EA Sports has its own Madden Bowl competition, which pits the best NFL gamers against one another before the Super Bowl in the Bud Light Hotel. But the game publisher also ensures average sports fans and gamers can get the experience of being crowned a champion. Electronic Arts has worked with Virgin Gaming and GameStop the past two years to host the EA Sports $1 Million Challenge. …read more
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Halo 4 developer 343 Industries made a number of announcements today, highlighted by an upcoming Virgin Gaming-sponsored tournament that can score you a Halo 4-themed Ford F-150 SVT Raptor pickup (as seen in Forza Horizon) or an appearance in a future Halo game.
Beginning today, all Halo 4 players worldwide can begin registering for the free-to-enter “Infinity Challenge” by visiting the official website. Then, on December 17, qualifying will begin for both the War Games and Spartan Ops arms of the competition. For War Games — where the Ford truck is the prize — you simply have to play in the Infinity Challenge matchmaking playlist in order to start climbing the leaderboards. This playlist will rotate game types each week and will include Infinity Slayer, Regicide, Dominion, and Capture the Flag. The rankings will group players into three tiers, with the Tier 1 folks eligible for the top prizes. Qualifying ends January 10, 2013, and the finals will begin on January 12.
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Source: IGN Video Games
