 | Comment #1 by CLB Left 4 Dead
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 02:07:58 PM
This is a great idea and whilst maybe the prize is huge i definatley think other games should have organized competitions like this one rewarding the gamers. |
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 | Comment #2 by xxdeadpeacexx
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 02:09:11 PM
k |
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 | Comment #3 by dementedlullaby
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 02:09:53 PM
Going to charity? That's cool.
I'm not in the U.S :) |
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 | Comment #4 by DemonI81
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 02:11:39 PM
Wow... this is pretty cool. Makes me kinda wish I was into sports games.
Things like this should be done more often. It gives gamers a way to really compete with each other while offering great rewards for the winner and for people that really need it (charities).
Kudos to House-Kidder Entertainment. |
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 | Comment #5 by Napior
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 02:21:42 PM
why isn't it for a real tournament game (a FPS?) |
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 | Comment #6 by Krisko Disko
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 02:23:17 PM
They really expect 65 thousand people to pay a hundred fifty dollars? |
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| Comment #7 by DemonI81
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 02:24:01 PM
@ #5
Most likely so anyone can participate. Most FPS games are M rated.
This is only a guess and nothing more. |
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 | Comment #8 by Metalteeth9
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 02:25:58 PM
@#7
"open to US residents eighteen years of age or older"
Being M rated means nothing when those that can play are already over 18. I'd say more because it is because EA is helping with it. |
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 | Comment #9 by zyxomma100
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 02:26:53 PM
If they really want everyone to participate, why is the entry fee so high? I best they'll get a few thousand, but not much more. |
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| Comment #10 by DemonI81
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 02:31:52 PM
@ #8
Ah, missed that part. Good call. Obviously I was wrong.
So I have no idea why this is never done for FPS then. |
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 | Comment #11 by SunnyDLyte
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 02:38:14 PM
WOW WTF SCREW SPORTS GAMES ARRRRRGGHHHH!!!! :( |
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 | Comment #12 by onemorechanc
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 02:41:22 PM
Heh heh ... 65,536 ... that's the value of an unsigned 32-bit integer. |
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 | Comment #13 by stryker412
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 02:53:58 PM
Giving away $1 million but can't spend $20 on a decently made website? |
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 | Comment #14 by Kezzmo
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 02:57:29 PM
(The inaugural Challenge will be limited to "65,536" participants) Are they trying to go all Left For Dead on us all or something? lol :D |
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 | Comment #15 by ssj4goku539
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 03:02:37 PM
figures its a game i suck at or havent even played lol |
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 | Comment #16 by razzleson
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 03:17:35 PM
To everyone who's whining about this being a sports game, and not something "awesome" like Halo or Call of Duty. Take a step back.
This isn't about the tournament prize or the game, this is a charity event with a game that would be open to more than a specific field. Not everyone enjoys killing other people, and gloating over their super awesome K/D ratio.
I'm pretty sure I'll be attending, even though I'll get slaughtered in the first round since I'm horrible at sport games. But I will be attending just because I know the money will be going to a better cause than if I had just spend the money on beer or a dinner out with a friend. |
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 | Comment #17 by Ulquiorra14405
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 03:23:03 PM
@16 yes that's the point of the tournament but there would be a hell of a lot more participants if they did a popular fps |
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| Comment #18 by SunnyDLyte
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 03:24:06 PM
@#16 We all should and most do know that they picked a sprts game cuz it appeals more to a wide audience those playing and not playing but honestly....WHOGIVES A "CRAP" I WANT TO GET A.."BOOM! HEADSHOT!!!!" SCREW SPORTS GAMES ARRGHHH!!!!.....(GEARSOF WAR,COD3,BANJO:TOOIE MULT-PLAYER...good games to play) |
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| Comment #19 by DemonI81
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 03:28:44 PM
@ #16
I only see one person complaining in any way and he barely said anything. Did it warrant such a long, self righteous comment? |
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 | Comment #20 by Danny Dibo
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 03:34:08 PM
To People complaining,
Lets just be honest here.
Even if it wasn't a sports game, and it was a FPS game that they picked for this tournament, you would then just bitch about how it costs too much to join up. |
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 | Comment #21 by eddie cheeseman
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 03:38:12 PM
The sales for this are now gonna go through the roof.
Nice move EA. |
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 | Comment #22 by xYx VeNoM xYx
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 03:45:05 PM
No, they did it in a game that anyone can win b/c mistakes can be made.... If an MLG player of COD or Halo signed up obviously their going to be better than half the field... So why not choose a game based on anything can happen in a football game its about strategy where as an FPS strategy would a) be non existent outside of a clan and then the different maps would play to a players strengths or weakness.... thats obviously why a sports game was chosen. |
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 | Comment #23 by Invader999
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 03:45:28 PM
I'd never pay $150 just to play a game I stink at. |
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 | Comment #24 by xI DaR3DeViL Ix
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 03:48:13 PM
UK gets shit all again lol |
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 | Comment #25 by desertpulse
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 03:55:49 PM
Wish something like this would happen in the UK , but then again a aint paying +£70 to enter a tournament |
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| Comment #26 by crazyman
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 04:20:56 PM
couldnt really care less.
good idea, but $150 is a bit much thats £70 ! |
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 | Comment #27 by IxI JoSh IxI
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 04:21:34 PM
Good!!
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 | Comment #28 by Gext3r
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 04:36:43 PM
Note that Cildren Medical Center might have children who's witnessed or have been acustomed to a violent atmosphere. L4D, Halo 3, and COD are all very violent and would be a very unmoral like thing to do to to set a tournament based around some of t his nature.
Example. Lets play a game where the point of it is to get Cancer. But lets have the funds of this game go to a Cancer type charity.
Anyone see the problem in that?
True 150$ is alot, but know that alot of the people people who would sign up for this are dedicated football players in real life, or dedicated football GAME fans. They know the risk involved and know that they could lose out in the first round, but that is also the fun of it.
I say kudos to House-Kidder Entertainment, and goodluck to everyone who participates |
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 | Comment #29 by hallam
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 04:38:00 PM
150?
duck fat |
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| Comment #30 by Gext3r
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 04:47:57 PM
@28
(particularly X360A users) |
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 | Comment #31 by Dibs No Joust
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 05:28:03 PM
I'd like to know how much they are giving to charity. 65,536 at $150 is nearly TEN million dollars! It's unlikely they will get that many entrants for the price, and I realize there are fees that go to the venues and on-site equipment necessary for these, but wow. Supply needs to meet demand at some point, and selling a few thousand at $150 is NOTHING compared to selling all 65K at $50 a pop! Or even just make it the price of a brand new game ($60) and call it good. I feel like they dropped the ball...incomplete pass. |
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 | Comment #32 by domn8rdom
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 05:32:55 PM
Why don't they pick a game where you can't put your wide receiver at quarterback and run by everyone on the option. haha |
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 | Comment #33 by DarkenHell
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 06:00:25 PM
I wish there was more tournaments with prizes like this.... |
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 | Comment #34 by NLmichiej
Friday, February 27, 2009 @ 08:14:16 PM
@ #33: me too, with just two differences though... Entree fee should be lower and it should be accessible for people from Holland...
But whatever, I'd suck at that game anyway. |
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 | Comment #35 by mentaljason
Saturday, February 28, 2009 @ 12:43:51 AM
Am I the only one who finds it dumb that its NCAA football and not NFL football? With such a big prize you expect it... |
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 | Comment #36 by CrazyDoginOZ
Saturday, February 28, 2009 @ 03:15:21 AM
why dont we get stuff like this in australia |
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 | Comment #37 by Neon Lynx
Saturday, February 28, 2009 @ 03:54:11 AM
several good points here addressing the various moral and cultural aspects to this story - good work x360a users!!
my own view is that this should help competitive gaming push further into the mainstream and so that is good for us all - if this does well then more such tournaments could follow and then perhaps we'd see the grumbles posted here addressed (e.g. why a sports game, i don't live in the US...).
pats on the back all round!
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 | Comment #38 by Tallboy2005
Saturday, February 28, 2009 @ 05:17:17 AM
It's limited to 65,536. That is just the maximum number. As it states in this sentence below, depending on how many people attend will affect the the prizes.
"The winner of the Championship Finals will win a Grand Prize that could be as much as $1,000,000 depending on participation in the Challenge." |
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 | Comment #39 by BigFellaJake
Saturday, February 28, 2009 @ 10:28:03 AM
If all 65,536 people pay the 150 dollar entry fee, then the grand total would be 9,830,400 Dollars. Almost 10 times the grand prize. And I cant expect them to give all the 8 million dollars to charity |
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 | Comment #40 by DM HavoX
Saturday, February 28, 2009 @ 06:17:03 PM
Thats a ton of cash #39! I guess they don't expect a lot of participation then if the grand prize is only 1/10th the total input costs. Still... thats a lot of bones for playing NCAA. |
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 | Comment #41 by DocRevolt
Sunday, March 01, 2009 @ 12:45:47 AM
@14 L4D only did that to top Dead Rising =P
Anyway, getting 65 thousand people to shell out 150 bucks in the middle of an economic crisis isn't exactly going to be a walk in the park for EA. |
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 | Comment #42 by Tim 13
Sunday, March 01, 2009 @ 09:28:20 AM
@12: NERRRRRRRRDDDDDDD!!!
Yeah, you folks are right, though. I seriously doubt that this many people would shell out that crapload of money when the chances of winning are 1 in 65,536. Let me just tear my paycheck in half, and feed the smaller half to a dog. |
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| Comment #43 by Napior
Sunday, March 01, 2009 @ 10:28:50 AM
@ #7 you have to be 18 to play in this tournament |
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 | Comment #44 by MediumMelanin
Sunday, March 01, 2009 @ 03:02:12 PM
had to be a sports game, meh |
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 | Comment #45 by Mike Bayne
Sunday, March 01, 2009 @ 04:16:52 PM
Iam happy that I starting to see good game tournaments pop up in the US but, like most others I wish it was something besides a sports game. |
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 | Comment #46 by blackout529
Monday, March 02, 2009 @ 08:16:00 AM
Too bad I'll destroy anyone who gets in my way in this tourny. |
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 | Comment #47 by eskEMO
Tuesday, March 03, 2009 @ 11:06:12 AM
Good luck, entrants.
Tuition and mortage > eSports |
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