Who:
Sierra Entertainment and GameStop are teaming up to host the ultimate tournament of World in Conflict – a virtual World War III for PC gamers across the country. World in Conflict is an award-winning action-strategy PC game that is set to launch Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007.
What:
Gamers can compete in a nationwide online 5v5 PC tournament for a chance to win a trip to Los Angeles where they’ll vie to become the ultimate World in Conflict champion. Pre-registration for the tournament is now open at http://www.gamestop.com/worldinconflict
The top two teams from the online competition will be flown to Los Angeles to compete head-to-head on Alienware Area 51 7500 PCs in the finals at a special event, taking place at GameStop’s Universal CityWalk location.
Members of both finalist teams each receive:
- Airfare, two nights of hotel accommodations, $200 spending money and transportation to GameStop
Members of the winning team each receive:
- $500 GameStop gift card
- NVIDIA 8800 GTS graphics card
- Logitech Premium USB Headset 350
- World in Conflict track jacket
Members of the 2nd place team each receive:
- $100 GameStop gift card
- World in Conflict track jacket
When/Where: Tournament registration is now open and ends Sept. 28. Participants can register at www.gamestop.com/worldinconflict. The first heats in the massive tournament will take place online Sept. 19 – Oct. 6, 2007 and the semi-finals will occur from Oct. 7 – 9, 2007. The in-store GameStop finals featuring the top two teams will be held on Oct, 23, 2007 at GameStop’s Universal CityWalk location (EB Games 1000 Universal Studios Blvd. Los Angeles, CA).