Big-ticket professional gaming might soon be a reality in India like in the rest of the world. Vixture, the biggest gaming event to be ever held in India, was announced today at a press briefing in Mumbai.
Vixture is being brought forth by Zero Friction and Electronic Arts (EA), and is also supported by MTV. It will be a PC and multi-console gaming championship with prize money totaling Rs 50 lakhs, which is by far the biggest prize money in a gaming championship. The three-day finals will be held in Mumbai from June 13-15, 2008. Sixty-four teams will participate in the finals after elimination rounds spanning the entire country. Preliminaries will be held in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Pune from May 15-30, 2008. Crysis (PC), NFS Pro Street (Xbox 360), Cricket 07 (PS2), Fifa 08 (Xbox 360), and Fight Night Round 3 (PS3) will be the games featured in the competition. Crysis alone will be five-on-five while the rest will be single-player games.
The top team will romp home with a cash prize of Rs 20 lakhs while the runners-up team will get Rs 10 lakhs. The top individuals in each of the five games on offer will win Rs 4 lakhs each. www.vixture.com is still under construction but gamers may register there May 1st onwards, or get in touch with the organizers at 022 64515076. The entry fee for the competition is Rs 250 per person.
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