{"id":16026,"date":"2011-09-29T07:37:22","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T21:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=16026"},"modified":"2011-09-29T07:37:22","modified_gmt":"2011-09-28T21:37:22","slug":"ea-and-virgin-gaming-announce-battlefield-3-videogame-competition-with-1-6-million-up-for-grabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=16026","title":{"rendered":"EA AND VIRGIN GAMING ANNOUNCE BATTLEFIELD 3 VIDEOGAME COMPETITION WITH $1.6 MILLION UP FOR GRABS"},"content":{"rendered":"

SYDNEY, Australia \u2013 September 28, 2011<\/strong> \u2013 The hottest game this holiday is giving out the best gift of all – $1.6 million! DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Virgin Gaming today announced the Battlefield 3<\/em><\/strong> Worldwide Conquest<\/em><\/strong> Tournament<\/em><\/strong> to celebrate the launch of the highly anticipated first-person shooter on October. 27, 2011. The largest console videogame competition in gaming history ,<\/em> players from around the world will compete online in Battlefield 3 <\/em>for a chance to win $1.6 million in cold hard cash. The online tournament begins in early 2012 and will culminate with a live grand finale where the players with the best Battlefield<\/em> skills will walk away with a share of the $1.6 million prize pool. For more information please visit www.BattlefieldMillions.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re always looking to raise the bar for our members, to give them truly epic gaming experiences they won\u2019t find anywhere else and Battlefield 3<\/em> hits the mark,\u201d said Zachary Zeldin, Co-Founder of Virgin Gaming. \u201cThis partnership with EA and DICE is exactly the kind of relationship it takes to deliver on that goal, and we can\u2019t be more excited to be working with them to host the greatest competitive gaming event I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Battlefield 3<\/em> is one of the year’s most anticipated games, having won over 50 illustrious awards at all of the gaming industry’s major tradeshows. The game recently earned the coveted \u201cFuture Game Award\u201d at the Tokyo Game Show, a prize that follows the honor of \u201cGame of the Show\u201d at GamesCom and \u201cAction Game of the Show\u201d at E3. Praised by critics for advancing the state of the art in gaming, Battlefield 3<\/em> is the only shooter that can deliver the physicality and emotion of being on the battlefield. It is thanks to the expertise of the development team at DICE and the power of the Frostbite\u2122 2<\/em><\/strong> engine that Battlefield 3 <\/em>delivers a massive sense of scale, best-in-class audio, completely destructible environments, hyper-real graphics and animation, and lets gamers pilot a whole range of vehicles from trucks and tanks to choppers and jets.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Battlefield <\/em>series has always been a very social experience with its best-in-class multiplayer gameplay and we\u2019re honored to have such passionate and loyal fans,\u201d said Karl Magnus Troedsson, General Manager, DICE. \u201cWe want to give them the best Battlefield <\/em>experience we\u2019ve ever created with Battlefield 3. <\/em>The Worldwide Conquest Tournament<\/em> with Virgin Gaming is a great way to celebrate the gameplay and reward our fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Battlefield 3<\/em> will be available October 27, 2011 in Australia for the PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360\u00ae videogame entertainment system and the PC. PC gamers will be able to download the Battlefield 3 Limited Edition<\/em> at Origin<\/a>\u2122 (powered by EA). For the latest news on Battlefield <\/em>please visit www.battlefield.com<\/a>, www.facebook.com\/battlefield<\/a> or follow us on Twitter a www.twitter.com\/battlefield<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SYDNEY, Australia \u2013 September 28, 2011 \u2013 The hottest game this holiday is giving out the best gift of all – $1.6 million! DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Virgin Gaming today announced the Battlefield 3 Worldwide Conquest Tournament to celebrate the launch of the highly anticipated first-person shooter on October. 27,<\/p>\n

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