World of Warcraft "Darkmoon Faire" Chicago - This Weekend

A press release was issued today to give the details for the upcoming event this weekend in Chicago.

WORLD OF WARCRAFT® TRADING CARD GAME CONTINUES WORLDWIDE TOUR IN CHICAGO

Hundreds of World of Warcraft Trading Card Game Fans Registered To Attend 'Darkmoon Faire' – June 15-17

WHO:

The industry's hottest and most-sought-after trading card game (TCG), Upper Deck Entertainment's World of Warcraft TCG, continues its 2007 worldwide tour with a stop in Chicago.

WHAT:

The first of its kind, the World of Warcraft® TCG Darkmoon Faire™ tour will feature 20+ different tournaments and activities for World of Warcraft TCG fans. Tournaments will range from beginner to advanced-level and will feature a variety of different formats and exclusive extended art prizes for all participants.

The event will also feature the highly popular Dream Machine Championship Tournament where the grand prize includes eight invitations to the 2007 World of Warcraft TCG National Championship and VIP passes to Gen Con Indianapolis.

Darkmoon Faire will also feature the newly released Molten Core Raid Deck and numerous PC stations with a private LAN server where fans can log-on to play the world's most popular online game, World of Warcraft. The private server will feature pre-made level 70 characters decked out in complete gladiator sets and the entry fees will be donated to the Child's Play Charity, www.childsplaycharity.org .

WHERE:

Renaissance Schaumburg

1551 North Thoreau Drive

Schaumburg, IL 60173

WHEN:

Friday, June 15, NOON – 10 p.m.

Saturday, June 16, 9 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Sunday, June 17, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.

* Admission and activities are free; cost of tournament entry varies from $5 to $25.

ABOUT:

Based on the biggest massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) in the world, World of Warcraft, the TCG allows players to assume the roles of their online legendary heroes and explore, adventure and quest across a vast realm in the form of a trading card game. There are currently 8.5 million online subscribers to the game. Additional information can be found at www.ude.com .