Battle of the Sexes, Are you Game?
You certainly were!
Bristol, England 1st September 2005: XboxGameZone are pleased to announce the UK's first Girl vs. Boy tournament was a huge success. Exceeding all expectations gamers of all ages took part in over 25 matches held across the bank holiday weekend on more than 9 Xbox LiveTM titles. The event which received full support from Microsoft Game Studios, Ubisoft and the all female clan P.M.S came to a close midnight Monday 29th August when XboxGameZone announced the 5 winners of their prize draw.
"We knew the tournament would be a success, but the overwhelming level of enthusiasm we received exceeded any we could have imagined" said Lisa Bidder Xbox Live Event Specialist of XboxGameZone. "I would like to offer a big thank you to all the girls who took time out of their busy lives in some cases playing as many as 16 matches to support the event. Without the girls the event would never have been possible."
XboxGameZone have been so impressed with the response to the event they are already working on the next girl vs. boy tournament and are pleased say they have already secured 'special guests' for the next one, who will they be? When will it be? Well you will need to wait and see, watch this space as all will become clear very soon.
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About XboxGameZone
XboxGameZone.co.uk is a UK based Xbox fan site run by gamers for gamers, providing the ever growing Xbox Live community with regular news, events and exclusive interviews. XboxGameZone.co.uk also runs a number of weekly and monthly competitions giving you a chance of proving your skills against other Xbox Live players to win fantastic prizes.
Contact:
Lisa bidder
Xbox Live Event Specialist
+44 (0) 7969 330 671
http://www.xboxgamezone.co.uk
lisa.bidder@xboxgamezone.co.uk
About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is an international producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products. A leading company in the multimedia industry, Ubisoft's strong and diversified lineup has grown considerably, as has Ubisoft itself. As well as steadfastly continuing to partner with several high-profile companies, Ubisoft has also confirmed its presence on the global market by developing its own exceptional properties. Founded in 1986 in France, Ubisoft is now present on every continent, both through offices in 21 different countries including the United States, Morocco, Germany and China and through sales of products in over 50 countries. The group is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers around the world. Ubisoft generated a turnover of 508 million euros for the 2003/2004 fiscal year, up 22.5% over the previous fiscal year. To learn more, visit www.ubi.com.
About P.M.S Clan
The PMS Clan is the largest all-female Xbox Live (and multiplatform) Clan with members across the globe. With a focus on the first person shooter genre, they can be found on any game that features intense first person fire fights!
The community was born from a quest to find other girl gamers in a male-dominated online gaming community. Its credo: To have fun and promote competitive, fair and respectful play in clan matches whilst building a positive community for female gamers.
For more information visit the PMS International website at http://www.pmsclan.com/uk/ and drop by our forums!