EA and Virgin Gaming announced yesterday, the return of the EA SPORTS Challenge Series Powered by Virgin Gaming. The tournament supports Madden NFL 13, NHL13 and FIFA Soccer 13, the tournament has one of the biggest prize pool in sports video gaming. Beginning September 11, 2012, exclusively on the PlayStation 3, participants will compete online in qualifying rounds to earn their seat in the live finals in Las Vegas, Nevada and their shot at one million dollars in cash prizes.

**Entry into the tournament is free for all participants that purchase their copy of Madden NFL 13, NHL13 or FIFA Soccer 13 at GameStop**

Players who want to compete in the EA SPORTS Challenge Series can register at VirginGaming.com for Madden NFL 13, NHL13 and FIFA 13 on September 11, September 25 and October 9 respectively. The three tournaments will begin with online qualifiers where players will compete to secure one of 640 seats available at the live event finals. To learn more about EA SPORTS Challenge Series Powered by Virgin Gaming, or the individual tournaments and official rules, visit www.VirginGaming.com/ChallengeSeries