
Pepsi-QTG Canada have announced Amp Your Game, a nationwide event touted as "the biggest gaming tour in Canada". The event is, as described on the website, totally free to attend, and will feature:
- Opportunity to compete in game tournaments for prizes
- 80 gaming stations playing the latest games
- Compete for a spot to be a pro-gamer and join Canada's first professional gaming team
- Game tips and coaching from pros
- DJs and live music
- Chance to meet local celebrities
I checked out the tournament schedule and you can compete in any of the followings games:
- Gran Tourismo 5 Prologue
- EA Sports (game is TBD)
- Call of Duty 4
- 2K Sports (game is TBD)
- Scene It
- SingStar
- Rainbow 6: Vegas 2
- Turok
- Gears of War
The Amp Your Game National Gaming Tour will stop in nine cities over the summer. The event will run for four days, from Thursday to Sunday, in each city between 12 noon and 11:00 p.m. (6 p.m. on Sundays).
Halifax / June 12 - 15 / Halifax Commons
Montreal / June 19 - 22 / St-Laurent Boulevard
Ottawa / June 26 - 29 / Kanata Centrum
Toronto / July 3 - 6 / Harbourfront Centre
Winnepeg / July 10 - 13 / The Forks
Edmonton / July 17 - 20 /West Edmonton Mall
Calgary / July 24 - 27 / Eau Claire Market
Vancouver / July 31 - August 3 / Richmond Centre
Saskatoon / August 7 - 10 / Saskatoon Ex
Toronto / August 22 - 24 / MLG Toronto Pro Circuit