Unreal Tournament 2003 Players Get a Shot at Winning Cash by Beating Fatal1ty at Ultimate Arena

Leading Online Tournament Site Announces Contest Featuring World Champion Gamer Fatal1ty

(Menlo Park, CA, August 26, 2003) – Ultimate Arena, Inc., the leading skill-based action game web site, today announced that gamers around the world can try their hand at beating professional gamer and Cyberathlete Professional League champion Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel for prize money in the “Beat Fatal1ty!” event at www.ultimatearena.com . Ultimate Arena, the leading online tournament platform, is the first service to offer players an online venue to compete against Fatal1ty for cash prizes.

“Fatal1ty is one of the best Unreal Tournament 2003 players in the world,” said Dennis “Thresh” Fong, Chief Gaming Officer of Ultimate Arena and World Champion of Doom, Quake, and Quake 2. “Millions of UT2K3 players who believe they’ve got game finally have a place to prove it against Fatal1ty at Ultimate Arena.

” There is no cost to sign up at Ultimate Arena, and there is no cost to participate in the “Beat Fatal1ty” contest. Sign ups at www.ultimatearena.com open Tuesday, August 26, 2003, and matches will be held on four consecutive Thursday nights beginning August 28. Any player who successfully defeats Fatal1ty during the “Beat Fatal1ty!” event will be awarded $100 in prize money from Ultimate Arena. In addition, the five players who earn the most “frags” against Fatal1ty in the contest will earn a combined $250. Players will be matched up against Fatal1ty in 7-minute free-for-all matches. Ultimate Arena will assign time slots to players on a first-come first-serve basis.

 “I love competing in UT2003 tournaments to win money,” said world champion Fatal1ty. “At Ultimate Arena, I can do it from the comforts of my own home, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!” Players of all skill levels are welcome to compete against one another to win cash at Ultimate Arena. Players can fund their accounts with a credit card or PayPal and start playing to win money within minutes. Players are assigned a skill rating based on their performance and are matched up against similarly ranked players. Cash prizes for a tournament are determined by its entry fee which may be as low as 50 cents.

Ultimate Arena is dedicated to providing a fun and fair experience for all players. On the technical front, Ultimate Arena works closely with game developers and other technology providers to ensure fair play. In addition, Ultimate Arena has developed the Ultimate Feedback System™ - a reputation system based on user feedback that helps players determine whom they can trust in the community. Ultimate Arena also employs a staff of experts who can observe and administer cash matches.

About Ultimate Arena Ultimate Arena www.ultimatearena.com  is the leading platform where multiplayer online gamers can create their own tournaments for cash prizes. Ultimate Arena features the most popular online games in the world on its site, such as Counter-Strike, Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2003, America’s Army, and Counter-Strike. Ultimate Arena creates an environment of fun and fair play with a robust player rating system, a sophisticated reputation system based on user feedback, and a secure network of state-of-the-art game servers. The company has created the Ultimate Rating System™ that matches players up with opponents of equal skill. The company has also developed the Ultimate Feedback System™ which is a reputation system based on user feedback that helps players determine whom they can trust in the community. Over 20,000 gamers have registered to play at Ultimate Arena.

Ultimate Arena was founded by Dennis “Thresh” Fong (World Champion of Quake), Mike Cassidy (former CEO of Direct Hit), Max Woon, and David Lawee. Ultimate Arena, Inc. is funded by Draper Fisher Jurvetson and is based in Menlo Park, California.

Contacts: San Francisco New York Dennis Fong Brooke Hammerling Chief Gaming Officer, Ultimate Arena Media Relations, Ultimate Arena dennis@ultimatearena.com  bhammerling@att.net 

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