Virgin returns to videogames
To host tournaments online.
Richard Branson's mega-corporation Virgin is returning to videogames. The company will allow PS3 and 360 gamers to compete against each other online for real-life prizes.
The enterprise, dubbed Virgin Gaming, will kick off with a ModNation Racers tournament. There's a website up and running now.
The winner - the highest finisher on a leaderboard - will be given a round trip to Las Vegas with three nights' accommodation and $500 spending money. Runners-up will receive a big telly (2nd place), PSPgo (3rd place) or PSP-3000 (4th place).
MaxConsole dug and discovered that Entertainment Tech was powering the Virgin Gaming operation. The service will emulate website WorldGaming, which allows users to challenge each other and compete for hard cash.
The full Virgin Gaming reveal is expected to happen at E3 later this month.
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What is my Tournament code and where do I get it?
Your tournament code is provided to you inside the game box of every copy of ModNation Racers for PS3 purchased at EB Games or Gamestop retailers.
<a href="http://virgingaming.com/modnation/faqs
">http://virgingaming.com/modnation/faqs
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Thats the modnation tournament anyway.
EDIT: Scrap that it's not open to Americans, but soley Canadian Residents.
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Hopefully we get it over here soon. Looks like it could be fun and challanging.
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Hopefully we get it over here soon. Looks like it could be fun and challanging.
Well spotted.
$500 is no where near enough for Las Vegas...
You've got to speculate to accumulate.
Keep those eyes on E3.
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welcome back
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(or was that just the movie "The Wizard"?)
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Did anyone else initially read that as some sort of cross platform shenannigans?
No?
Hmm, I am thick afterall.
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/work
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Also the SNES Lion King (I was 11 ok?!) was the hardest fucking game I ever played to date.
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Had the Jungle Book, and if i remember correctly, was pretty good.
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War, never been so much fun
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Just me then?
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And a ModNations Racers competition? I would have picked TrackMania. The game is a lot more popular, and has similar track making capabilities.