Video Gaming News - September 2003
Redwood City, CA (September 25, 2003) - EA today announced that they
will be holding a Quidditch World Cup tournament for players of Harry Potter:
Quidditch World Cup.
From EA:
Electronic Arts is inviting Harry Potter fans to live out their dream of a
Quidditch victory and compete in the first-ever Harry Potter: Quidditch World
Cup videogame tournament event. Videogame enthusiasts in the U.S. can enter the
U.S. Tournament Sweepstakes at the official Quidditch World Cup website,
www.quidditchworldcup.com, or at any Toys R Us location. Eight lucky winners
will be flown to compete in the U.S. finals, taking place at an undisclosed
location in mid-November. There players will go head-to-head on the Nintendo
GameCube playing the soon-to-be-released Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
videogame from Electronic Arts, which will ship under the EA GAMES brand.
The U.S. Quidditch champion will win the opportunity to represent his or her
country in the international finals on December 21 in the United Kingdom. The
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup International Grand Final will feature
champion Quidditch players from countries around the world, including France,
Germany, Spain, Australia, Japan, Italy, and the UK, all competing for the
prestigious world champion title and other prizes.
Entries for the U.S. sweepstakes will be accepted from September 15 through
October 15, 2003. The contest is open to U.S. residents between the ages of
eight to 14 years. EA's U.S. event partners include Nintendo of America,
Amazon.com, and Toys R Us. Official sweepstakes rules can be found at
www.quidditchworldcup.com.
In the Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup videogame, Harry Potter fans will
for the first time be able to fully experience the magical power, speed, and
competition of Quidditch, the favorite sport of witches and wizards. Under
development by EA's UK studios, the team behind the worldwide success of the
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets games that have sold over 20 million copies worldwide, the new title is
scheduled to be in stores in the U.S. on October 31, 2003. Harry Potter:
Quidditch World Cup will be available on the PlayStation2 computer entertainment
system, the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy
Advance, and PC-CD.
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