Hardcore Gamers...this Site is for you!

GamerSaloon.com was just discovered by a friend of mine. It's a fairly new site and offers something that I was looking for a lot last year: Online Video Game Tournaments for CASH $$! Basically you set up an account (and if you do please mention me: XBOX LIVE tag- GNADERADE) and can post and accept challenges in pretty much any online game. I actually talked to a representative of the company and they plan on putting together a teamplay feature as well...that is the only thing that is currently sorely missed from the site. It's a great site though and with enough traffic etc. could be as big as some of these ridiculous online poker websites. Check out the Press release below for a further description of the service:

Gamersaloon.com, whichlaunches today, matches video game enthusiasts against each other to usetheir skills in online tournaments. Billed as "The Player to Player VideoGame Tournament Network," the new site will offer players of more than 300of the most popular video game titles the opportunity to win cash prizeswhile competing in head- to-head matchups. "Video gamers have designed this site for video gamers," said GabeRubin, president and co-founder of Gamersaloon.com. "Gamersaloon.com iseasy, fun to use and offers an entertaining way for video game players tojoin an open tournament or create their own tournaments." Rubin originatedthe idea for Gamersaloon.com while playing a hockey video game, online,from his Michigan home against his brother in California. "Like most videogamers, I'm competitive. So, I thought, 'wouldn't it be great if I couldplay against someone online and win cash prizes?' I know many other videogame players feel that way and that's why we are launching this site." Gamersaloon.com's creators have worked for most of the past year tobuild this new online community, where video gamers will share theirexperiences and talk about all things video game. "We are the first site ofthis kind to offer live audio and video chats integrated seamlessly," saidGamersaloon.com chief technology officer Noah Krugel. "To appeal to ourcustomers, the look and feel of Gamersaloon.com needs to be up to thestandards of video gamers, the people who experience the newest in graphicsand technology every day." Gamersaloon.com's customers pay an entry fee to compete in the head-to-head tournaments, but membership to the site is free. Othercustomer-friendly features include a player rating system to measure bothskill level and sportsmanship and a forum for players to discuss videogames. Cash payments are secure and facilitated by PayPal. Gamersaloon.com will enable its customers to set up tournaments withgames from online enabled platforms such as Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3 andNintendo Wii and personal computers. It will also support games fromhandheld platforms such as the PSP and Nintendo DS. Video game players must be at least 18 years old and reside in one ofthe following states to compete via Gamersaloon.com: Alabama, California,District of Columbia, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho,Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Ohio,Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin or Wyoming. Gamersaloon.com is owned by Beyond Gaming, LLC a private,Michigan-based company, with operations entirely located in the UnitedStates.