November 11, 2003

Do You Have What it Takes to be the Halo Worldwide Champion? Enter the "Halo for Windows Worldwide Championship"

Huge Prizes at Stake from ATI, Gateway and Alienware

Microsoft Game Studios, iGames and EB Games today announced signups have officially begun for the Halo® for Windows® Worldwide Championship. The international event will pit thousands of top Halo players from around the world against each other for a chance at some big-time prizes; after the dust settles, only one player will emerge to be crowned the world's best Halo gamer. For information about registration and a list of participating iGames centers in North America, visit http://www.igames.org/Events.asp?Event=1596,  any local EB Games store or online at http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/ads/promos/halotournament/. 

The Halo for Windows Worldwide Championship is truly a global event, spanning over 134 iGames centers across five continents, including locations in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan, Australia and United Kingdom. Starting November 15, each region will host qualifying tournament rounds to determine a regional champ. The resulting finalists will then fly to Los Angeles in early 2004 for the ultimate showdown to determine who is the best Halo player on the planet.

Prizes for the worldwide finals include 16 RADEON™ 9800 PRO graphics cards by ATI® . The top three finalists will walk away with an Alienware® Aurora™ gaming rig from Alienware and AMD. And of course the top winner will be crowned Halo Worldwide Champion with all bragging rights included. In addition, the top player from North America (US and Canada) will walk away with a Gateway® 42" Plasma TV and a Gateway® 710G Gaming PC. More information on how to enter one of the three qualifying round events, plus tournament rules, can be found at http://igames.org/tournaments/MiniNewsView.asp?MiniID=3&AssetID=24. 

Bungie was founded in 1991 with two goals: to develop games that combine brilliant technology, beautiful art, intelligent stories and deep gameplay, and then sell enough of those games to achieve the real goal of total world domination. Over the last 10 years it produced games like the Marathon Trilogy and the first two Myth games, hailed as classics by critics and gamers around the world. "Halo: Combat Evolved," its latest game, has achieved phenomenal success on the Microsoft Xbox video game system. More information on Bungie can be found at http://www.Bungie.net/. 

Gearbox Software was founded in January of 1999 by a group of experienced 3d game artists, designers and engineers in Dallas, Texas. The developers at Gearbox Software have contributed to many of the most acclaimed franchises in interactive entertainment - including "Civilization," "Duke Nukem 3d," "Quake", "Half-Life", "James Bond 007", "Counter-Strike", "Doom", "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater" and now "Halo: Combat Evolved." More information about Gearbox Software can be found at http://www.gearboxsoftware.com. 

Microsoft Game Studios is a leading worldwide publisher and developer of games for Windows®, Xbox video game system and online platforms. Comprising a network of top developers, Microsoft Game Studios is committed to creating innovative and diverse games for Windows (http://www.microsoft.com/games/), including such franchises as Age of Empires®, Flight Simulator and Zoo Tycoon®; Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/), including such franchises as Halo®, Project Gotham Racing® and NFL Fever; and Zone.com (http://www.zone.com/), the official games channel for the MSN® network and home to such hits as Bejeweled and OutSmart™.

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