eMazing Gaming, LLC. and Dust-Off® are working together to host another great WarCraft III: Defence of the Ancients Tournament Series. This series will consisnt of one east-coast, west coast and online qualifier, followed by the grand finals in Chicago later this year. With the east-coast qualifier taking place in Virginia, USA we encourage all of our local Wc3 DotA players to check it out, and hopefully go and compete.

June 2nd, 2008, Dallas, TX -- eMazing Gaming, LLC, is proud to announce the return of our popular DotA tournament as the 2008 Dust-Off Fire & Ice Series. For 2008, Fire & Ice has evolved into a series of qualifiers that lead up to a Grand Final in Chicago, IL with over $12,500 in cash and prizes. The total prizes purse for the series will be over $25,000.

“I’m extremely please to bring the Fire & Ice tournament back after such a successful turn out in 2007,” said Matt Marcou, General Manager of eMazing Gaming, “This year I wanted to expand the concept in all ways and make it more accessible to the large DotA community.”

Dust-Off, a lead sponsor of the first Fire in Ice tournament, has once again offered their support for this year’s addition: “Dust-Off is pleased to once again participate and partner with this emerging event. Like the Dust-Off brand within the gaming community, this competition is growing and gaining more followers. Our goal is to grow along with the event and the gaming community.” said Ken Newman, Marketing Director for Falcon Safety Products.

The series will begin in July and run through December. The tournament series will feature stops at Netolic LAN center in Annadale, VA; Gamers Universe in San Diego, CA; and conclude once again at Ignite Network in Chicago, IL. Beginning in September an online qualifier will be hosted through the eMazing Gamers Zone. For more details or to register for the event please visit the event website at http://dota.emgaming.com. For general, media, or sponsorship inquires please contact Matt Marcou at matt.marcou@gmail.com or Pu Liu at puliu88@uchicago.edu.

About Dust-Off®
The official PC and console cleaning product of the World Cyber Games (WCG), Dust-Off is one of the most recognized brands when it comes to consumer electronics care and maintenance. Dust-Off products supply gamers with a well-rounded system to keep their expensive PCs clean and running at their highest level of performance. The Dust-Off family of consumer electronics and gaming products includes compressed-gas dusters, micro-fiber cloths, assorted cleaning wipes, and the renowned Keyboard Quiver, the official bag of the 2007 WCG Team USA and Team X3O. For additional information, please visit www.dustoffzone.com

About eMazing Gaming, LLC
eMazing Gaming, LLC is an interactive event production company Dallas, TX. eMazing Gaming LLC is committed to organizing, managing events that bridge the gap between traditional entertainment and the interactive entertainment that captures the attention of today’s youth.

Additional information on this event can be found on popular community sites:

- Meet Your Makers Dota Page
- Dota-AllStars.com - The Official DotA Website
- eMg's Official Website