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Want to Win $2,000 in Prizes? Join IGN’s Ultimate Sports Gaming Showdown Contest, Pick the Winners and Take Home Prizes

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When it comes to debating the Greatest of All Time, no one’s more spirited than sports fans. And when it comes to naming the G.O.A.T. of sports video games you won’t find a more passionate, opinionated audience than sports gamers.

That’s why IGN partnered with the U.S. Army for the Best Sports Video Games Showdown that kicks off with an epic bracket featuring 32 sports video games divided into four ultra-competitive brackets.

Between March 24th and March 28th, we’ll invite IGN fans to select their guesses for each phase of the bracket with the hopes of correctly selecting the greatest sports video game.

The best part? You can walk away as the grand prize winner if you manage to correctly predict how the fan-voted bracket unfolds. Be All You Can Be and put your prediction skills to the test.

To make sure you don’t miss the opportunity to win big – keep reading for details on how to enter. And if you want to know why we chose the games featured in this bracket, tune into ign.com and youtube.com/ign to watch our bracket livestream on March 27th at 10:00am PT.

Be All You Can Be and visit the https://bestsportsgame.ign.com/ between Friday, March 24th and Tuesday, March 28th, and submit your 30 predictions for the bracket. Then starting March 29th, we’ll kick off 5 rounds of fan voted polls across IGN platforms. Each poll will put the bracket matchups head-to-head, determining whether or not your submitted predictions are correct. You’ll score points for each game you guess correctly during each of the 5 rounds of the IGN fan vote. Check your scores on the leaderboard at https://bestsportsgame.ign.com/

One (1) contest winner will receive an Xbox Series X, a PS5, 32 sports game titles and a one-of-a-kind IGN champion’s jersey to strut around in while bragging about your victory. And if you miss out on the top prize, don’t fret! The top ten runners-up will receive a $100 gift card to the digital video game store of their choice.

FILL OUT YOUR BRACKET: Head to https://bestsportsgame.ign.com/ between March 24th (at 12am PT) and March 28th (11:59pm PT) and follow these four easy steps:

  1. Click the “Submit Your Predictions” button.
  2. Make your predictions (you must make predictions across all 60 match-ups to qualify).
  3. Enter a username (which will be shared on bestsportsgame.ign.com’s public leaderboard), your full legal name, and a valid email address.
  4. Click “Submit Your Predictions” (note: predictions can’t be changed once submitted).

SCORING:

  • Round 1: 16 possible correct answers worth 30 points each (480 points max)
  • Round 2: 8 possible correct answers worth 60 points each (480 points max)
  • Round 3: 4 possible correct answers worth 120 points each (480 points max)
  • Round 4: 2 possible correct answers worth 240 points each (480 points max)
  • Round 5: 1 possible correct answer worth 480 points (480 points max)

Tie Breaker: In the event of a tie, the user who most closely predicts the ratio of fan votes between the two

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‘League of Legends’ Fans Shave Heads and Swarm Streets to Celebrate Chinese Team’s Win

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  • A ‘League of Legends’ team’s shock victory stirred Chinese admirers into a frenzy on Saturday night.
  • Gaming supporters packed shopping malls and plazas to enjoy Shanghai squad Edward Gaming upset Korean favorites Damwon Gaming.
  • College or university learners swarmed the streets as Edward Gaming took the acquire, with a single male primary the demand in his underwear.

Throngs of gaming supporters in China rushed the streets in ecstasy on Saturday, waving flags and cheering en masse by the dead of evening as a Chinese eSports workforce clinched a surprise victory to earn the “League of Legends” Planet Championship on Saturday.

The final, broadcast are living from Reykjavik, Iceland, observed Shanghai-primarily based underdog Edward Gaming squeeze a 3-2 victory versus match favorites Damwon Gaming, a Korean powerhouse team that gained the annual celebration very last yr. 

Edward Gaming’s match in opposition to Damwon Gaming drew widespread notice in China. Condition media estimates the country has a lot more than 400 million eSports supporters. Video clips on social media clearly show crowds packing purchasing malls and plazas to check out the matches.

“EDG! Niu bi!” just one group chanted. “Niu bi” is slang for “cow’s vagina,” which has developed to come to be a expression of praise, specifically in on the net gaming in China.

A single video demonstrates a mass outside gathering chanting assistance for the Chinese staff, which most fans refer to as “EDG.” 

When it turned obvious that Edward Gaming would just take the gain on Saturday night time, school dorms in Chongqing’s Southwestern College erupted in celebration at all-around 2 a.m., documented Chinese media.

Footage reveals jubilant college students jogging out to their corridors as cheers ring out throughout the blocks.

 

The excitement before long spilled out into the streets. Video clips emerged on the internet of enthusiasts marching by way of household places with flags and victory chants.

A person movie on Twitter shows a gentleman wearing nothing but underwear and a total face mask main the cost.

In a further online video, 3 bikes blare: “EDG! Niu bi” on loudspeakers in a residential space.

And in a person dorm, which a Twitter user explained is for a songs conservatory, students paraded down the corridors participating in people tracks whilst keeping an Edward Gaming flag.

 

This is just not the very first time a Chinese team has received the “League of Legends” environment finals, which this year involved 22 of the finest squads from 11 areas all-around the globe. But Edward Gaming’s get is currently being considered a single of the premier upsets in the tournament’s 11-12 months history.

The team — which is owned by and named following tycoon “Edward” Zhu Yihang, the son of property developer Zhu Mengyi — had never

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