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Iowa Aims to Establish International Video Game Hall of Fame

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the this-is-my-graceland dept.

eldavojohn writes "Anyone who's seen King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters knows that Ottumwa, Iowa is the Dodge City of video games. Yesterday, 3,500 people showed up to the kick-off speech that announced the intent to build the International Video Game Hall of Fame right there. Radio Free Iowa states Ottumwa's desire to become the 'video game capital of the world' and held a Halo 3 and Guitar Hero tournament there yesterday. Will this town of 25,000 residents secure the title?"

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  1. I didn't know... by NecroPuppy · · Score: 4, Funny

    that Ottumwa, Iowa was a real place.

    I thought it had been made up for MASH. You know, like Toledo, Ohio.

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  2. ummm... Quakecon? by Hadlock · · Score: 4, Interesting

    3,500 people showed up to the kick-off speech

    There are 3,500 people playing video games in one room at quakecon right now. Could they have picked a worse inaugural weekend to do this? Anyone who's anyone in the videogame press is at Quakecon, home to iD software, the SMU Guildhall and countless other software houses. Not to mention 2 hours south is Austin, where at any one point there are probably 3,500 people playing halo in the dorms at UT. Good luck with that.

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    1. Re:ummm... Quakecon? by sexconker · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Honestly, neither Quake nor iD have been relevant for nearly a decade now.