Over $1 Million in Prize Money at Stake for the World's Best Gamers
MLG Adds Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas to Competition Line-Up
NEW YORK, April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Major League Gaming (MLG), the first
professional video game league, will kick off the 2007 Boost Mobile MLG Pro
Circuit next weekend with more prize money than ever before and a new game
title. MLG will give away more than $1 million in prizes and pro-player
bonuses throughout the season -- the league's biggest prize purse to date.
And in a highly anticipated addition to the game title line-up, MLG has
partnered with Ubisoft to add Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six(R) Vegas to the 2007
Pro Circuit.
Presented by Gamestop/EB Games and powered by Xbox 360, the 2007 MLG
Pro Circuit will kick off in Charlotte, NC on April 13-15. Eight-thousand
competitors and spectators will arrive with dreams of meeting or becoming a
top professional player on the MLG Pro Circuit. MLG will host six live
competitions across the country in 2007, and the season will once again
become the subject of a major national TV series to air later this year.
"Last year was a breakout year for MLG and 2007 is shaping up to be
even bigger," said Mike Sepso, CEO of MLG. "We are thrilled that we can
share the success of the League in the form of a record prize purse, and
welcome Ubi to the Pro Circuit."
The Boost Mobile 2007 Pro Circuit competition schedule is as follows:
-- April 13-15: Charlotte, NC
-- June 8-10: Meadowlands, NJ
-- July 20-22: Dallas, TX
-- August 17-19: Chicago, IL
-- September 21-23: Orlando, FL
-- National Playoffs and Championship Match: Date and location TBA.
For media who would like to attend the event, please contact
mlg@sutherlandgold.com.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas Xbox 360 version (C) 2006 Ubisoft
Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Ubisoft, Ubi.com, the Ubisoft logo, and
the Soldier icon are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or
other countries. Rainbow Six, Red Storm, and the Red Storm logo are
trademarks of Red Storm Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries.
Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. is a Ubisoft Entertainment company.
Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of
the Microsoft group of companies.
About MLG (Major League Gaming)
Major League Gaming is the world's first professional videogame league,
the only sanctioning body for pro gaming, and the first sports media
business to arise out of the videogame industry. We produce compelling
entertainment for national television, broadband and mobile distribution,
host live competitions across the country, and exclusively represent the
best gamers in the world. We operate a thriving online community and online
tournaments for millions of gamers at mlgpro.com. MLG, founded in 2002, is
based in New York City and privately held.
About Ubisoft:
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive
entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through its
strong and diversified lineup of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has
offices in 21 countries and sales in more than 50 countries around the
globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game
titles to consumers. Ubisoft generated revenue of 547 million Euros for the
2005/2006 fiscal year, an increase of 3 percent over the previous fiscal
year at constant exchange rates. To learn more, please visit
http://www.ubisoftgroup.com.
About Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six makes its next-generation hardware debut in
the most dramatic installment of the renowned first-person shooter
franchise to date. Rainbow operatives take to the chaotic streets of Las
Vegas as an escalating terrorist siege in "Sin City" threatens to take
world terrorism to new, uncontrollable heights. The future of global
security hangs in the balance as you battle to defend classic Vegas
locations and environments like Fremont Street, the Strip and casinos.
Experience Las Vegas like never before -- through revolutionary
next-generation technology -- as you work against the clock to protect one
of the world's most recognizable cities from utter devastation.
About Tom Clancy
With over 80 million books sold, Tom Clancy is arguably the world's
most recognized author. His works include fiction such as The Hunt for Red
October, Clear and Present Danger, The Sum of All Fears, Rainbow Six, Red
Rabbit, and The Teeth of the Tiger. Clancy also writes non-fiction works
about weapons and various military units. Four of his books have already
been adapted into highly successful feature films.
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