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16 players to compete for $30k at MLG Arena in NYC; Competition to be broadcast May 14 online atwww.majorleaguegaming.com and www.rockstargames.com
Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce The Max Payne 3 Pro Exhibition in association with Major League Gaming (MLG) that was held on May 5, 2012 in New York City will be broadcast online at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, May 14, 2012 at http://www.majorleaguegaming.com and http://www.rockstargames.com.
For the first time ever, Rockstar Games has teamed up with MLG’s elite professional players for an exhibition tournament hosted by MLG and featuring the competitive debut of Max Payne 3 multiplayer.
“We designed Max Payne 3 multiplayer to be easily accessible, yet deep and sophisticated enough for competitive players to enjoy,” said Jeronimo Barrera, VP of Product Development of Rockstar Games. “Now we’re teaming up with MLG to let the best players in the world attack it.”
MLG teams and pros fought it out in 4 vs. 4 Team Matches and Deathmatch tournaments, with Rockstar’s development team on-hand to coach and strategize with teams. The 16 selected players were competing for a total cash prize purse of $30,000. Featured players include:
- Strongside – Mike Cavanaugh
- Nadeshot – Matt Haag
- Walshy – David Walsh
- Gandhi – Scott Lussier
- Tsquared – Tom Taylor
- Scump – Seth Abner
- Hastro – Mike Rufail
- CDNthe3rd – Caeser Noriega
- Nickmercs – Nicholas Kolcheff
- Cream – Ken Lawson
- MrsViolence – Kelly Ristigian
- xJawz – Samuel Joseph Betesh
- Predator – Gabriel Figueroa
- CDjr – Emmanuel Brito
- Stainville – Tosh-Mcgruder-Cummings
- Aches – Patrick Price
