The Cyberathlete Professional League also known as the CPL has been a pioneer and leader in pro-video gaming to date. Today the CPL set another milestone with their new partnership with Sierra Entertainment as the head line sponsor of the 2007 CPL World Tour. The tour will start in Verona, Italy on May 11-13, 2007.

The 2007 CPL – Sierra Entertainment World Tour will span eight months and boasting a total purse of $500K. The tour includes tournaments in Italy, Sweden, the U.S., Australia and Brazil. The final event, to be held in New York City, will host a Grand Prize of $300K.

Sierra Entertainment will feature their multi-million unit seller, F.E.A.R (First Encounter Assault Recon). Most gamers will recognize F.E.A.R. as it won back to back Game of the Year awards, first on the PC then Xbox360. The Tour will host F.E.A.R. on the Xbox360 multiplayer edition.

CPL and Sierra will also be bringing their new and highly anticipated World in Conflict to the tour. World of Conflict is the next-generation of strategy games. WiC will be boasting a completely destructible battlefield, high tension team-based multiplayer action that all focuses on fast, high action battles. The realistic Cold War title will only be played at the CPL on PC’s.

"The CPL is proud once again to break new ground in e-sports by partnering with Sierra Entertainment and selecting both F.E.A.R. and World in Conflict as our featured games for this year's four-continent $500,000 World Tour," said Angel Munoz, founder and president, CPL. "We are making a long-term commitment to these exciting and highly competitive new games and are working closely with Sierra to continue to raise the profile of professional video gaming and to enable increasing numbers of gamers to enter the professional ranks."

"Through the CPL World Tour, gamers from around the world will push their skills to the extreme, taking competitive gaming to a whole new level," said Ami Blaire, vice president, integrated marketing, Vivendi Games. "We approach our business with the same level of enthusiasm and focus as the CPL's professional gamers, as we continually push the innovation of our games to offer the best entertainment and value possible. F.E.A.R. and our new original property World in Conflict exemplify this commitment. We're excited to be able to give CPL competitors the exclusive opportunity to see and play World in Conflict before it goes to market."

Additional dates and locations for 2007 CPL Sierra Entertainment World Tour events will be announced in early May.

About Sierra Entertainment

Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, creates and publishes innovative, high-quality interactive entertainment for personal computers, videogame systems and handheld gaming devices. Sierra features a strong portfolio of titles based on original IP and popular licenses from industry- leading content partners. Sierra has four integrated internal studios providing top-notch creative talents, development capabilities across multiple genres and a global perspective: High Moon Studios in San Diego, CA; Massive Entertainment in Malmo, Sweden; Radical Entertainment in Vancouver, B.C.; and Swordfish Studios in Birmingham and Manchester, England.

About The Cyberathlete Professional League

The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) is the world's most recognized name in professional videogame tournaments and a major force in the transformation of videogame competitions to a professional sport. The Dallas, TX-based organization has produced over 60 national and international live gaming events and awarded more than $3 million in prize monies since its founding in 1997. The Cyberathlete Amateur League (CAL), the CPL's online amateur division, has 550,000 registered members and hosts year-round online tournaments for 60 game divisions.

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