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"We all know that geeks are now in vogue and should receive VIP treatment. That's why participants in Mashable's Geek Games will get priority VIP entrance into the third annual MashBash SXSWi party on Sunday, March 13, and the official Mashable Night 2 SXSWi 2011 Party on Monday, March 14.\nThe 64 participating teams consisting of two to five players will participate in a single-elimination tournament of head-to-head matches in bowling, Twister, shuffleboard, trivia and more. Participants are competing for all the geek glory and a sweet prize package that includes:\n\nA Sony Internet TV\nSony PS3 with Buzz TV trivia and SingStar\u00AE Dance games\nHTC Desire HD Media Link DLNA Adapters courtesy of our sponsor Skifta\nSpecial prize package courtesy of our sponsors Pepsi MAX and .TV\nGeeky T-shirts and wrist bands\n\n\nCelebrity Host &amp; Interviews\n\n\n\n\nCelebrity host Romany Malco will lead the two-day tournament, and comedian Chris Hardwick of Nerdist.com and Web Soup will interview participants for .TV, a Geek Games sponsor.\nGames That Give to CharityIn addition to fun games, geek glory, VIP entrance and prizes, Geek Games is earning money for a good cause: Big Brothers Big Sisters. The $25 team participation fee funds a full week of mentoring for a child.\nTo register your team for the Geek Games, click on this link: geekgames.eventbrite.com\nGeek Games ScheduleSunday, March 13, 2011 (Invite-only for registered teams)2:45 \u2013 3:45 p.m. \u2014 Geek Games check-in3:45 \u2013 4:00 p.m. \u2014 Welcome &amp; Rules4:00 \u2013 5:20 p.m. \u2014 Round 1: Shuffleboard4:20 \u2013 5:00 p.m. \u2014 Round 2: Pepsi MAX Bowling4:40 \u2013 5:30 p.m. \u2014 Round 3: Pepsi MAX Pong\nMonday, March 14, 2011 (Open to the public)2:45 \u2013 3:45 p.m. \u2014 Geek Games check-in3:45 \u2013 4:00 p.m. \u2014 Welcome &amp; Rules4:00 \u2013 4:30 p.m. \u2014 Round 4: Skifta Twister4:20 \u2013 5:00 p.m. \u2014 Round 5: Geek Trivia on Sony PS34:50 \u2013 5:30 p.m. \u2014 FINALS: SingStar Dance on Sony PS3\nLocated at Buffalo Billiards, the Mashable SXSWi House is hosting a variety of public and private events ranging from VIP dinners to open networking opportunities and parties, including the third annual MashBash SXSWi party on Sunday, March 13, with music from DJ Chicken George, and the official Mashable Night 2 SXSWi 2011 Party with music from Eclectic Method. \nRegister for public events at the SXSWi Mashable House on Eventbrite. The event is open to all SXSWi badge holders who are older than 21.\n\n\n\n\nThanks to our sponsors\n\n\n\n\nCome check out the Pepsi MAX Lot at 3rd Street and San Jacinto Boulevard! Follow @PepsiMAX on Twitter for the daily schedule for huge concerts, happy hours, BBQs, games, and giveaways! And, well, lots of free soda..\n\n\n\n\nSony Electronics is a leading provider of audio and video electronics and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Sony is noted for a wide range of consumer audio-visual products, such as the BRAVIA\u00AE LCD and 3D high-definition televisions, Cyber-shot\u00AE and \u03B1 (alpha) digital cameras, Handycam\u00AE camcorder and Walkman\u00AE personal stereo. Sony is also an innovator in the IT arena with its VAIO\u00AE personal computers; and in high-definition professional broadcast and production equipment, highlighted by the XDCAM\u00AE HD and CineAlta\u2122 lines of cameras and camcorders, and the SXRD\u2122 4K digital projector. Join the Sony Conversation at Sony.com/Blog.\n\n\n\n\nSkifta is an app-based media shifting service that turns your Android phone into a global remote control. Easily access your digital media from virtually any source and stream to connected electronics in the home. With the DLNA Certified\u00AE Skifta app on your phone, you can easily access music, photos and videos from your phone, the cloud, or remotely from your home and stream that media to connected DLNA and UPnP consumer electronics including TVs, IP-stereos like Sonos systems, PlayStation\u00AE 3 consoles, Windows 7 PCs, and thousands more. No wires, downloading or side loading. Check it out at skifta.com.\n\n\n\n\nIf your website has a play button, it belongs on .TV. Stand out from the crowd with a .TV domain name; tell people you create and share great video content on your site even before they visit. Come visit us in the Mashable House at Buffalo Billiards on March 13-14 for a chance to register a FREE .TV domain name. And, mark your calendars: the .TV AUCTION starts March 9. Bid on desirable, sought-after domain names including air.tv, stocks.tv, who.tv, and more at moniker.com/tv or register the .TV of your choice for while you\u2019re there."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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