Best Buy’s Ultimate Gamers Showdown: 8 of the Nation’s Best Will Compete on World’s Biggest HD Screen

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December 13, 2013

Shane KitzmanStaff Writer

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Celebrating the arrival of the new PlayStation® 4 and Xbox One gaming systems, Best Buy kicked off an exclusive gaming tournament in various markets throughout the country. The tournament now culminates in the Ultimate Gamers Showdown on Monday, Dec. 16 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on the largest high-definition video screen in the world.

The tournament began Dec. 2 in New York and ended Dec. 12 in Minneapolis, and gave gaming and sports fans around the nation an opportunity to try the next generation gaming systems, in addition to putting their Madden NFL 25® skills to the test. The winner of the finals in Dallas will win a $1,500 Best Buy gift card and bragging rights as the ultimate Madden NFL 25® gamer in the country.

Regional qualifying events were held in New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta and Minneapolis. Market winners traveling to Dallas to compete in the championship are as follows:

Atlanta – James Bloomfield

Boston – Sean Pearson

Chicago – Christopher Smith

Detroit – Dak Mobley

Los Angeles – Tyrone Owens

Minneapolis – Ryan Danczak

New York – Steven DellaMonica

San Francisco – Robert Collins

Click here for more information on Best Buy’s Ultimate Gamers Showdown.

Press Contact: press@bestbuy.com

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