Midnight Gaming Championship 2007 Season Games and Cities Revealed
(Dallas) June 5, 2007 – The clock has struck midnight and the wait is over! The Midnight Gaming Championship cities and games have been announced for the 2007 season! Leading the line-up for console gaming is the popular NBA 2K7 by 2K sports, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (GRAW2) by Ubisoft and
Super Smash Bros. Melee from Nintendo. Want more than just console gaming? HeadPlay - powered by Nvidia - is giving gamers the chance to compete in GTR2 FIA GT Racing Game published by Viva Media, the first ever 3-D racing competition, and I-play is giving gamers the chance to compete in the first ever mainstream mobile tournament with The Fast and the Furious: Fugitive, making a total of five games played during 52 events in 19 cities across the U.S.
So where can competitors get in on the action? The MGC secured input from the gamer community and their partners, and are excited to announce that the MGC tournament will appear in the following markets across the U.S.:
June 9, 16, 23 and 30
Houston
Atlanta
Austin, Texas
Oklahoma City, Okla.
July 7, 14, 21 and 28
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Detroit
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, N.M.
Charlotte, N.C.
August 4, 11, 18, 25
Little Rock, Ark.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Norfolk, Va.
Grand Rapids, Mich. (4th only)
Flint, Michigan (11th only)
Lansing, Mich. (18th only)
Traverse City, Mich. (25th only)
September 8 and 15
TBD (pick cities voting)
The tournament will take place each Saturday at a different McDonald’s location in the chosen cities.
Gamers still have a chance to voice their opinion on four additional stops for the Midnight Gaming Championship. Gamers can log on to
www.midnightgamingchampionship.com and vote to have the MGC tournament brought to their city in September. Voting continues through August 1st.
“We’re thrilled that GRAW 2 will be a part of the 2007 Midnight Gaming Championship this year, and that we’ll be making history with the first-ever 3-D mobile gaming tournament, courtesy of Headplay – powered by Nvidia,” said Jeff Gross, president, Video Gamers League. “With NBA 2K7 by 2K sports and Super Smash Bros. Melee joining the line-up, along with I-play’s mobile gaming tournament, Midnight Gaming Championship will be among the top U.S. video gaming tournaments of the summer.”
In addition, new partners have signed up to bring more prizes and excitement to this year’s tournament. Joining the midnight crew are Coke Zero , GameznFlix , an online provider of DVD movies and games, 2K Sports, Ubisoft , Nintendo, Konami and Spike TV.
Among the prizes gamers will be competing for will be cash,
free food, a three month, three-out membership to GameZnFlix, a one-year subscription to Electronic Gaming Monthly and round trip airfare to Dallas with one-night hotel stay for the grand championship tournament held in October.
About Midnight Gaming Championship (MGC)
Midnight Gaming Championship is a mobile and console tournament tour. Presenting partner is McDonald’s and it is produced by Video Gamers League and Affinity Sports & Entertainment Marketing. Contributing partners include Ziff Davis Game Group including the 1UP Network, I-play, Headplay, Coke Zero, GameZnFlix, 2K Sports, Ubisoft, Nintendo, Konami and Spike TV. Visit
http://www.midnightgamingchampionship.com for more information or text “L8NITE” to 37438 for tournament information and a free mobile game demo.
