EA and Major League Gaming(MLG) have partnered  to bring the 2009 EA Sports Challenge Series to gamers world wide.  Beginning this summer, MLG will operate live and online qualifying competitions for unnamed multiple titles from the EA Sports line-up.  Best Buy, one of the nation’s leading gaming retailers, continues its commitment to EA Sports Challenge Series as presenting partner for the competitions.   The 2009 EA Sports Challenge Series will be played on the Playstation 3.

MLG and EA Sports has also teamed to create new online offerings for the EA Sports Challenge Series, allowing for competitors to join the 2009 EA SPORTS Challenge Series online for the first time.  Both online and live competitors in the 2009 EA SPORTS Challenge Series will be competing for cash and prizes totaling $170,000, made possible by Sony.

The first event of the 2009 EA SPORTS Challenge Series will be hosted in Dallas, Texas, on August 29-30.