Deal Brings MLG Tournaments to EA Sports Titles in 2010

Tournaments sanctioned by Major League Gaming will be a multiplayer feature of certain upcoming EA Sports titles, under a deal announced today by the two parties that proposes to establish “the definitive ranking system for sports gamers in North America.”(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); The pact deepens the ties between MLG and EA established last year with a live tournament series betdog called the EA Sports Challenge Series. Under thsi new development, EA Sports titles will include new multiplayer lobbies specifically for MLG-sanctioned sbfplay and refereed tournaments. Players victories, defeats and other stats will then be tracked and compiled in a profile, “enabling the definitive ranking system for sports gamers in North America,” according to a joint announcement. No specific titles were mentioned, just that the online tournaments would begin in 2010. The remainder of the ufa747 announcement touted the marketing potential of the partnership.