Six Video Game Icons to Receive Stars on San Francisco's Walk of Game

San Francisco -- Six video game icons will be honored with stars on the Walk of Game, a year-old tribute to the gaming industry located inside the Metreon entertainment complex in Downtown San Francisco. New stars to be unveiled on March 16 includes lifetime achievement awards honoring Sid Meier, the creator of Civilization, Railroad Tycoon and Pirates, and John Carmack, the technical director of Doom and Quake developer id Software. Also receiving stars in the games and characters category will be Lara Croft of Tomb Raider, StarCraft, Final Fantasy and EverQuest. Each October, gamers worldwide cast their votes through paper ballots and online submissions during a month-long voting period. The top four games or characters and the top two lifetime achievers are then honored with a permanent 24-inch by 24-inch steel star on Walk of Game. Nominations for 2007 will be announced later this year.
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