Press Release: Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) released more details today on the $1,000,000 "Halo 3" Xbox 360 competition, to be hosted at the Extreme Winter Championships taking place Tuesday, December 18 to Saturday, December 22, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Dallas, Texas.

The "Halo 3" Xbox 360 competition, which is a production of X Factor Tournament, will use a four-player Free For All (FFA) format and will be open to gamers of all ages. "Halo 3" has been rated "Mature" by the ESRB, and therefore competition participants under the age of 17 need signed parental consents. The CPL provides consent forms at http://www.thecpl.com/forms/parental_release.pdf

The cash prize distribution for the $1,000,000 "Halo 3" Xbox 360 competition is:

$250,000.00 - 1
$170,000.00 - 2
$100,000.00 - 3
$75,000.00 - 4
$50,000.00 - 5
$40,000.00 - 6
$30,000.00 - 7
$25,000.00 - 8
$15,000.00 - 9 thru 12
$10,000.00 - 13 thru 16
$5,000.00 - 17 thru 32
$2,500.00 - 33 thru 64

The online registration for the "Halo 3" competition opens tomorrow Tuesday, October 30 at noon Central. The initial admission price is $475 per person, but X Factor Tournament has agreed to provide a special "early-bird" discounted admission price for three days (until noon November 2nd) of $275. No pre-qualification or tournament experience is necessary to participate in this competition.

The recommended event arrival date is Monday, Dec 17, 2007 and the recommended departure date is Sunday, Dec 23, 2007.

Discounts are available for air travel on American Airlines, and for car rental with AVIS. More information on how to apply for these discounts is located at http://www.thecpl.com/winter/index.php?p=travel

The Hyatt Regency is offering competitors a $75 discounted rate for rooms. For more information on how to obtain this discount visit http://www.thecpl.com/winter/index.php?p=venue

Complete rules and schedule will be released Tuesday, November 6, 2007.

Post questions, comments and suggestions on the CPL's Halo 3 Forum located at
http://forums.thecpl.com/forumdisplay.php?f=74