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Gillette (PG)] and EA SPORTS?, a label of Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced the Second Annual ?Gillette ? EA SPORTS Champions of Gaming Tournament on Xbox 360,? the world?s largest multi-sport online gaming competition that pits gamers from around the globe against each other, and ultimately for the winners, against some of the biggest names in the world of sports, including Gillette Champion Tiger Woods.

The Tournament, which attracted more than 350,000 gamers last year, begins on November 18, 2009 and runs through February 14, 2010. Gamers will be able to compete against other gamers on Xbox LIVE, the world?s premier online gaming and entertainment service, within their geographical region on several EA SPORTS titles including ? Tiger Woods PGA TOUR? 10, EA SPORTS? FIFA Soccer 10, Madden NFL 10, NHL? 10 and Fight Night Round 4. Winners on each title will have the chance to be crowned a Gillette ? EA SPORTS Champion of Gaming at the Final Event in March 2010. At the Tournament Finals, Gillette Champion Tiger Woods, as well as other sports superstars*, are scheduled to take on one of the five Gillette ? EA SPORTS Champions of Gaming participants in an EA SPORTS title — with the winner claiming ultimate bragging rights.

?Last year, our match came down to the final shot. I?ve been practicing and I am ready to take another crack at this year?s best player,? said Tiger Woods.

The Champions of Gaming Tournament is a global skill-based tournament in which participants compete against other players on the online Xbox LIVE gaming platform to determine winners. The global tournament will consist of one (1) nine (9) part qualification round and one (1) knockout round in three regions — North America; Europe and Asia-Pacific. The regional champions of each title will then face-off against each other and compete for the opportunity to play against the sports superstars at the global final event.

?We?re excited to once again provide gamers from around the world the opportunity to face off on some of our most popular EA SPORTS games through the Champions of Gaming Tournament on Xbox LIVE,? said Peter Moore, President, EA SPORTS. ?What continues to make this tournament truly stand out from other gaming tournaments is the extraordinary chance to compete face-to-face against Tiger Woods and other sports superstars.?

?Last year, we created the world?s largest multi-sport gaming tournament and this year, we are looking to make it even bigger,? said Peter Clay, Vice President, Gillette Grooming. ?We expect even more participants as the gamers play for the ultimate prize ? a one-on-one match against some of the top names in sports.?

To compete in the Gillette ? EA SPORTS Champions of Gaming Tournament, gamers must have the following:

a valid e-mail address
access to a Microsoft Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system
the EA SPORTS video game in which the player is competing (see titles above)
a valid EA SPORTS account in good standing
a valid Xbox LIVE Gold Member account
a valid Windows Live ID with their Xbox LIVE Gamertag linked

All players must be in good standing on xbox.com and the Xbox LIVE online service. To obtain an Xbox LIVE account, Windows Live ID or Xbox LIVE Gamertag, access http://www.xbox.com and follow the applicable instructions. To obtain an EA Account, access http://www.ea.com and follow the applicable instructions.

For complete details on how to enter and full tournament rules visit http://www.easports.com/gillette or http://www.gillette.com/easports2010.

About P&G (NYSE: PG)

Three billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Pampers?, Tide?, Ariel?, Always?, Whisper?, Pantene?, Mach3?, Bounty?, Dawn?, Pringles?, Folgers?, Charmin?, Downy?, Lenor?, Iams?, Crest?, Oral-B?, Actonel?, Duracell?, Olay?, Head & Shoulders?, Wella?, Gillette?, and Braun?. The P&G community consists of over 135,000 employees working in over 80 countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and in-depth information about P&G and its brands.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA(TM), EA SPORTS Freestyle(TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $ 4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA’s homepage and online game site is http://www.ea.com. More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

About Xbox LIVE

Xbox LIVE connects more than 20 million members across 26 countries to each other and the entertainment they love ? from games to entertainment content and more. Home of more content from one remote than can be found from any device connected to the television, Xbox LIVE is also a unified online social network bringing friends together, no matter where they are ? in the living room or across the world. More information can be found online at http://www.xbox.com/en-us/live.

About NFL PLAYERS

Formed in 1994, NFL PLAYERS is the licensing and marketing subsidiary of the NFL Players Association. Representing more than 1,800 active and many memorable retired NFL players, NFL PLAYERS ?takes the helmets off? the players and markets them as personalities as well as professional athletes. Through an exclusive sponsorship agreement between the organization and the NFL, players are integrated into NFL sponsor activation programs. In addition, under an exclusive agreement between NFL PLAYERS and the NFL, NFLPLAYERS.COM, the company?s official website, is part of the NFL Internet Network. Each year NFL PLAYERS negotiates and facilitates more than 4,000 player marketing opportunities for players. NFL PLAYERS activities include retail licensing, corporate sponsorships and promotions, special events, radio and television projects, publishing and internet. For more information, please visit NFLPLAYERS.COM.

*Athlete availability based on schedules

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Redmond, WA (PRWEB) May 15, 2009

Valcon Games, a video game publishing company that brings quality products to the North American market, brings the classic shooter – Raiden Fighter Aces — to the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. All three extremely popular coin-op Raiden Fighter games can now be found on one disc in this faithfully recreated ultimate collection. The game began shipping in North America this week, and will be selling for a suggested retail price of $ 19.99.

“Arcade fans of this classic game will be thrilled that they can get the same arcade experience without leaving the house,” said Glenn Halseth, co-founder of Valcon Games. “We included all the original gameplay of the original games, plus added enhanced features to accommodate next-generation gamers.”

In addition to the nonstop action, Valcon Games has added new features, such as a new training mode that lets players modify every aspect of their ships and wingmen; skip to any level; or play in slow motion. Comprehensive screen and control settings let gamers play each game full-screen as a side-scroller, or even vertically on a rotated 4:3 display.

Players also don’t have to dogfight alone. Now, two players can play co-op games offline, or choose to play as a lone-wolf in Arcade Mode, posting high-scores and gameclips to Xbox LIVE? online entertainment network.

Key Game Features

All three Raiden Fighters games on one disc
Training mode, with slow-motion, level selection, and ship configuration
Leaderboards and gameclips for online and offline play
Two-player cooperative offline play
Standard vertical scrolling, full-screen side-scrolling, or full-screen vertical scrolling on a rotated display
Visual filters to simulate classic display-types, or change the feel of the game

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About Valcon Games, LLC

Headquartered in Redmond, WA, Valcon Games LLC is video game publishing company that delivers unique and creative software for the Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Sony Playstation 2, Sony PSP, Sony Playstation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360. Valcon Games approach to product is similar to that of the ‘indie’ movie scene. With low overheads and an efficient publishing model, Valcon Games can help bring products to the U.S. market that might otherwise be overlooked. The company was co-founded by industry veterans Colin Gordon and Glenn Halseth. More company information can be found at http://www.valcongames.com.

Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and are used under license from Microsoft.

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(PRWEB) June 16, 2004

Nashville Tn. (PRWEB) Monday, June 16, 2004? The Nashville metropolitan vicinity will be the first of three National Microsoft Xbox Halo tournament put together by Associates of Gaming Professionals (AGP). Following Nashville will be Chicago, and then onto Alexandria Va. Microsoft Xbox tournaments are currently being held across the country with large numbers of participants competing for cash prizes as high as $ 10,000. The AGP of Nashville, TN, will be organizing the tournament and The Digital Realm, a local Virginian business, will be the title sponsor. AGP Nashville, the name of the fifth tournament run by Jay Umboh, Commissioner of the AGP, will be held at the Sheraton Nashville on the weekend of August 28 and 29, 2004. This news was released by Jack L. Swayze, CEO of The Digital Realm, Inc. (TDR), a new gaming facility opening soon in the Northern Virginia area.

Microsoft Xbox console games sales are in the millions every year. The lure of competition and impressive graphics have drawn gamers into a loosely organized group of competitors and the informal nature of tournaments held presently shows a great interest in the gaming community. Gamers love competition and Microsoft then provided an online service enabling gamers to play against each other in their chosen field. Computer geeks at heart, they still enjoy the competitive edge in fields they would never be able to be involved in in real life. Halo tournaments, the next step in the development, allow gamers to compete against each in a ?live? environment and obtain recognition within the gaming community.

The Associates of Gaming Professionals is the premiere professional video gaming league that strives to elevate professional console gaming in the United States. Hotel ballrooms are used as venues and have held the largest Halo team events, pulling in the best Halo players nationwide and have given out more prize money for Halo/Xbox than anyone in the country. The last event pulled in 76, four man teams from over 30 different states paying out $ 11,000 cash plus products from sponsors.

Console tournaments are the natural progression of the gaming revolution with companies such as AGP and TDR leading the advancement of console gaming to a professional level. The Sheraton Nashville offers the grandeur deserving of tournaments of this caliber. AGP Nashville will follow in the footsteps of its predecessors but will far out perform them.

Gaming redefined.

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Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) April 28, 2006

The Urban Video Game Academy and the University of Baltimore, School of Information Arts and Technology will host a ?XBOX 360 and You? demonstration featuring two of the industry?s rock stars from Microsoft Games Studios, Kevin Brown Senior Art Director, and Leon Pryor, General Manager. This one-day event is free and open to the public, on Saturday April 29, 2006, from 10:00 a.m. until Noon at the University of Baltimore, Student Center, 5th Floor Auditorium, located at Maryland and Mt. Royal Avenue.

The event will feature exciting presentations on the XBOX 360 from two African Americans who are leading video game design at Microsoft Game Studios. The publishers of Rise of Nations, Flight Simulator and Zoo Tycoon, along with other great games designed for the XBOX 360, as well as the upcoming MMOG, Vanguard, for the PC.

The Microsoft XBOX 360 event is being hosted by the Urban Video Game Academy http://www.uvga.org and the University of Baltimore, School of Information Arts and Technology http://iat.ubalt.edu/SDE/ to expose Baltimore and Washington, DC area high school and college students to career opportunities in the hot new video game design and development field.

The mission of the Urban Video Game Academy (UVGA) is to better prepare students in disadvantaged and underserved areas for postsecondary education and technology careers by teaching the fundamentals of video game design and development.

?Our programs teach introductory video game programming and design, which we use to enhance learning in mathematics, science and writing. The mastery and application of these skills alongside technology are very important in the video game development process,? says AAGamer President Roderick Woodruff, co-founder of the academy. Nearing the completion of its first year UVGA?s program has reached over 300 urban high school students in Atlanta, Baltimore, and Washington, DC.

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