products designed under this partnership will be co-branded Creative and Fatal1ty.

"I am always on the lookout for products that will give me an extra competitive edge, and by working with Creative I can access huge engineering resources to build those products," said Jonathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendel. "I'll work with Creative to design products that every top gamer from each part of the world can use to try to beat me."

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