Activision announces Call of Duty $1 Million Dollar Tournament

By Hector Cortez Aug 6, 2011, 3:05 GMT

The Call of Duty $1 Million Dollar Tournament will consist of 32 four-person teams.

The Call of Duty $1 Million Dollar Tournament will consist of 32 four-person teams, with each spot earned through qualification rounds. There are multiple ways to qualify, including via Operations in the Call of Duty Elite Beta, via GameStop and live at Call of Duty XP event.

To qualify through GameStop, pre-order Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, then simply log into your Call of Duty Elite account, enter your tournament code and play to win between August 6th and 7th with Call of Duty: Black Ops over Xbox LIVE.

Those signed up for the Call of Duty Elite Beta will have chances to qualify as follows:

August 5th & 6th - Team Deathmatch: Most Kills, Domination: Most Captures, Domination: Most Defends.

August 8th & 9th - Team Deathmatch: Most Kills

August 8-10 - Domination: Most Captures, Domination: Most Defends

August 10th & 11th - Team Deathmatch: Most Kills

August 11-13 - Domination: Most Captures, Domination: Most Defends

August 12th & 13th - Team Deathmatch: Most Kills

The last way to qualify for the tournament is at Call of Duty XP. On September 2nd, the final four spots will be decided live at the event, where ticketholders can have the chance to compete.

The team that comes in 1st place will win $400,000, while the following 7 teams will win cash prizes of varying amounts.

For more information and also for international qualifications, visit http://www.callofduty.com/xp/prequalification.