EVERQUEST® FAN FAIRE BLOWS INTO THE WINDY CITY

-EverQuest Players Gather in Chicago-

WHO
Sony Online Entertainment, the premiere publisher of online games, is hosting an event in Chicago for the dedicated fans of their best-selling online multiplayer game— EverQuest®. More than 450,000 gamers from United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, France, Italy, and Australia pay a monthly fee to play EverQuest, the blockbuster hit of the global online gaming world. EverQuest reaches more than 118,000 simultaneous users during peak hours.

WHAT
The EverQuest Fan Faire is a real-life social event held multiple times per year in various regions throughout the country. Fan Faire is designed to allow EverQuest players the chance to meet other players in a fun environment, as well as meet the people behind the world’s most successful online PC game. With each successive Faire getting bigger and better, attendees will have plenty of opportunity to mingle freely with one another, make new friends, and have the chance to participate in a number of panel discussions and game-themed live events.

WHEN
Friday, September 26, 2003

9:00 – 10:30pm

Saturday, September 27, 2003

Noon – 3:00 pm

WHERE
Chicago Sheraton Hotel & Towers – Chicago Ballroom

301 East North Water Street

(312) 464-1000

PHOTO OPS

• Fans clad in exotic EverQuest character costumes inspired by the world’s most popular online game (Friday, September 26th)
  
• Over 1500 fans from all over the world meet the developers of EverQuest and their online friends for the first time in Chicago (September 26th & 27th)
  
• Real-life quest and scavenger hunt (Saturday, September 27th)

For more information and a schedule of events, please visit: http://everquest.station.sony.com/fanfaire/index.jsp