Virgin Gaming, and EA DICE have partnered to create a Battlefield 3 online competition with $1,600,000 in cash prizes available to win if you and your team have the skills. For a chance to enter you need to be a member of Virgin Gaming where you will receive details about the competition and be able to take part once it kicks off in 2012.

Battlefield 3 has already won 50 awards at gaming industry’s major trade shows and is set to become on of this years hottest games. To whet your appetite a little more the Battlefield 3 / Jay-Z  ”99 Problems” full-length gameplay trailer is available to view after the jump. Enjoy!

Virgin explains:

"The biggest, most realistic, room-shaking FPS ever demands a tournament that will always be remembered. That’s why Virgin Gaming, and EA DICE have come together to bring you an online competition you’ll be telling your grandkids about. So strap on your boots and check your magazine—when the spoils of war are this rich, you can bet things are gonna get messy.” 

"We’re always looking to raise the bar for our members, to give them truly epic gaming experiences they won’t find anywhere else and Battlefield 3 hits the mark,”

You can also check out Battlefield 3 Beta : Performance Preview And Operation Metro Walkthrough videos on our earlier article.