Play ‘Battlefield 3′ and win $1.6 million (maybe)

Are you a battle-hardened "Battlefield" player? Do you plan to master "Battlefield 3" within days ... nay hours ... of its launch?

Then your time is now, my friend.

Electronic Arts, DICE and Virgin Gaming have announced the Battlefield 3 Worldwide Conquest Tournament — a tournament in which the best of the best "Battlefield 3" players (or at least those who play the game on an Xbox 360 or PS3) will compete to win a rather enormous prize of $1.6 million.

The organizers say this will be the biggest console gaming competition in history — that's right, this one is not for the many "Battlefield" PC gamers out there (please, do not shoot the messenger). Read more...