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The Hip Hop Gaming League (HHGL) Announces Inaugural Season Lineup of A-List Music and Pro Sports Competitors

Today, the Global Gaming League (http://www.GGL.com), experts in online competitive video game tournaments, and Snoop Dogg jointly announced the formation of the Hip Hop Gaming League (www. HHGL.com). Snoop will serve as the league's first commissioner ensuring that all matches played online via Xbox Live for the Xbox 360 TM) are electrifying but fair. The inaugural season player lineup includes stars such as Proof (D12), Paul Wall, Just Blaze, Krazyie Bone of Grammy winners Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony, MLS soccer star Cobi Jones, Murs, Kaine (Ying Yang Twins), NBA Star Jalen Rose, Twista, Fredwreck, BReal of Cypress Hill, Eric V. of the Baka Boyz, and Wutang Clan founder Method Man. Players were selected based on their reputations for top video game skills, as well as for their prominence in the hip hop community.

The inaugural season kicked off with three major events: Snoop's Press
Conference, Snoop's Player Draft announcement, and the HHGL Launch Party at
the NBA All Star Game in Houston. Extensive video footage from each of these
events is available exclusively online at HHGL.com.
League matches begin online starting in March 2006 and conclude in May
with a live Finals event in Las Vegas presided over by Snoop himself. At the
finals event, the first ever HHGL World Champion will be crowned and awarded
eternal bragging rights. Also, a substantial donation will be made to the
Snoop Youth Football League on the champion's behalf.
"I'm an initiator, and this new intersection of hip hop and video gaming
is something that's ready to happen," said Commissioner Snoop. "Hip hop loves
video gaming, and I've been watching this develop into the next big sport.
The HHGL is my way of taking it to the next level. We're going to take this
thing straight over the stratosphere, and the whole world can watch and
participate as people like myself -- who hate to lose -- put it on the line."
All HHGL players will have custom Xbox 360 video game and entertainment
system's professionally installed in the location of their choice (crib, tour
bus, favorite club, etc), and all competition will take place over the Xbox
Live(R) network. Xbox 360 and Xbox Live are the official console and online
gaming sponsor of the HHGL inaugural season, joining platinum sponsor Sprite
in promoting the league and making exclusive content available to its
customers.
All HHGL matches will be officially sanctioned by the GGL meaning that
they are guaranteed to have no lag and to be completely fair. The video games
selected for the inaugural season were still being reviewed by Commissioner
Snoop and the GGL at press time with an announcement expected shortly. It is
projected that Xbox 360 sports games will figure prominently in League play.
"There will be no place to hide," said GGL Chairman Ted Owen. "Both the
online and live play will be real matches played under pro competition quality
conditions. Commissioner Snoop and GGL's expert pro gamers, tournament
organizers, and match broadcasters will all assure that this thing is very
real," said Owen. "These stars love to compete, but they are rarely in the
same place at the same time. So, GGL's ability to organize them online
through the Xbox Live network allows them to pursue their gaming passion
wherever they may be. This is how the world will play as this exciting
broadband-driven competition rapidly moves forward."
HHGL fans will be able to follow all the action 24-7 -- including watching
matches, listening in on outrageous trashtalk, viewing highlights, accessing a
deep archive of video clips, tracking results and stats, and sharing their own
comments, blogs and videos -- all at HHGL.com.

ABOUT THE HIP HOP GAMING LEAGUE: The Hip Hop Gaming League is the GGL's
newest online video game community designed to introduce the world of hip hop
to the world of competitive online gaming. The HHGL website is the
battleground where MCs and international gaming champions compete and showcase
their skills for a global audience. The HHGL kicked off its inaugural season
in 2006 with an A-list celebrity tournament commissioned by Snoop Dogg.
Ensuing seasons of the HHGL will involve both celebrities and non-celebrities.
The GGL monitors and manages all league operations for the HHGL. For more
information, visit: http://www.hhgl.com

ABOUT THE GLOBAL GAMING LEAGUE: Global Gaming League is a worldwide
leader in organized competitive online and live video game tournaments and
events (V-Sports). GGL services its worldwide community of video game
enthusiasts via its state-of-the-art online gaming network, led by its
destination website GGL.com, its year-round live video game events, and by
providing a broad array of gaming-oriented services and content of deep
interest to video gamers in the U.S. and abroad. Through these offerings, GGL
creates an immersive entertainment experience for a rapidly growing community
of connected gamers. For more information, visit http://www.ggl.com

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