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About WorldGaming

What consoles and games are available for game play on WorldGaming.com?

WorldGaming.com supports top multiplayer titles that meet our criteria for safety, security, and total ass-kicking game play.

All games on the WorldGaming.com roster feature titles that allow our system to directly verify game stats. This ensures that you get rewarded for your hard earned victory, and sore losers can't report false user scores...EVER!!!

At this time, only games on the Xbox 360, PS2 and PS3 meet these standards. Wii, PC games and tournaments are not yet supported.

Now Playing - XBOX 360: Halo 3, Madden 10, FIFA 10, NHL 10, NCAA Football 10.

Now Playing - PS3: Fight Night Round 4, Madden 10, Fifa 10, NHL 10, NCAA Football 10.

Coming Soon: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Gears of War 2, NBA 2k10, Forza Motorsport 3, NBA LIVE 10, Warhawk, Lost Planet,Resistance: Fall of Man, MotorStorm 2, PGR4, GTA IV, and more.

What tournaments are available?

Currently tournaments are run on a weekly basis for each game offered on the site. Instead of having tournaments on random days through out the month we decided to have dedicated tournament days for each day of the week to help brand a culture on the site. The schedule is as follows below:

• Madden Madness tournaments every Monday.
• Fancy Footwork Fifa tournaments every Tuesday.
• Lock n' Load Halo tournaments every Wednesday.
• Shoot n' Score NHL tournaments every Thursday.
• Big Man on Campus NCAA Football tournaments every Friday.
• Saturday Night Fight Night 4 tournaments every Saturday.

What do I need in order to compete?

In order to compete on WorldGaming, you need the following things:

1. A WorldGaming.com account! Free!
2. The platform/console on which you wish to compete (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2)
3. A copy of the game in which you wish to compete
4. An Internet connection to the network of which platform you wish to play on

How do I become a WorldGaming.com user?

Registering at WorldGaming.com is a simple 3-step process. You can register from anywhere on the homepage. Just follow the steps of registration and make sure all your information is correct and accurate.

Does it cost money to register and use the site?

No, registration is 100% free and does not require any payment or deposit. You are invited to participate in the WorldGaming.com community, make friends or foes and build your gaming networks while enhancing your skills until you think you ready to step up and compete for real money.

You must also have a valid email address to accompany a valid Gamertag or PSN ID.

Please Note: WorldGaming members must be be over the age of 18. WorldGaming reserves the right through the WorldGaming Terms and Conditions to terminate and/or sweep any account where a player found to be under the age of 18.

Can I have more than one account on WorldGaming.com?

No. You will only be allowed to register one account with WorldGaming.com. If you are found to have multiple accounts you will be in violation of our Terms and Conditions and WorldGaming reserves the right to terminate any and all accounts you may hold.

Is the WorldGaming.com site safe? Secure?

WorldGaming.com has multiple systems in place to ensure the integrity of every game played. At WorldGaming.com we offer an unmatched guarantee of privacy to our global community of players.

WorldGaming.com only uses secure payment systems built using the latest encryption techniques, and safety measures to guarantee transaction security. WorldGaming.com guarantees that every transaction made at WorldGaming.com is secure. WorldGaming.com uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption connections for all passwords and financial information. Any sensitive information sent to the WorldGaming.com servers is encrypted meeting the highest security standards for online financial transactions.

How does the WorldGaming.com reputation system work?

The WorldGaming.com reputation system was designed to help give our users more information and better insight into their opponents gaming career. After each game played on WorldGaming.com you will receive a notification in your inbox at the top of the page which you can click on giving you your "Match Results" while asking you to rate your opponent on the overall gaming experience from the match you just played. Reputation rating is based upon a thumbs up, neutral or thumbs down stance.

A thumbs up indicates that you had a positive overall experience.

A neutral thumb stance indicates that you believed your game was just OK and counts as half of a positive experience.

A thumbs down indicates that you had an unenjoyable game experience and would not recommend your opponent to others.

It's also important that after you give your opponent a rating, you provide comments as to why you rated it as such and give detailed feedback so that your fellow users in the community know what to expect if/when they enter a match versus that gamer.

A player's overall reputation is summarized in their profile as follows:

Rating	Explanation
--	No feedback yet
No globes	0% positive feedback
1 globe	1-20% positive feedback
2 globes	21-40% positive feedback
3 globes	41-60% positive feedback
4 globes	61-80% positive feedback
5 globes	81-100% positive feedback

How does Skill Rating work on WorldGaming.com?

We understand that our users want as much accurate information about their opponent's skill as possible. In response to this we have implemented a variant of TrueSkill™ to calculate your skill on a game-by-game basis which is relative to other players who play the same game on WorldGaming.com. The rating scale is 0-10, is updated at the completion of every game, but displays as "NR" (Not Rated) until 5 games have been played through WorldGaming.com.

When evaluating TrueSkill please consider:

1. Skill Ratings will not win you your games, your skills will win you your games. It is ultimately up to you and your performance in any given match regardless of your Skill Rating and that of your opponent.
2. The difference you see in Skill Rating only reflects the estimated chance you have to win or lose a match against a person based on your respective playing histories. If you play against a player with an equal Skill Rating, statistically speaking, you will have an equal chance of winning. This is statistically based on your Skill Rating in relation to your opponent's Skill Rating and is not a predefined or guaranteed margin for success. This is simply an average observed over numerous WorldGaming matches and assumes that a player always exhibits an identical level of skill consistent with their previous gaming history.
3. As a Tip: WorldGaming recommends that you challenge opponents who are in your skill range and have played a number of games in the past that you see as relevant. It is important to take into account your opponent's entire profile including their number of games played, along with their reputation and feedback comments prior to challenging/accepting a game with them. Each player's history will have a Skill Rating AND a total number of games played for that specific game. The real skill of a player is better illustrated after a person has played a number of games and has a track record of wins versus loses. In fact, by the time a person has played 50 games, their Skill Ranking should be very accurate. Conversely, a player who has only played a handful of games may not yet have played enough games to get a very accurate Skill Rating and therefore, you may find yourself up against a very skilled or unskilled player who is just starting out on WorldGaming.com.

What are the required or recommended web browsers and systems?

To improve your experience with our site, our supported browsers are: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and higher, Firefox 2 and higher, or Google Chrome. Support for Internet Explorer 6 and Safari is limited with some advanced features not functioning as well as on the recommended browsers. Note that Firefox 3 is available for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX and is the RECOMMENDED choice of WorldGaming.