SLAM THE
COMPETITION
AND BECOME
CHAMPION OF
THE VIRTUAL
RING IN WWE
SMACKDOWN
VS. RAW 2008
INTERNATIONAL
TOURNAMENT,
PRESENTED BY
GAMESTOP
Global
Competition
for Online
Gamers
Culminates
with
Showdown in
Orlando,
Fla.,
Where Champ
Will Win
Coveted
Floor
Tickets to
WrestleMania
24
Agoura
Hills,
Calif. –
December 7,
2007 –
Leading
worldwide
video game
developer
and
publisher,
THQ Inc.,
announced
today that
online
registration
for the WWE
SmackDown
vs. Raw 2008
International
Tournament
will begin
on December
8, 2007.
Online
gamers
across the
globe will
battle in a
virtual ring
for the
ultimate
prize of two
highly
coveted
floor
tickets to
WrestleMania
24, which
will take
place on
March 30,
2008 in
Orlando,
Fla.
Major League
Gaming will
produce,
host and
operate WWE
SmackDown
vs. Raw 2008
qualifier
tournaments
beginning in
January 2008
in three
regions,
including
North
America, the
United
Kingdom and
Continental
Europe. The
competition
will
continue
throughout
February
2008, with
the four top
players in
each region
moving on to
participate
in regional
finals in
early March.
Two
finalists
from North
America,
along with a
finalist
from the
United
Kingdom and
a finalist
from
Continental
Europe, will
then battle
head-to-head
at the grand
finale,
scheduled to
take place
during the
6th Annual
THQ
Superstar
Challenge on
March 27,
2008 at the
House of
Blues
Orlando.
At the 6th
Annual THQ
Superstar
Challenge,
finalists
will have
the
opportunity
to not only
play live
against one
other in
front of a
capacity
crowd, but
will also
share the
gaming
spotlight
with top WWE
Superstars
in
attendance.
The grand
prize winner
will receive
two floor
tickets to
WrestleMania
24, while
each
finalist
will receive
two stadium
tickets to
the event.
Registration
for the WWE
SmackDown
vs. Raw 2008
Global
Challenge
begins on
December 8.
Gamers may
register for
the
tournament
at
www.gamestop.com/svr.
What: THQ’s
WWE
SmackDown
vs. Raw 2008
International
Tournament
Who: Gamers
around the
World
When: Online
Registration
Begins
December 8
Where:
Gamers can
register for
the
tournament
at
www.gamestop.com/svr
Grand Prize:
Two Floor
Tickets to
WrestleMania
24 in
Orlando,
Florida