Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY the Official Mobile Handset of Major League Gaming

Major League Gaming has partnered with Sony Erisson to make their new Xperia PLAY the official mobile handset of the MLG. The MLG will be performing "demonstrations, game challenges and giveaways, kicking off at the season opener on April 1 in Dallas."

Additionally, for the 2011 MLB season Sony Ericsson will sponsor Dave "Walshy" Walsh as well as MLG Coach Andy "JT Bravo". There will also be a brand new video segment on MLG.tv that shows the "must-have apps and games" for owners of the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY.

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According to a recent press release by Sony Ericsson:

"Sony Ericsson is redefining mobile gaming with Xperia™ PLAY. It's designed to give you everything you need from a fully featured smartphone and the one thing you want- the ultimate mobile gaming experience," said Peter Farmer, Head of Marketing for North America, Sony Ericsson. "We know that Major League Gaming's community of gamers will put that gaming experience to the ultimate test and we're looking forward to connecting with this highly engaged global community."

"At MLG, we aim to showcase the latest technology that will benefit our community of gamers," said Sundance DiGiovanni, CEO, MLG. "Xperia™ PLAY is an amazing smartphone and a stellar gaming device bringing the best mobile capabilities to our audience."

Xperia™ PLAY is powered by the latest version of the Android™ platform (Gingerbread version 2.3) and will also be the first PlayStation® Certified smartphone. This means it will have access to PlayStation® game content provided through the PlayStation® Suite initiative, currently under development by Sony Computer Entertainment and due to launch later this calendar year.

In addition to the PlayStation content from the PlayStation® suite framework there will be more than 50 games from various Android publishers optimized for Xperia PLAY available at launch. Users will have a best-in-class gaming experience with many popular titles, including Asphalt™ Adrenaline 6, Bruce Lee, Star Battalion, The Sims 3™ and Tetris™. Other leading franchises available at launch include, Guitar Hero™, Assassin's Creed™, and Splinter Cell™.

A pre-loaded application will enable users to easily discover and download titles that have been optimized for game play on the Xperia™ PLAY, access recently played games and see information about the games they have downloaded."

For more information about the MLB, visit majorleaguegaming.com.

For more information about the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY, visit its product page here on sonyericsson.com.

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