[News] Cartoon Network crowns video gaming champ at 'Toonami
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[align=center]Cartoon Network crowns video gaming champ at 'Toonami: Game On' competition[/align]
MUMBAI: Cartoon Network's video gaming championship 'Toonami: Game On,' in which kids from across Mumbai competed for the state championship title, awarded 13 year old Nimish Parab from St. Francis High School with a Microsoft Xbox 360 console and a Cartoon Network trophy, at an event held in the city on 7 January.
The championship gained the participation of over 2000 kids who won invites to the championship through on-air contests and school contact programmes.
Children were invited in three batches at 9 am, 11.30 am and 2 pm. At a given point in time, 100 kids competed against each other across 50 Xbox 360 consoles and tested their skills at PGR, the racing game. Each round was followed by eliminations and winners of each batch competed with the winners of the previous batch., informs an official release.
'Toonami: Game On Video Gaming Championship' was aimed at taking Cartoon Network's revamped and rejuvenated franchise - Toonami - beyond the realms of television and hence provided kids with an opportunity to personally experience the shows aired on the action block.
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MUMBAI: Cartoon Network's video gaming championship 'Toonami: Game On,' in which kids from across Mumbai competed for the state championship title, awarded 13 year old Nimish Parab from St. Francis High School with a Microsoft Xbox 360 console and a Cartoon Network trophy, at an event held in the city on 7 January.
The championship gained the participation of over 2000 kids who won invites to the championship through on-air contests and school contact programmes.
Children were invited in three batches at 9 am, 11.30 am and 2 pm. At a given point in time, 100 kids competed against each other across 50 Xbox 360 consoles and tested their skills at PGR, the racing game. Each round was followed by eliminations and winners of each batch competed with the winners of the previous batch., informs an official release.
'Toonami: Game On Video Gaming Championship' was aimed at taking Cartoon Network's revamped and rejuvenated franchise - Toonami - beyond the realms of television and hence provided kids with an opportunity to personally experience the shows aired on the action block.