MLG Partners With Cause
By Dyslexia | Published: February 26, 2007 9:39pm EST
| MLG AND GAMESTOP TEAM WITH CAUSE TO BRING VIDEO GAME TOURNAMENT, CONSOLES TO WOUNDED SOLDIERS Companies Support Cause in Providing Videogames and Competition to Soldiers Recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 26, 2006 – Injured Soldiers recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center enjoyed an evening of video game competition yesterday at a gaming tournament organized by Cause, a nonprofit organization that provides comfort items to and organizes recreation events for wounded Soldiers. GameStop, the world’s largest videogame retailer, donated 10 of the highly coveted Nintendo Wiis to Cause during the event and Major League Gaming (MLG), the world’s first professional video game league, provided technical assistance and sent personnel and their top professional gamers to help Cause run the tournament. “Recreation and entertainment are vital to the recovery process, and the healthy competition and the social aspects of videogaming are very beneficial to these young men and women,” said Barbara Lau, executive director of Cause. “The Wii is fun and easy to use, even for Soldiers with injuries that might prevent them from operating a standard game controller. We are grateful to the individual donors and to corporations like GameStop and MLG that help us make these events possible.” “This tournament is just a small, first gesture to these troops who have made such an enormous sacrifice, but we hope that our involvement can show them our gratitude and encourage the millions of MLG fans to join us in whatever way they can to support our brave troops at home and abroad,” said Mike Sepso, CEO of Major League Gaming. “GameStop has been a great supporter of MLG, and when they heard that we were participating in this tournament for the Soldiers they immediately jumped in and generously offered to donate the hard-to-get Nintendo Wiis to show their appreciation as well.” MLG is a professional videogame league and sports media business focused on growing competitive gaming into the next mainstream sport. The company represents the best gamers in the world – Major League Gamers. MLG also operates a pro circuit that hosts competitions in several cities across the U.S., and produces TV programming that has aired on USA Network and is distributed online and on mobile phones. About GameStop Corp. Headquartered in Grapevine, TX, GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME)(NYSE:GME.B) is the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer. The company operates over 4,700 retail stores across the United States and in fourteen countries worldwide. The company also owns two e-commerce sites, GameStop.com and EBgames.com, and Game Informer(R) magazine, a leading video and computer game publication. GameStop Corp. sells the most popular new software, hardware and game accessories for the PC and next generation video game systems from Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. In addition, the company sells computer and video game magazines and strategy guides, action figures, and other related merchandise. General information on GameStop Corp. can be obtained at the company's corporate website: http://www.gamestop.com/investor-relations/. About MLG (Major League Gaming) MLG is the first professional video game league. By raising video game competition to the level of professional sport, the company is creating a sports media business that provides players, developers, publishers, media partners, and advertisers a unique connection to the video game lifestyle enjoyed by 168 million Americans. With the support of major sponsors including Boost Mobile and GameStop, MLG operates a pro tour that makes several stops in major cities across the U.S., exclusively featuring the best gamers in the world. MLG produces a variety of online and broadcast-quality programming that showcases MLG’s pros and this exciting new sports entertainment phenomenon. More information can be found at www.mlgpro.com. About Cause (Comfort for America’s Uniformed Services) Cause is a nonprofit organization found by four West Point graduates/Vietnam War veterans and their wives shortly after the advent of hostilities in Iraq. The organization is dedicated to bringing comfort and recreation into the lives of men and women recuperating from injuries suffered in the line of duty. For more information about Cause go to www.cause-usa.org. |
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