Craving for tougher challenges as you eased past the computer in FIFA 12? Wanting to relish a competitive gaming experience within the comfort of your home? Want to prove a point to reigning top players in FIFA 12 that you have what it takes to match them in the virtual world? OPOD tells you what are the ’competitive’ avenues that are available for enthusiastic and hungry FIFA gamers like you.
1) FIFA 12 PC and PS3 Online League by Singapore FIFA players
A public facebook group created and spearheaded by some of the best Singapore FIFA gamers such as the likes of Flash_hibidi, Singapore FIFA players is a self funded initiative which aims to congregate current and new FIFA gaming fans through online leagues, tournaments and possibly offline events in the near future. Open to both PC and PS3 FIFA gamers, come forward and join this active guild of 136 Singapore FIFA gamers as you get to make new friends, improve in the game of FIFA and even win some prizes along the way!
2) FIFA Interactive World Cup 2012
For gamers who possess the FIFA 12 title in PS3, look no further as the spectacular and grand tournament awaits you online! Arguably the only FIFA tourney in the world which grants the winner a VIP pass to the FIFA Ballon ‘D’ Or where you are able to chat and take pictures with the best players in the planet such as Messi and Ronaldo. To top on that, a cash prize USD$20,000 is awarded to the champion!
Simply log onto the online gaming domain of FIFA 12 with your Playstation Network Account and start playing now! The online qualifiers is expecting more than 5 candidates to represent their country in the grand finale in the latter stages of the competition. Should you be able to go on a winning spree of more than 200 or 300 games, you should be on your way to the knockout stages where you battle for supremacy in the FIFA gaming world!
3) World Cyber Games 2012 
Whilst the Olympic games is slated to take place in London later this year, the online alternative, the World Cyber Games, will be commencing in the city of Kunshan, China at the last quarter of 2012. In the World’s largest computer and video game festival, you could witness the cream de la cream of FIFA 12 vying for an elusive berth to represent their country in the grand finale. As the Singapore Finals could possibly be taking place in the second half of 2012, motivated and passionate FIFA games like you may engage in grueling training drills to prepare for this finest day in Electronic Sports.
About the Columnist:
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A devoted football fan who has Newcastle United close to his heart since his early contact with the greatest sport in the world, Marcus is a self-proclaimed football 'nutcase' who breaths, eats and sleeps with the game. Possessing the love for the FIFA video game series since grabbing his SEGA Mega Drive console in 1995, Marcus is a low profile semi- professional FIFA gamer having represented Singapore in the World Cyber Games Grand Final back in 2005 as he claimed the gold medal in the Singapore Finals two months earlier. Marcus has reiterated his desire to return to the competitive FIFA gaming scene in 2012. Having cringed and agonized over the Magpies' relegation woes 2008-09 when his beloved side slipped to Aston Villa in their final league game, Marcus is a firm believer of football loyalty. Embracing the idea that football is not always about winning, Marcus is an avid fan of the amateur football scene in Singapore and has fallen in love with the League of Champions series since its inception back in 2010. |
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