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Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced the first details of its Metal Gear Online World Championship 2008 tournament. The competition is set to begin with regional heats this summer worldwide, with the grand final taking place at the Tokyo Game Show event in October.

Open to the best Metal Gear Online players from Europe, the US, Japan, and Greater Asia, individual territories will host regional championships; winning teams will receive all expenses paid trips to Japan. The first one of these will take places in the US at ComiCon in San Diego; full details for the Euro dates will be announced via the official site (listed below) in coming weeks.

Background

Metal Gear Online is a dedicated online title included in Metal Gear Solid® 4: Guns of the Patriots, an exclusive title for PLAYSTATION®3, which took the market by storm on its release in June. Featuring unique characters, a wide range of weaponry as well as many levels taken from and inspired by the Metal Gear Solid Series, Metal Gear Online is the ultimate team based online tactical shooter which allows up to 16 people to play simultaneously. Retaining the highly renowned stealth combat gameplay of the Metal Gear series, players can immerse themselves in this whole new multiplayer online experience as they are dropped into a series of war zones where a host challenges await them.