$50,000 Worth of Cash, Prizes Up for Grabs in Alienware Arena

From Jersey to Cali, Texas to Canada, and all up in the internet, you can put your money where you mouth is with Alienware Arena and win cash, prizes, and above all, respect from female peers.

Ok, maybe not so much respect, but you'll have fun and you may even win a brand new Alienware M17x, dubbed "...the most powerful 17" gaming laptop in the universe." At events as large as Quake Con and as small as your local LAN center, enter and post the best survival time in Left 4 Dead, or PWN man and machine in games like Call of Duty 4, Counter Strike, Gears of War 2, and more. The full press release is below, and you can register to play at AlienwareArena.com.

"San Jose, Calif., July 13, 2009— iGames unveiled today the official launch of Alienware Arena™ (www.alienwarearena.com), a new ongoing series of gaming events presented by Alienware®, Dell’s premier, high-performance PC gaming brand representing premium power and performance for gamers and technology enthusiasts alike.

Starting this summer and running through 2010, gamers can compete in head-to-head and team challenges for opportunities to win a share of more than $50,000 worth of cash and kick-ass Alienware gaming gear, including rigs such as the new Alienware M17x, the most powerful 17” gaming laptop in the universe.

Summer activities include online tournaments for Left 4 Dead™ and Counter-Strike® as well as live events at leading gamer gatherings including QuakeCon, the largest LAN party in North America and Fragapalooza, Canada’s largest PC gaming event as well as Howie’s Game Shack, a chain of the largest LAN centers on the continent.

Additional events later in the year will feature hit titles including Team Fortress 2™, Quake Live™, Warcraft® III: The Frozen Throne™, and highly anticipated new titles that have yet to be released.

“Alienware Arena unites both local and online communities of gamers through one comprehensive program, spanning all the leading competitive titles,” said Mark Nielsen, President of iGames. “As a gamer myself, I am very excited to see Alienware, one of the gaming scene’s most elite brands, as the presenting sponsor of all these events.”

“Taking an active role in our community is important to us at Alienware,” added Frank Azor, Dell Gaming. “By offering a competitive gaming platform like Alienware Arena, we strengthen our commitment to offering technology enthusiasts worldwide a truly immersive gaming experience.”

Gamers can learn more about upcoming events and register through the new Alienware Arena portal at www.alienwarearena.com. Through the new site gamers can also tune in to live video broadcasts of championship matches, discuss gaming news and event results, download highlight reels of past events, upload photos of their experiences at live events, and earn experience points from their contributions, among many other features.

Alienware, the most powerful force in the universe is ready to dominate. Are you? Join us. www.alienwarearena.com."

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