10/5/11
EA and Virgin Gaming have announced the $1.6 million Battlefield 3 ”Worldwide Conquest” tournament set for 2012. The prize is the the largest in eSports history, going “above and beyond” Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3‘s $1 million tournament at the CoD XP earlier in September.
“We’re always looking to raise the bar for our members, to give them truly epic gaming experiences they won’t find anywhere else and Battlefield 3 hits the mark,” said Zachary Zeldin, Co-Founder of Virgin Gaming. “This partnership with EA and DICE is exactly the kind of relationship it takes to deliver on that goal, and we can’t be more excited to be working with them to host the greatest competitive gaming event I’ve ever seen.”
