APAC Halo 3 Tournament announced

Mike Bantick
Tuesday, 18 March 2008 06:44

Your IT - Entertainment

Think you are pretty hot at Halo 3?  Live in the Asia Pacific region? Want to win a spanking new Samsung TV? Check out the official tournament then.

Microsoft have let slip the details of the Official Halo 3 Tournament now open for registration.

The tournament is a chance for Haloites in Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand to come together and blast each other in order to win stuff.

The ‘stuff’ includes a new Samsung 40” LCD TV Model LA40A550, exclusive Halo 3 artwork, a brand new Xbox 360 Elite, Xbox 360 accessories and Microsoft Points.

“This is our first collaboration with Samsung on an Asia Pacific wide tournament on Xbox LIVE,” said Andrew Jenkins, Product Marketing Manager, Xbox Australia. “We are looking forward to the exciting engagement with gamers on Halo 3 in Asia Pacific.”
 
“Cyber gaming provides youth in the region a platform to express and pursue their passion. Samsung is delighted to contribute to its growing popularity, and we are proud to offer our sleek and stylish LCD TVs which combine ultra-sharp picture quality and crisp surround sound to provide gamers with an amazlingly realistic gaming experience,” said Mr. David Henry, Director, Corporate Marketing, Samsung Asia Pty Ltd.

To sign up, players should head to the Xbox LIVE® dashboard and download the exclusive GamerPic. Once gamers are registered, open play runs from April 1 to April 14 2008. Entrants will need to perform on the three game modes that make up The Official Halo 3 Tournament Sponsored by Samsung TV. The Xbox LIVE play list includes Slayer, King of the Hill and Oddball.