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Sep 30, 2013
Top 'Call of Duty: Black Ops II' and 'Dota 2' Teams to Compete October 18 - 19 at the Major League Gaming Fall Invitational at Full Sail University

Major League Gaming (MLG) continues its world-class competitions with the MLG Fall Invitational on October 18 & 19 at Full Sail University, the award-winning entertainment and media institution in Winter Park, Florida. The top four teams in Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Dota 2 will compete live for $30,000 in prizes. VIP and general admission spectator passes are available online in the MLG Store.

MLG Fall Invitational – Dota 2 – Friday, October 18 at Full Sail Live

After a month of online competition, the top four MLG Dota 2 NA League teams - Dignitas, Shadowfiend Eats Cake, Pretty Boy Swag and Stay Free - will compete LIVE for $15,000 in prizes. The first place finisher will receive $10,000 and an invitation to compete in the International Tournament at the MLG Championship in Columbus, Ohio, from November 22-24. The second place finisher will receive $5,000.

The Dota 2 broadcast starts Friday, October 18 at 1pm ET with the Dr Pepper Pre-Game show and tournament at 1:30pm with commentary by the Beyond the Summit team (@BeyondtheSummit) and floor reporting by Alex "Jax" Conroy.

MLG Fall Invitational - Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Saturday, October 19 at Full Sail Live

Complexity, Optic, 8-12 UNiTE, and FaZe - the top four Call of Duty: Black Ops II teams based on the MLG NA Xbox 360 Pro Points Rankings as of September 16 - will go head to head for $15,000 in prizes. The competition will be the last time teams will compete playing Call of Duty: Black Ops II at an MLG Pro Circuit event before the switch to Call of Duty: Ghosts at the upcoming MLG Championship in Columbus. First place will receive $10,000, second place will receive $5,000 and all teams will earn at least 1800 Pro Points.

The Call of Duty: Black Ops II broadcast kicks off Saturday, October 19 at 3pm ET with the Dr Pepper Pre-Game Show, and matches at 3:30pm ET with commentary by Chris Puckett (@MLGPuckett) and John “Revan” Boble (@RevanJB) and floor reporting by Alex "Jax" Conroy.

How to Watch

The MLG Fall Invitational will be broadcast live from the campus of Full Sail University at www.majorleaguegaming.com beginning Friday, October 18 at 1pm ET. Dota 2 fans can also purchase the In-Game Ticket for full spectator-mode access and live commentary in the Dota 2 client. Tickets are available now for only $3.99 directly in the Dota 2 store in-game and online.

Broadcast schedule as follows: Airing live at www.majorleaguegaming.com

Friday, October 18 – Dota 2 – all times ET
1:00 PM Dr Pepper Pre-Game Show
1:30 PM Group Play - Dignitas vs. Pretty Boy Swag
2:30 PM Group Play - Stay Free vs. Shadowfiend Eats Cake
4:00 PM Group Play - Winners Match
5:00 PM Group Play - Losers Match
6:00 PM Group Play - Final Match
7:00 PM Championship Match

Saturday, October 19 - Call of Duty: Black Ops II – all times ET
3:00 PM Dr Pepper Pre-Game Show
3:30 PM Group Play – 8-12 UNiTE vs. OpTic Gaming
4:30 PM Group Play - compLexity vs. FaZe
5:30 PM Group Play - Winners Match
6:30 PM Group Play - Losers Match
7:30 PM Group Play - Final Match
8:30 PM Championship Match

*All times are subject to change based on the length of matches

The competition will be broadcast live from Full Sail University’s state-of-the-art performance venue, Full Sail Live. This award-winning entertainment and media institution, offers campus and online degree programs in areas including Game Development, Game Art, Game Design, Mobile Development and Mobile Gaming. Full Sail University alumni and faculty have contributed to some of the best-known titles in gaming.

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About Full Sail University:

Full Sail University is an award-winning educational leader for those pursuing careers in the entertainment and media industry. Founded in 1979, Full Sail has been recognized as one of the Top Five Game Degree Programs by Electronic Gaming Monthly, one of the Best Music Programs by Rolling Stone Magazine, and one of the Best Film Programs by UNleashed Magazine. In 2011, Full Sail received the “21st Century Best Practices in Distance Learning Award” from the United States Distance Learning Association, was named the “School/College of the Year” by the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges, and was recognized as one of the Top 100 Social Media Colleges by Studentadvisor.com.

Full Sail offers Master, Bachelor, and Associate campus and online degree programs in areas related to animation, art, business, education, graphic design, film, marketing, web development, music, recording arts, sports, and video games. Full Sail graduate credits include work on OSCAR®, Emmy®, GRAMMY®, ADDY®, MTV Video Music Award, and Spike Video Game Award nominated and winning projects.

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