QuakeCon Registration Opens To The Public Tonight

One of the perks of this job is being able to go to conventions as press, basically fooling the entire world into thinking you’re doing something important. The fact that QuakeCon 2012 will be going on in my backyard only sweetens the deal since I’ll be able to actually go home to my own bed every day.

Starting on August 2^nd and lasting through the 5^th, the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas will be hosting the world’s largest bring-your-own-computer LAN party. It will give you a chance to frag your friends while proving that all of the extra LED lights on your rig were totally necessary.

Registration starts later on tonight and, while the con is absolutely free to all attendee,s there are a few extra perks if you’re willing to drop a few bucks. You can register here once the countdown hits zero.

Check out the press release below for more info:

While general admission to QuakeCon remains FREE for all attendees, when pre-registration opens we will be offering premium packages. These premium packages are limited and will be available on a first-come first-serve basis. For details see below:

Swag Pack | Full of Limited Edition Items: $40 (Limit of 500 packages available)

• ·     An Official QuakeCon 2012 T-Shirt
• ·     A Dishonored Tallboy T-shirt
• ·     A Special Limited Edition Poster

BYOC Select-a-Seat | Includes Guaranteed Reserved Seating: $30 (Limit of 1,500 packages available)

• ·     Select and Reserve a guaranteed seat of your choice in the BYOC area
• ·     An Official QuakeCon 2012 BYOC T-Shirt

QuakeCon done Quick | Includes Fast Passes for the Duration of the Event: $50 (Limit of 350 packages available)

• ·     Select and Reserve a guaranteed seat of your choice in the BYOC area
• ·     Express lane fast-pass registration for the BYOC
• ·     Express lane fast-pass to every speaker, panel, and public event at QuakeCon
• ·     Limited reserved access seating for all panels, presentations, and events
• ·     An Official QuakeCon 2012 BYOC T-Shirt

Pre-registration for QuakeCon will begin tonight at 7:00pm CST/8:00pm EST on http://registration.quakecon.org/.

QuakeCon, the ultimate video game festival, will take place on-site at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, TX. Doors to QuakeCon will open on Thursday, August 2^nd at 9:00am Central and will remain open through August 5^th.

As always, the event remains FREE to general admission and BYOC attendees thanks to the support of id and Bethesda Softworks, as well as the QuakeCon volunteer staff and the 2012 event sponsors and exhibitors.