BWI: LG Cinema 3D Game Festival Championship Comes to Town

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: LG
Thursday, December 15, 2011 10:30 AM IST (05:00 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment; Business: Business services, Electronic appliances & components, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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LG Cinema 3D Game Festival Championship Comes to Town


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, December 15, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- -- 5 make it to the top among 15 finalists; Mega event draws 25,000

-- Gaming fest held in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai

-- Winners walk away with Rs 100,000 each

LG Electronics on Sunday announced the winners of mega blockbuster Cinema 3D Game Festival 2011, held between December 9 (Friday) and December 11 (Sunday) in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai.

A platform to experience excellence, the three-day gaming festival was designed to give the customer the superior experience of gaming with LG Cinema 3D TV. A live-wire, thrilling competition bringing together the gamers from across the country, the LG Cinema 3D Game Festival was held in phases. On Friday and Saturday, the contestants in all the host cities got to experience the Cinema 3D TV first hand before participating in the elimination rounds. These rounds threw up the three finalists per host city for the big gaming clash on Sunday.

Mr. Rohit Pandit, Business Head, Home Entertainment, LG India, said, "We are simply overwhelmed by the phenomenal response the Cinema 3D Game Festival received. We created an interactive platform in order to connect and invited responses to understand the needs of the gamers and gaming enthusiasts alike. This festival is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators. Style, innovation and convenience will continue to be our top priority to showcase new talent on such platforms."

For the Grand Finale on Sunday, finalists of each city battled it out among themselves for the top gamer's place, the first and second runners-up positions. While the three top gamers from the five cities were awarded cash prizes of Rs 1 lakh each, the five first runners-up won LG's 32inch LED TVs apiece and each second runners-up won a Kinect game.

Gushing over his brand-new experience at the LG Cinema 3D TV Game Festival, 21-year-old student Ramandeep Singh, the New Delhi winner, said: "Gaming is a turn on for me but on LG Cinema 3D TV, it's just mind-boggling. I am sure the gaming community is pretty excited that LG is getting into the space. I feel happy with this big win and hope LG brings this gaming festival back next year too."

While Ramandeep wrested the top position in Delhi, the first and the second runners-up were 23 year-old Karan, a student and 20-year-old Parth, a student respectively. In all, 25000 gamers and gaming enthusiasts participated in this first-of-a-kind gaming do.

Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia, an avid gaming enthusiast and the guest of honour at the New Delhi event, said: "LG Electronics is a well-established brand known for its style, vivacity, innovative technology and superior performance. The brand's contribution to the 3D industry is immense. The LG Cinema 3D Game Festival is an exciting and innovative initiative, and provides a platform for gaming enthusiasts across the country to come together and experience the never-before-3D thrills in gaming."

About LG Electronics, Inc.

LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of LG Electronics, South Korea was established in January 1997 in India. It is one of the most formidable brands in consumer electronics, home appliances, IT hardware and mobile communications space. In India for a decade, LG has earned a premium brand positioning and is the acknowledged trendsetter for the industry.

LGEIL has achieved a turnover of Rs. 16000/- crore in 2010. LGEIL's manufacturing unit at Greater Noida is one of the most eco-friendly units among all LG manufacturing plants in the world. The second Greenfield facility is located at Ranjangaon; Pune has the capacity to manufacture GSM Phones, Colour Televisions, Air Conditioners, LCD TVs, washing machine, refrigerators and Optical Disc Drives. This is India's first mobile phone manufacturing unit and also Asia's largest Optical Disc Drive manufacturing plant.


CONTACT DETAILS
Ms. Neeru Rajpal, Corporate Communication, LG, +91 9953554856
Ms. Kshitija Sharma, IPAN H&K, +91 9871630164

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CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS SERVICES, ELECTRONICS, IT, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY

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