Thursday, October 20, 2005

Airtel To Bring World Cyber Games 2005 To India

World Cyber Games 2005, considered to be the Olympics of virtual gaming, is being brought into India by Airtel. As the exclusive presenting partner in India, Airtel is hosting the championship in the country, the final round of which will be played in Singapore from November 16 to 20.

In order to take part in the competition, Airtel mobile subscribers have to download the games from Airtel Live at the rate of Rs 99 per game and get themselves registered for the championship by paying another Rs 50. They can download and participate in as many games as they wish, but can finally participate in only one gaming competition by uploading his highest score at Airtel by paying another Rs 10. Registration for the championship ends on October 31.

“The gaming competition is getting popular in India as over 15,000 enthusiasts have already downloaded the games,” said Mohit Bhatnagar, Senior Vice-President, New Product Development, Value Added Services & Alliances, Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd.