Cyber Games to be Held in Vegas

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The World Cyber Games, one of the major organizations of professional video game competition, has announced that the Aladdin Hotel, soon to be Planet Hollywood by Sheraton in Las Vegas, Nevada, will host the 2006 WCG USA Championship Final, set to take place from September 15-17, 2006.

The National Final event at the Aladdin is the culmination of the 2006 WCG USA Championship program, with thousands of players competing in both online and offline tournaments over a four-month period. The event is expected to see more than 175 of America’s top PC and video game players competing for over $75,000, the largest prize purse in WCG USA tournament history. In addition, winners will also earn a spot on Team USA at the WCG Grand Final in Monza, Italy, where more than 700 of the world's best gamers are expected to compete.

The roster of official games for the WCG 2006 season consists of StarCraft: Brood War, WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne, Half-Life: Counter-Strike 1.6, Warhammer 40,000: Winter Assault, FIFA Soccer 06, and Need for Speed: Most Wanted, all on PC, as well as Dead or Alive 4 and Project Gotham Racing 3 for the Xbox 360.