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The competition was officially launched when approximately 2,600 participating Blockbuster Video stores in Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, Chile and Australia began accepting sign-ups for the in-store phase of the compe- tition. “Blockbuster Video Canada is thrilled te offer video game enthusi- asts the chance to show off their skilis and have fun while competing for the title of World Champion,” said Vlad Uher, Director of Marketing, Blockbuster Video Canada Inc. “The Blockbuster Video 1994 World Game Championship is a unique competi- tion that will draw hundyeds of thou- sands of video game players from around the world,” he added. The championship incorporates both Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment Systems (SNES), the two most popular video games in Canada. Video enthusiasts can sign up and practice at participating Blockbuster Video stores until June 15. In-store play begins on June 15 and lasts for three weeks. Contestants will compete at local Blockbuster Video stores and play three different video games (one per week) on the format of thei choice. One Sega Genesis player and one SNES player. with the highest cumulative score, will be crowned “Store Champion” and advance to the next level of play. In Toronto and Vancouver, area- wide tournaments will feature head- in our G4 -4A Super Wednesday flyer. Levi's Dockers on page 1 excludes Levi's Dockers Basic Twill } Pants at 49.99. Imperial Walking Shorts on page 4 will , be substituted at the store. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused lo-head competition between local store champions. In all, 18 area-aide champions and highest scoring store champions (per province) will make up Blockbuster Video Team Canada and compete against other interna- tional winners at the World Final. 66 The world playoff extravaganza will be attended by more than 200 finalists from Canada, the United States, the U.K.... 99 The world play-off extravaganza wili be attended by more than 200 finalists from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Chile. The Grand Prize is an all-expenses-paid trip for four to San Francisco, California, and a special tour of the GainePro Magazine headquarters where each GameMaster will be “editor far a day”. will play and review a soon- to-be-released new game in the GamePro test lab and will get to be digitized into a future “Strike” series game. Among the event's co-sponsors ate Domino's Pizza and the video game software developer Acclaim Entertainment Inc. 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