2009 Major League Gaming Pro Circuit Season Opener Comes to the Meadowlands April 3-5

World’s top pros, thousands of aspiring amateurs will meet face-to-face to crown the winners in competitive Halo 3 and Gears of War

Thousands of fans will cheer on their favorites, interact with their heroes, see the best competitive gaming live and in person

NEW YORK, March 30 /PRNewswire/ — Major League Gaming (MLG), the professional video game league, is kicking off the 2009 season at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus April 3-5. Coming off a sizzling 2008 season that crowned Str8 Rippin National Champions and put the team on over 175 million bottles of Dr Pepper, Major League Gaming Nation is chomping at the bit to see who’s been practicing and who’s been slacking — and where the latest surprise talent will come from this season.

Top pros, aspiring competitors and thousands of fans will come together for three days of intense competition and entertainment; $70,000 is at stake in the Meadowlands and over $1 million in cash and prizes will be awarded over the course of the full season.

Admission to the event is $20 for the entire weekend and includes:

AMAZING PRO MATCHES START ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND GO ALL WEEKEND LONG!

Friday highlights include:

• 2008 National Champions — Str8 Rippin — Friday 4/3 at 6:45 pm
• 2008 second place finishers — Instinct — Friday 4/3 at 10:30 pm
• See the Ogre Twins face each other for the first time in their careers — Final Boss vs. The Incredibles — Friday 4/3 at 9:15 pm
• See the hottest and most practiced team in the offseason with veteran Strongside and new comer Ace — Status Quo — face off against Karma’s new team, New Order — Friday, 4/3 at 10:30 pm

FOOD, SWAG, PLAY-A-PRO, and AUTOGRAPH SIGNINGS

• Ball Park Friday Morning Tailgate — Friday 4/3, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
• Str8 Rippin at the Dr Pepper booth all weekend long
• Team Instinct autograph and photo session with the Old Spice models — Saturday 4/4, 5 pm – 6 pm
• Customize your own t-shirts at the Stride booth
• Be an MLG Legend at the BIC Comfort 3 Advance Booth

CHEER THE BEST AMATEURS IN THE WORLD AND PUT YOUR OWN SKILLS TO THE TEST!

• See over 1600 of the best amateurs in the country try to make it into the pro bracket and get noticed by the pros
• FFA and Wingman competitions at the GameBattles Arcade — top winners will take home $500
• Show your moves on the Dance Dance Revolution stations

MLG LIVE BROADCASTS — WATCH HISTORY BEING MADE — LIVE!

• Pre-game show — Friday 4/3 at 8 pm
• Friday Night Kick Off — Friday 4/3 at 9 pm
• ESPN Saturday Night — Saturday 4/4 at 7:30 pm
• MLG Championship Sunday — Sunday 4/5 at 3 pm

For more information on MLG’s Meadowlands Pro Circuit competition, go to www.mlgpro.com.

    WHO:        Major League Gaming (MLG)

    WHAT:       MLG's 2009 Pro Circuit Season Opener

    WHEN:       April 3-5, 2009
                Doors open on Friday at 1:30 pm; Saturday at 10 am;
                Sunday at 10 am

    WHERE:      Meadowlands Expo Center
                355 Plaza Dr. Secaucus, NJ 07094

About Major League Gaming

Founded in 2002, Major League Gaming (MLG) is the dominant media property exclusively targeting the approximately 40 million consumers in North America who have a passion for playing video games as a competitive social activity. The company exclusively represents the best professional gamers and gives millions of aspiring gamers around the world an opportunity to compete, improve their skills, and socialize through our thriving online competitive community and live Pro Circuit competitions. For more information: www.mlgpro.com.

SOURCE Major League Gaming