Published: January 20, 2006
60 Minutes to Feature Fatal1ty
Correspondent Steve Kroft Profiles Johnathan Wendel on January 22 Program
Auravision, Inc., Master Licensor for
Fatal1ty Brand Products, announces that a segment of the famous CBS News
show, 60 Minutes, featuring Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel will air this
coming Sunday, January 20. Under development for more than a year,
Fatal1ty is covered in multiple locations around the world and was
interviewed by Steve Kroft at his Kansas City home in preparation for the
piece.
60 Minutes has promoted this piece, titled "Top Cyber Athlete Is No Couch
Potato," on their website, complete with 3 brief cuts from the show.
Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel was excited to be featured on the legendary CBS
New magazine. "Of course, I'm tremendously flattered that 60 Minutes would
find my life interesting enough to create this program," stated Wendel. "My
hope is that this exposure will raise the interest in competitive video
gaming."
60 Minutes, the CBS News magazine providing a blend of hard-hitting
investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people
in the news, started its 38th season in September.
60 Minutes is the most successful broadcast in television history. The
show has been the No. 1 program five times -- a feat only matched by
television legends "All in the Family" and "Cosby."
About Auravision, Inc.
Auravision, a pioneer in the field of personal interface devices with its
first introduction of an illuminated keyboard utilizing EluminX®
technology, is the master licensor for the Fatal1ty brand. Leading
companies have signed agreements to bring innovative products to market
carrying the Fatal1ty brand in order to meet the needs of a growing gaming
lifestyle.
Present Fatal1ty brand licensed partners include ABIT Computer Corp.,
Creative Labs, SoundBlaster X-Fi, and Zalman, Tech.
For more information on Auravision visit www.auravision.com.
About Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel
Johnathan became the world's first full time professional video gamer in
October 1999, when he placed third at the CPL's Frag3 tournament. Two weeks
later he was invited to represent the USA in an international tournament in
Stockholm, where he went undefeated with a perfect performance, winning all
18 maps and losing none. He has continued to dominate competitions all
over the world, competing in 6 continents during his 6-year professional
career.
Winning the 2005 CPL World Tour Finals in New York City secured his twelfth
Major Championship and tenth world title -- accomplished while competing in
5 different games -- an unprecedented achievement and bringing his winnings
for 2005 to $231,000.
For more information on Fatal1ty visit www.fatal1ty.com
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