The Raid Documentary Premiere Event

Kevin Johnson’s “The Raid” documentary is coming to an internet near you! Blue Loon Films, TypeFrag, Curse Network and Gamebreaker.tv bring you the world premiere on August 6th 2011, starting at 6pm PST. Curse Network will be featuring the live stream of the world premiere across their many gaming sites as well as through the Gamebreaker.tv feed. There will be give-aways by TypeFrag during the live stream event.

“The Raid” Documentary – Trailer

World Premiere Live Streaming Details:

Saturday August 6th 2011

- 6pm PST Pre-Show

- 7pm PST World Premier of “The Raid”

- 8pm PST Post-Show

Live stream will be embedded across many of the Curse Network web properties as well as http://www.gamebreaker.tv/live/

There will be give-aways by TypeFrag during the live stream event!

 

**UPDATED GIVEAWAY INFO**

Courtesy of TypeFrag we will be giving away:
- 1 destktop PC by Doghouse Systems (see specs below).
- 5 high-end gaming headsets.
- 25, 25-person Ventrilo servers.
    The Raid Documentary Premiere Event
PC SPECS:
Cooler Master Scout Chassis
Corsair 750W Power Supply
Intel Extreme Full ATX Desktop Board (P67 Chipset)
Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked Quad Core CPU
Cosair H50 Closed Loop CPU Water Cooler
4 GB DDR3 1600 Memory (2 x 2GB DIMMs)
1 x 1 TB 7200 RPM Western Digital Caviar Black SATA Drive
2 x NVIDIA GTX 460 PCI – Express Video Cards (SLI)
1 x 10/100/1000 Copper Gigabit Port Embedded on Motherboard
Integrated WiFi (b, g, and n) and Bluetooth
Dual Layer DVD +/- RW drive
Logitech Keyboard and Optical Mouse
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
DogHouse Recovery Media
48 Hour burn in and stress test at factory
Three Years Parts and Labor Warranty

Links & Resources:

Event Registration- http://theraid.eventbright.com

Live Stream- http://www.gamebreaker.tv/live/

Website- http://jointheraid.com
Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/theraid

Twitter- http://www.twitter.com/jointheraid

 

History of the Film:

- Started on Kickstarter back in January of 2010

- Followed the guild Months Behind on the U.S. Eredar server for over 3 months while they progressed through heroic Icecrown on 10-man.

- Recorded webcam footage, in-game footage, and vent during that time, then traveled all over North America to interview the members in their respective homes.

- Interviewed well known industry professionals like Jesse Schell, Edward Castronova, and Bonnie Nardi

- Accumulated around 18TB of video and audio footage during the shooting process