Out of nowhere, MLG has added Gears of War as a main title to their tour. Over the course of the 2007 Boost Mobile MLG Pro Circuit, MLG will be awarding over $140,000 in Gears of War prize money and pro player benefits, with the National Championship first place prize weighing in at $25,000!

MLG's GoW tournament rules:

1. No leaving the normal boundaries of a Map.
2. No shooting while Roadie Running.
3. No use of the Chainsaw on yourself.
4. No Land Surfing
5. No Skydiving
6. No Airwalking
7. No Instant Chainsaw.
8. No Remote Control Chainsaw.
9. No Canceling the Chainsaw Animation.
10. No looking at an opposing Team’s TV or projected screens by Players or Coaches.
11. No starting Games until all Player’s status has been Set to Ready.
12. Breaking any of the above rules will result in a Forfeit of the Game.
13. Any sign of cheating may result in a Forfeit of the Game and possible ejection.
14. The Team that doesn’t Host will choose to play as the COG or Locust for each Game.
15. Quitting out of a Game will be considered a suicide. If the Host quits out of a Game their Team will forfeit the Game.
16. All Players must play as a different COG or Locust character.
17. Players must use their registered MLG Login Name during all Games. No Team Name abbreviations are allowed.
18. No Warm-Up Games may be played outside of scheduled Warm-Up periods.
19. During scheduled Warm-Up periods the winners can stay, but the losers must get up.
20. During scheduled Warm-Up periods, Teams still active in the Event have priority over open Stations.
21. When Players are given the option of using a Full-Screen, Teams can use 2-4 TVs.
22. Players may not raise the volume of a TV above 50. This rule doesn’t apply to Station 1 or Players using headphones.
23. In the case of an Xbox 360/TV malfunction, the Game will be restarted from the beginning.
24. Games started without the approval of a referee will be restarted.
25. If a Team fails to report to their Station within 5 minutes of the announcement, they will Forfeit the first Game. 10 minutes after the announcement, a Team will Forfeit their Best of 3 Game Match or the 2nd Game of their Best of 5 Game Match. 15 minutes after the announcement, a Team will Forfeit their Best of 5 Game Match.