EA Announces Winners Of The EA Sports Challenge Series

Last month, gamers from around the world came together to compete for their share of a $1 million prize in EA and Virgin Gaming's Challenge Series.

The tournament began with players competing online with games like FIFA 12, Madden NFL 12, and NHL 12 on the PlayStation 3. The finalists made their way to New York last month to compete in person. One win at the tournament was all players needed to win some of the money, but successive wins would provide players with a larger share of the monetary pot. After 16 hours of competition, three players emerged victorious.

The FIFA 12 winner walked off the pitch with $167,000, the Madden NFL 12 winner took home $140,000 and the NHL 12 winner scored $70,000.