XFIRE TO
BRING FANS
THE WORLD'S
FIRST CALL
OF DUTYŽ 4:
MODERN
WARFARE™ PC
ONLINE
TOURNAMENT
Log On
November
15-21 to
Participate
in the
"Xfire First
Strike: Call
of Duty 4:
Modern
Warfare
Tournament
and Events"
MENLO PARK,
CA (November
13, 2007) -
Xfire, one
of the
fastest
growing
online
gaming
communities
in the world
today
announced
the
first-ever
Call of
DutyŽ 4
online
tournament
for the PC,
the "Xfire
First
Strike: Call
of DutyŽ 4:
Modern
Warfare™
Tournament."
Kicking off
Thursday,
November 15,
the
tournament
is Xfire's
first user
tournament,
with more
than $30,000
worth of
prizes up
for grabs
for
competitors
including
new Voodoo
computers,
Nvidia's
8800 GT
graphics
cards and
Creative
Labs sound
cards and
headsets. In
addition to
the open
tournament,
Xfire will
host a
series of
events to
celebrate
the release
of the
highly-anticipated
game,
including a
"Live Chat"
and a "Play
With"
session with
developer
Infinity
Ward, as
well as
three hours
of pro-am
sessions
with
top-ranked
competitive
teams.
"We are
thrilled to
host the
first PC
online
tournament
for Call of
Duty 4:
Modern
Warfare,"
said
Frederic
Descamps,
senior
director of
marketing,
Xfire. "By
working
closely with
Activision
and Infinity
Ward to
develop a
series of
free events
never-before-seen
on the PC,
we have the
opportunity
to present a
truly unique
and exciting
experience
for our
community."
Free
registration
for the "Xfire
First
Strike: Call
of Duty 4:
Modern
Warfare
Tournament
and Events"
is available
now - open
to gamers 17
years of age
or older.
For
additional
details and
to sign up
to
participate,
please visit
the Xfire
First Strike
page.
Call of Duty
4: Modern
Warfare is
rated "M"
(Mature) by
the ESRB for
Intense
Violence,
Strong
Language,
Blood and
Gore and
available
now at
retail
outlets
nationwide.
About Xfire,
Inc.
Xfire, Inc.
is one of
the fastest
growing
online
gaming
platform and
community in
the world
helping
gamers to
easily
connect,
chat and
play with
their
friends
online.
Xfire is a
free service
that allows
gamers to
easily
browse for
game
servers,
chat with
friends
through IM
and voice
chat, as
well as
download the
latest
updates and
additions to
their
favorite
games. With
over 8.5
million
members in
over 100
countries,
Xfire is an
international
community
connecting
gamers
across the
globe. Xfire
is a wholly
owned
subsidiary
of MTV
Networks and
is based in
Menlo Park,
CA.
Call of
DutyŽ4:
Modern
Warfare™ is
a registered
trademark of
Activision
Inc