If gaming competition keep accelerating at this rate, the 2008 Olympics in Beijing will have gamers snatching up medals. Until then, Atari and GameSpot are putting together a grand in prizes for their
$1,000 Test Drive Unlimited Xbox 360 Tournament. Forty-eight players will take part in a four-day online tournament, October 17-20. The six fastest will compete in the finale, showing on Tournament TV (on GameSpot) for a cut of the $1,000 prize package. Registration is open to all Total Access subscribers on GameSpot at
http://www.gamespot.com/tournaments/tduoct06/index.php. The finale will be broadcast live at 4:00pm PST on Oct. 20.
Registration begins for Atari, Inc. and GameSpot
"$1,000 Test Drive Unlimited Xbox 360 Tournament"
Who:
Atari, Inc. and GameSpot, a leading source for trusted gaming services,
content
and community, team up for the "$1,000 Test Drive Unlimited Xbox 360
Tournament."
The tournament will run from October 17 through October 20 on
www.gamespot.com.
The tournament is open to all Total Access subscribers on GameSpot, and
registration
is open at <
http://www.gamespot.com/tournaments/tduoct06/index.php>.
What:
Forty-eight players will take part in this four-day online tournament and
have
the opportunity to compete for up to $1,000 in prizes. The six fastest
drivers
of the tournament will compete in the race finale for a cut of the $1,000
prize
package. GameSpot editors will provide play-by-play and color commentary of
the
race finale on Tournament TV (
www.gamespot.com), which automates the
creation,
sign-up, scoring and display of real-time player results and gameplay,
taking
the competitive gaming phenomena to a whole new level.
Packed with the world's most luxurious vehicles and more than 1000 miles of
diverse
photo-realistic Hawaiian terrain, a challenging single-player game and a
host
of online options with M.O.O.R.: Massively Open Online Racing, which enables
gamers to interact with thousands simultaneously, Test Drive Unlimited goes
above
and beyond. The game offers 90 licensed vehicles - cars AND bikes - from
exclusive
manufacturers that are fully customizable with unrivalled interior and
exterior
details and functions. Car sets featuring six or more vehicles will be
available
for download monthly on Xbox Live Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game
and
entertainment system from Microsoft.
When:
The Test Drive Unlimited Tournament begins October 17 and ends October 20.
The
race finale will be broadcasted live at 4:00pm PST on October 20 for viewers
to watch on GameSpot's Tournament TV.
