Event information

CGL are proud to host the first ever PS3 LAN! Details below....

CGL 2010
April 5th-6th

GamerBase
Inside HMV, 138 Friar Street, Reading RG1 1EX


Details on the venue;
* 3 feet of desk space per person
* Lag free gaming
* The "to-die-for" leather chair
* 22 inch and 26 inch superfast Iiyama monitor
* 47 inch LCD screens for dedicated Consoles
* Leather sofa's for Consoles
* Scan 3XS PC systems
* World's first head to head EA Need for Speed SHIFT racing pods
* Access to our massive library of games
* Variety of Headsets, keyboards and mice
* 32Mb Internet Connectivity

Some images of the venue (more to come soon)...





What tournaments are going to take place at CGL?
There will be a MW2 4v4 tournament,
MW2 Free For All
Fifa 10 1v1 tournament
Maybe Tekken 6 & Motorstorm tournaments if there is enough demand.

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Travel information

There is a train station 2 minutes walk away from the venue called "Reading rail station", so if your looking to get the train to the event, this is your best stop as it couldn't be any closer. If you need any mroe information on trains try contacting your local station or ring your nearest rail travel enquiries centre:

- National Rail enquiries: +44 (0) 8457 48 49 50
- Centro: +44 (0) 121 200 2700
- SilverLink: +44 (0) 845 748 4950
- Central Trains: +44 (0) 870 609 6060
- Virgin Trains: +44 (0) 8457 222 333
- Chiltern Railways: +44 (0) 8456 005 165

For those of you looking to get coach, there is a company called "Megabus" that have a stop in reading on certain buses. To find more details on this check "http://www.megabus.com/uk/".

For those of you driving, here is where the venue is located:



Try using google maps to help yourself with a route.

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Accommodation

For those of you who have travelled far and cant go home after day one and return for day two, your going to need somewhere to stay. Below are links to some hotels near the venue for those that want to stay in reading.

NOVOTEL READING CENTRE - http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-5432-novotel-reading-centre/index.shtml
IBIS READING CENTRE - http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-5431-ibis-reading-centre/index.shtml
MALMAISION - http://www.malmaison.com/
THE FORBURY HOTEL - http://www.theforburyhotel.co.uk/

There are many other hotels within a few miles of the venue but these 4 are the closest. Also if you are going to book at one of these hotels, try other websites for prices because im sure you can get the price cheaper. Try to book asap as this will also make the price lower.

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Prices & Prizes

The part that everybody has been waiting for....

Prices

Player entry - £20 (Unless spectator)
Spectator - £5
Call of duty:Modern warfare 2 4v4 tournament - £60 per team
Call of duty:Modern warfare 2 FFA - £5 per player
Fifa 10 1v1 - £5 per player
Tekken 6 and MotorStorm 2 will both be £5 per player if there is enough demand.

Prizes
(This will increase as we get closer to the event...)
Call of duty:Modern warfare 2 4v4 tournament
1st Place - £800 + x4 Astro A40 headsets
2nd Place -£340 + Headsets that are to be confirmed
3rd place - £100 + Headsets that are to be confirmed

Please bare in mind that this is the first PS3 LAN and we have tried our best with sponsors, prizes and venues. We hope you guys are excited as me and the CGL team are.

If you enquire any more information then please do not hesitate to email: amazew4@live.co.uk or post here so the community can help as well.

I will be opening the ticket office within the next 2 weeks, so please be patient.

Aj, CGL Admin.