MAJOR LEAGUE
GAMING
COLLABORATES
WITH UBISOFT
ON TOM
CLANCY'S
RAINBOW SIX®
VEGAS 2
Unprecedented
relationship
underscores
rising
prominence
of
league and
competitive
gaming
SAN
FRANCISCO -
February 25,
2008 - Today
Major League
Gaming (MLG),
the
professional
videogame
league,
announced
its
collaboration
with Ubisoft,
one of the
world's
largest
video game
publishers,
on the
development
of the
highly
anticipated
Tom Clancy's
Rainbow Six®
Vegas 2.
The new
Rainbow Six
title
features an
"MLG Map"
that pays
homage to
the MLG Pro
Circuit,
depicting an
MLG event at
the Las
Vegas
Convention
Center. MLG
and Ubisoft
collaborated
on the
development
of the map,
which was
designed
with
competitive
gaming in
mind.
The
collaboration
reflects the
rising
importance
of both MLG
and
competitive
multiplayer
gaming in
live and
online
environments.
With
millions of
gamers
playing at
its live
competitions
and on its
websites,
MLG is now
recognized
by players
and
publishers
as a leading
authority on
competitive
play, and
its rules
and game
settings
have become
the de facto
standard for
competition
around the
world.
"We were
thrilled
that Ubisoft
chose MLG to
collaborate
on the
development
of a map
specially
designed for
competitive
gamers,"
said Matthew
Bromberg,
President
and CEO of
Major League
Gaming.
"Rainbow Six
was a
terrific
addition to
our Pro
Circuit last
year, and we
can't wait
to turn our
millions of
Pro Circuit,
online and
TV fans onto
this new
game."
"Tom
Clancy's
Rainbow Six
Vegas
transformed
the way
gamers play
online
multiplayer
games in the
current
generation
of
hardware,"
said Tony
Key, senior
vice
president of
sales and
marketing at
Ubisoft.
"The Rainbow
Six
franchise
has been a
leader in
the world of
online
multiplayer
video games
since 1998,
and we are
proud to
have worked
with MLG on
Vegas 2."
MLG will
support the
overall
effort by
including
Tom Clancy's
Rainbow Six
Vegas 2 in
its 2008 Pro
Circuit,
including a
special
release
event for
the game in
April. The
multi-city
MLG Pro
Circuit,
which will
be covered
by ESPN.com,
kicks off
April 11,
2008 at the
Meadowlands
Expo Center
outside of
New York
City.
To learn
more about
Tom Clancy's
Rainbow Six
Vegas 2,
please visit
http://www.rainbowsixgame.com.
Tom Clancy's
Rainbow Six®
Vegas 2
ships in
March 2008
for the Xbox
360® video
game and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft,
the
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system and
PC.
About Tom
Clancy's
Rainbow Six
Vegas 2
Tom Clancy's
Rainbow Six
Vegas 2 is
the last
chance for
gamers to
rescue
America's
sexiest city
from an
escalating
terrorist
siege, and
will impose
heart-pounding
action from
beginning to
end. The
best are
back and
this time
winner takes
all. The
highly
anticipated
sequel to
the
recipient of
numerous
awards,
including
2006's Best
First Person
Shooter and
Best Online
Game, Tom
Clancy's
Rainbow Six
Vegas 2 will
push the
top-selling
franchise to
new heights
with new
gameplay
features and
groundbreaking
co-op and
multiplayer
modes.
About Tom
Clancy
With over 80
million
books sold,
Tom Clancy
is arguably
the world's
most
recognized
author. His
works
include
fiction such
as The Hunt
for Red
October,
Clear and
Present
Danger, The
Sum of All
Fears,
Rainbow Six,
Red Rabbit,
and The
Teeth of the
Tiger.
Clancy also
writes
non-fiction
works about
weapons and
various
military
units. Four
of his books
have already
been adapted
into highly
successful
feature
films.
About
Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a
leading
producer,
publisher
and
distributor
of
interactive
entertainment
products
worldwide
and has
grown
considerably
through a
strong and
diversified
lineup of
products and
partnerships.
Ubisoft has
offices in
23 countries
and sales in
more than 50
countries
around the
globe. It is
committed to
delivering
high-quality,
cutting-edge
video game
titles to
consumers.
Ubisoft
generated
sales of 680
million
Euros for
the 2006-07
fiscal year.
To learn
more, please
visit
www.ubisoftgroup.com.
About Major
League
Gaming
Major League
Gaming is
North
America's
first
professional
videogame
league, and
its only
sanctioning
body for pro
gaming. MLG
operates the
multi-city
MLG Pro
Circuit,
presented by
GameStop and
powered by
Xbox 360;
produces
compelling
competitions
for national
television,
broadband
and mobile
distribution;
and
exclusively
represents
the best
gamers in
the world.
It also
operates a
thriving
online
community
and online
tournaments
for millions
of gamers at
mlgpro.com.
MLG, founded
in 2002, is
based in New
York City
and is
privately
held.
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Ubisoft
Entertainment.
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Ubisoft
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trademarks
of Ubisoft
Entertainment
in the U.S.
and/or other
countries.
Rainbow Six,
Red Storm
and the Red
Storm logo
are
trademarks
of Red Storm
Entertainment
in the U.S.
and/or other
countries.
Red Storm
Entertainment,
Inc. is a
Ubisoft
Entertainment
company.
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"PLAYSTATION"
and "PS"
Family logo
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trademarks
of Sony
Computer
Entertainment
Inc.
Microsoft,
Xbox, Xbox
360, Xbox
LIVE, and
the Xbox
logos are
trademarks
of the
Microsoft
group of
companies.