FIFA 08 will create a football experience that matches the complexity, finesse and beauty of the real-world game. FIFA 08 challenges you to master the skills required to play like a pro football player, allowing you on the pitch to defy the odds, perfect your skills, elevate your game and rise up to win glory for your club.The AMD European Soccer Challenge 2008 online tournament presented by WCGZONE will kick off tomorrow, April 26th and continue through June 15th. Gamers from across Europe, as well as participants from other parts of world, are invited to compete in the four-ladder tournament with Electronic Art's FIFA 08 game. AMD and WCGZONE will offer a total prize package valued at US $100,000. In addition to a tournament for casual gamers, AMD and WCGZONE will invite the best 32 European players to participate in an All-Star tournament. More detailed entry qualification and regional prize winning eligibility information can be found at amd.wcgzone.com
The ladder tournament will be divided into four seasons. Players are permitted to register at any time during the ladder and join the competition by installing the 'GamOn' software, located on the WCGZONE website. In ladder tournaments, each competitor is ranked in skill according to the player's win/loss records. Wins against higher ranked players will move the player higher up on the ladder, while wins against lower ranked players will move the player only slightly up the ladder. This ensures that the best players will be at the top of the rankings at the end of the tournament.
Event Schedule
- Invitational Tournament: April 26th 03:00pm
- Ladder Schedules: (twelve days/season)
First Season: April 26~May 7, Registration ends on May 5
Second Season: May 8~May 19, Registration ends on May 17
Third Season: May 20~ May 31, Registration ends on May 29
Fourth Season: June 1~June 12, Registration ends on June 10 - Final Tournament: June 15
*Registration is closed two days prior to the end of each season in order to prevent abusing
"AMD is constantly pushing the barriers to create the Ultimate Visual Experience for gamers. AMD is providing the ideal hardware with its 7-Series chipset technologies, ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series Graphics and AMD Phenom Quad-Core processors. AMD is the only IT company in the world able to provide a complete Gaming Platform, said Ian McNaughton, Senior Manager - Product and Platform Marketing EMEA
"WCGZone has established itself as the ultimate virtual venue for gamers all over the world to engage in top-notch eSports action," said Hyoung-seok Kim, the CEO of International Cyber Marketing, the global organizer of WCG. "WCGZone utilizes the superior technology of AMD, a world leader in silicon innovation, to ensure the best possible technological experience for its pool of international gamers."
Gamers from all over Europe can participate in the AMD European Soccer Challenge 2008 after joining WCGZone.com and installing the 'GamOn' program that operates WCG online matches.
For more information about the AMD European Soccer Challenge 2008, Presented by WCGZONE, visit - amd.wcgzone.com or game.amd.com.
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