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    Wing Commander Tourney

    By Brian Crecente, 10:00 AM on Mon Jul 30 2007, 1,299 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

    There's going to be a bit of a throw-down tonight on the Xbox Live Arcade. Electronic Arts is hosting a Wing Commander Arena tournament tonight on the cade. The tourney will be between a bunch of editors. I'm not sure who all is going to be participating. Ron Workman over at Dtoid says he's in, but I've not heard anyone else chattering about this... I hope it's not just the two of us. The winner of the tourney gets a $6,400 prize pack. If fate intervenes and gives everyone else playing in the tourney simultaneous heart attacks and I actually win the thing, I will be giving it away on Kotaku. But again, don't hold your breath. I will be livecasting the tourney, or my role in it, tonight at 8 p.m. Specific. ( :p ) Hit the jump for the list of stuff I won't be winning to giveaway to you and for the rules. Feel free to post pro-tips for me in comments. I truly suck at the game.

    Grand Prize
    • 50" 1080p Flat-Panel Plasma HDTV
    • Theater System with Progressive-Scan
    • Xbox360 Elite
    • Extra Controller
    • 4X Xbox Live Gold Membership
    • Wing Commander Arena + 11,200 Microsoft Points

    Four Runners-up will each receive:
    • 1 Xbox360 Elite videogame and entertainment system
    • 11,200 Microsoft Points

    Da Rules
    Qualifying Rounds: Qualifying rounds will begin at 8:00PM PST on 7/30/07 via Xbox Live Arcade.
    A. This tournament is a free for all, and editors are allowed to choose what ships they want to use.
    B. The Tournament will start with 2 rounds of 16 person free for all up to 25 frags. The 8 editors with the
    highest frag count at the end of those rounds advance to the next round which will be 1 round up to 25 frags.
    The 4 editors with the highest frag count at the end of that match go to a 4 man free for all up to 25 frags.
    The 2 editors with the most frags go to a hosted "bear pit" match to see who can get to 20 frags first. There
    is going to be a splinter bomber ship in the pit with you and frags against him count as well. The editor who
    gets to 20 frags first wins the prize!
    C. In the event of a tie, there will be a sudden death match between the two tying parties in a 1 vs. 1 match
    with the rogue bomber in the bear pit. The party with the highest score at the end of the match will be
    declared the winner.

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