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Microsoft readies for 'Pac-Man' World Championships
by : Emma Price
Date : Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:01:00 GMT
Microsoft has joined hands with NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc to launch the first ever 'Pac-Man ' world championship where Xbox users can compete against each other on Xbox Live Arcade for the title of world 's best 'Pac-Man ' player. lt;br / gt;
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The competition will start on April 25th and will run till May 9. Top nine candidates on the Xbox Live Arcade leaderboard will be chosen to play the Xbox 360 'Pac-Man ' World Championship. Microsoft revealed that one finalist each will be chosen from Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Japan and Mexico while two will be chosen from Europe and the US. lt;br / gt;
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Jeff Bell, Corporate Vice President of Global Marketing of Microsoft 's Interactive Entertainment Business, revealed that this competition will find a wide range of audience since 'Pac-Man ' is a game loved by all generations. lt;br / gt;
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"Pac-Man reached an iconic status in the '80s across multiple generations and cultures, so the Xbox 360 'Pac-Man ' World Championship provides a great incentive for fans old and new to fall in love with the game all over again ", he said. lt;br / gt;
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A 'Pac-Man ' FANatic contest will also be held in which Canadian and American 'Pac-Man ' fans will get a chance to feature in the world championship by sending a video that will say why exactly they are the ultimate 'Pac-Man ' fan. The finals will be held on June 5 in New York City where the winner will be crowned by Toru Iwatani, creator of 'Pac-Man. ' lt;br / gt;
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Prizes include free Quiznos toasted subs for 26 years, 100,000 Microsoft Points using which the winner can buy games, movies, and other fun content available on Xbox Live apart from a specially designed Xbox 360. 'Pac-Man ' is available to be downloaded via Xbox Live Arcade for the cost of 400 Microsoft Points.
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