Video Gamers to Bring Their Skills to Los Angeles in April to Walk Away with $100K!
Received on the newswire today:
MIDWAY ANNOUNCES THE NBA BALLERS: PHENOM $100K TOURNAMENT EVENT;
VIDEO GAMERS TO BRING THEIR SKILLS TO LOS ANGELES IN APRIL; WINNER TO
WALK AWAY WITH $100,000
Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY - News), a leading interactive entertainment
software publisher and developer, today announced plans for the NBA
Ballers: Phenom $100K Tournament. For two days in April, more than
1,000 of the best video gamers in the country will gather at The Music
Box @ Fonda in Los Angeles to put their skills on display with hopes
of walking away as champion in the highest paying 1-on-1 basketball
video game tournament ever.
The NBA Ballers: Phenom $100k Tournament will challenge the skills
of more than a 1,000 lucky consumers on NBA Ballers: Phenom, the
sequel to NBA Ballers, Midway's critically acclaimed and best-selling
basketball videogame released in 2004. In addition to the
single-elimination competition, live performances by Def Jam recording
artist, Ne Yo, celebrity and athlete appearances, and fully
interactive exhibits have also been confirmed.
For additional information on the NBA Ballers: Phenom $100k
Tournament players can go to www.nbaballers.com, the official NBA
Ballers website.
NBA Ballers: Phenom is scheduled to ship for the PlayStation®2
computer entertainment system and the Xbox® videogame system from
Microsoft in April 2006.