Konami uncovers global Metal Gear Online tournament

Konami has announced a pan-European Metal Gear Online competition for PlayStation 3 owners. In addition to competing for bragging rights among the burgeoning Metal Gear fanbase, entrants will also be vying for the chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to the global MGO finals at the Tokyo Game...

Konami has announced a pan-European Metal Gear Online competition for PlayStation 3 owners. In addition to competing for bragging rights among the burgeoning Metal Gear fanbase, entrants will also be vying for the chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to the global MGO finals at the Tokyo Game Show this October.

Gamers over 18 years of age who want to show Europe just how solid their stealth actions are should head on over to www.konami-mgo.com/wc2008 and register. There will be four preliminary tournaments each week, with the first being held August 15. Each team will consist of six players and one backup player and will need to play 16 15-minute games against 15 other teams in the team deathmatch: direct elimination mode, with maps changing after each round.

The top two teams from each first round will then join the European final tournaments, split into two groups. The two best teams from the Euro finals, hosted in September, will have to pack their bags for Japan, to compete in the Grand World Finals at Tokyo Game Show 2008 where, according to Konami, "further prizes await the successful teams."

According to the competition's fine print, "Konami will arrange flights and accommodation and general expenses necessary for transportation to and from the event and will provide tickets for Tokyo Game Show." Due to Japanese visa limitations you'll have to be a resident of the following PAL territories to be eligible to compete: Austria, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Andorra, Bulgaria, Czech Rep., Estonia, Hungary, Latvia Lithuania, Monaco, Poland, Slovakia, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, and Israel.

51 Comments

  • Ashkan_pyro

    Posted Oct 3, 2008 2:30 pm GMT

    release it on 360 please

  • Dante_May_Die

    Posted Aug 22, 2008 7:23 pm GMT

    When Will Game Tournaments Come To The Middle East And Arabs Gosh I Hate This!

  • Taisanos

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 1:26 am GMT

    im in the tournament yes yes

  • Gamefreak1109

    Posted Aug 19, 2008 8:42 pm GMT

    damn i don't have a ps3 T_T

  • Homestar1992

    Posted Aug 19, 2008 1:26 am GMT

    Yay! to bad i dont know any REAL Aussie guys that want to do it

  • brian_13un

    Posted Aug 17, 2008 10:56 pm GMT

    How nice i want to join but there age requirement is 18 T_T

  • brian_13un

    Posted Aug 17, 2008 10:56 pm GMT

    How nice i want to join but there age requirement is 18 T_T

  • seamoose91

    Posted Aug 17, 2008 11:25 am GMT

    i was really looking forward to an MGO competition but now there is one and you have to be 18 to enter

  • MajorAnubis3

    Posted Aug 16, 2008 12:39 pm GMT

    The NA tounri should be coming soon. Should be a hella lotta fun

  • mgsxmike

    Posted Aug 16, 2008 8:28 am GMT

    There aren't many ps3 owners in the Philippines.

  • the_greenzero

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 11:20 pm GMT

    I'm okay in MGO, I couldn't play this because I would get headshotted all the time XD.

  • solidum-jurgin

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 8:32 pm GMT

    they must go to many places like here in philippines so and others so they can see more players out of it

  • hvnscld77

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 5:17 pm GMT

    nooooo i need a ps3 i would love to compete in something like this

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 5:11 pm GMT

    wait, what about NA?

  • Ownsin

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 2:57 pm GMT

    i wonder how Israel qualifies as European?

    i agree it shouldn't...

  • ps3thabest

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 2:48 pm GMT

    i will make a fool out of them later.

  • ocdog45 posted Aug 15, 2008 2:31 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    ocdog45

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 2:31 pm GMT (hide)

    not interested in that right now. playing too much madden and rsv2

  • mav_destroyer

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 1:58 pm GMT

    i wonder how Israel qualifies as European?

  • TonePwn

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 1:42 pm GMT

    RAGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

    RAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Generalmojo

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 1:22 pm GMT

    i wuduv joined but im only 15
    and so r my mates
    also i only hav 4 people in my clan which realy suks

  • go-cizmek

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 1:19 pm GMT

    Yas, finally a MGO tournament!

  • snoopy248

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 1:02 pm GMT

    Pretty rad!

    Too bad I can't get to that level. Haha

  • gusnitro

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 12:53 pm GMT

    im acutally alright with my mgo skills. Its not like call of duty where the learning curve is easy. But im alright.

    So can we play the tournament from our home?

  • dante6000

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 12:39 pm GMT

    man this will be a hard ass tournament cant wait for it

  • Kiaininja

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 12:35 pm GMT

    I predict the servers to crash and burn when this tournament starts. And then delayed for a couple of weeks like always when their cheap severs gets packed.

  • Viral-venom13

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 12:31 pm GMT

    Well this sounds really cool and everything is paid for the gamers competing as well, Konami really is one of the best gaming companies around!!

  • ctg867

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 11:51 am GMT

    I played the MGO beta, but when I bought MGS4, I never signed into the service. The beta was just pretty poorly done, and there was no reason for me to bother when I had the full game of MGS4 to play through, which as is was well worth my $60.

  • TonePwn

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 11:09 am GMT

    yea?

  • Funkyhamster

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 10:48 am GMT

    If this is in Europe, then how is it global?

  • megocrazy

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 10:38 am GMT

    Strange that the visa limitations allow only PAL territories, seeing as Japan is NTSC like the United States.

  • andrius45

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 10:07 am GMT

    wow i would play even though i suck but i'm from usa damnit all

  • TonePwn

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 9:50 am GMT

    That sound fun!...but mgo is to hard for me!

  • iDox

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 9:50 am GMT

    Looks awesome, no newbies under 18 years-old!!

  • FilthyYamBag

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 9:31 am GMT

    so no USA. hmm, kinda sucks

  • Narutofan30

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 9:23 am GMT

    Its not fair. Why 18? I kick I still @$$

  • coolguyff7

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 9:15 am GMT

    i whontid to fake my age and do this but i cant find pepole to make the team this is more of a pain in the ass than trying to remmember my gamer id and konami id grrrr

  • K_A_R_X

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 8:55 am GMT

    Well well...And where is Russian Federation?

  • 9w43

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 7:51 am GMT

    The registration is pain - forgot about the whole online

  • jackrocks123

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 7:17 am GMT

    it are going to mention about how you didn't like MGO use the forums.

  • jackrocks123

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 7:17 am GMT

    dam, shame it has a 15 rating the game, but you have to be 18, i wanted to do that, MGO is great. hotdork70minus1 use the forums for stupid comments like that.

  • shadowkiller11

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 7:14 am GMT

    cool but i'm not 18 yet too bad i like this game alot.

  • mikewalsh69

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 6:59 am GMT

    cool. hope an irish team does well lol. i just got mgs so i won't be taking part

  • hotdork70minus1

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 6:55 am GMT

    Metal Gear Online isn't very good. I tried but I just can't get hooked into it.

  • D-Camo

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 6:37 am GMT

    I hope there is one for Asia as well.

  • GundamBlue

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 6:30 am GMT

    mgo ehh it was good...but it got old to me.

  • s0njas0n

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 6:19 am GMT

    i still haven't played MGO i don't know if i will since i'm pretty sure i would fail horribly against others.

  • Luis018

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 6:10 am GMT

    Good news.

  • wrestlemaniaw

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 5:56 am GMT

    I have problems with the Internet, so can't be there

  • UnitFoxHound

    Posted Aug 15, 2008 5:41 am GMT

    Im in this =), Operation Black Fox!!!

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