07.25.07 - The Monsters

Electronic Arts is hosting a Wing Commander Arena Tournament and we were lucky enough to be invited to join in on the action. A total of sixteen different community sites will be participating. The tournament will start on Monday, July 30th at 8:00 PM PST. Here is a breakdown of the event:

1st Game

Rounds: 2
Players: 16
Type: Free for All
Frags: Stops when one player reaches 25 Frags
Rule to Advance: Have one of the top 8 kill counts

2nd Game

Rounds: 1
Players: 8
Type: Free for All
Frags: Stops when one player reaches 25 Frags
Rule to Advance: Have one of the top 4 kill counts

3rd Game

Rounds: 1
Players: 4
Type: Free for All
Frags: Stops when one player reaches 25 Frags
Rule to Advance: Have one of the top 2 kill counts

4th and Final Game

Rounds: 1
Players: 2
Type: Free for All
Frags: First to 20 Frags
Special: Splinter Bomber Ship in the pit, frags against him count
Rule to Advance: Be the player with the highest kill count

Whoever makes it into the 3rd game will receive prizes to give away. Here are the prizes:

1st Place:

Panasonic 50" 1080p Flat-Panel Plasma HDTV (Details)
Bose 3-2-1 GSX Home Theater System with Progressive-Scan (Details)
Xbox 360 Elite (Details)
Xbox 360 Controller (Details)
Xbox Live Gold Membership
Wing Commander Arena
11,200 Microsoft points

2nd, 3rd, and 4th place:

Xbox 360 Elite (Details)
Wing Commander Arena
11,200 Microsoft points

Among the fighters are some of our buddies at Konsole Kingz, Kotaku, and Xbox360Fanboy. Jonathan, better known as Monster 2 of 2, will be representing our site. No pressure, but you are also representing every single achievement junkie out there. Make us proud and do your best! Feel free to cheer him on in this thread. If you have any tips or suggestions for Jonathan, go ahead and post them in the forums as well.

As for smack / trash talk, well, that won't happen on our end. We will post another article after the event with the results, so stay tuned!

 

 

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