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Pojo's Gen Con News
August 17th - 2005

UPPER DECK ENTERTAINMENT RACES INTO INDIANAPOLIS WITH THE HOTTEST TRADING CARD GAMES OF THE YEAR, THE VS. SYSTEM™ $1 MILLION DOLLAR PRO CIRCUIT TOURNAMENT AND NEW SCHOLARSHIP SERIES

CARLSBAD – August 16, 2005 -- As an official co-sponsor of Gen Con Indy 2005, Upper Deck Entertainment (UDE) is pleased to bring the ultimate gaming experience to Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

From Thursday, August 18 through Sunday, August, 21, UDE will welcome all attendees to come and demo the hottest trading card games on the market such as the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, the Vs. System, and UDE’s new Winx Club Magical Fairy Game.

UDE will showcase the most popular trading card games such as the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG with the “Duel the Master: Orichalcos Challenge,” in which attendees can challenge Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Master Duelists for exclusive product, and UDE’s Vs. System, in which participants will have the opportunity to learn how to play the popular Marvel and DC Comics trading card games. Also this weekend, UDE will demo the Winx Club Magical Fairy Game – the exciting new trading card game made especially for girls.

Launching its second season of one of the hottest new tournament circuits around, UDE will host the highly popular $1 Million Vs. System Pro Circuit Tournament from Friday, August 19 through Sunday, August 21. Here, Vs. System fans have the chance to put their skills to the test and battle for $250,000 in cash prizes. The Vs. System -- UDE's unique game engine designed specifically to support Super Hero TCG’s in traditional one-on-one competition -- appears in the Marvel Trading Card Game, and the DC Comics Trading Card Game. Vs. System Pro Circuit Qualifying Tournaments will be held on Thursday, August 18, and special extended art and foil cards will be handed out.

Making its debut at Gen Con Indy, UDE will launch the new $1 Million Scholarship Circuit this weekend, awarding trophies and scholarship prize money to top winners in our Vs. System tournament. UDE will award one winner of each age bracket (ages 15 and under, and ages 16-18) of the scholarship tournament with $1,000 each. The prize money will then be placed in a scholarship fund for the individual to use for private grade schools, private high schools, or college tuition. The tournament will be held on Friday, August 19, and Saturday, August 20.

In addition to the numerous Vs. System events this weekend, UDE will also be hosting the popular $10,000 Vs. System Convention Championship on Saturday, August 20, in which the winner will be awarded $2,500 in cash, while other top 20 finishers will earn cash prizes ranging from $200 to $1,500. The Top 10 winners will be awarded invitations to the next Pro Circuit Tournament taking place at Gen Con So Cal later this year. UDE will also be hosting A $1000 Sealed Pack tournament on Sunday, August 21 in which the top eight players will be
awarded $1000 in cash prizes.

UDE will also host many exciting Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME tournaments this weekend, which include: the Shonen Jump Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Championship – currently one of the largest Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG events in which Duelists battle for a special, never-before-seen Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG card available only through the SJ Championship events, and various state-of-the-art gaming systems; and the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Regional Tournament in which Duelists can battle for a slot in the 2006 Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG National Championships. Please see our tournament schedules for selected dates, times and locations.

For more information on Upper Deck Entertainment and its products, please log onto www.upperdeckentertainment.com.



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