DreamCatcher Games and The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) today announced that Painkiller is the exclusive official tournament game for the upcoming CPL World Tour which will begin in late February 2005 and will travel to 10 (ten) cities across the globe. The tour will offer a US $ 1,000,000 cash purse, the largest cash prize ever for a computer game tournament. Over 10,000 gamers are expected to participate in the qualifiers, stops and finals. Painkiller, sold more than 300,000 units worldwide, currently retails for £29.99 in Europe, while Painkiller: Battle out of Hell expansion will ship in North America on November 11th and across the UK on November 26th. Be sure to check out the latest single-player demo featuring the latest version of PAIN engine and a "Military Base" level improved with effects such as heat and haze distortion, light blooms, per pixel specular mapping and other new shader effects.