The final tally is in, and Major League Gaming has put the number of gamers that will be attending this weekend's MLG Pro Circuit Toronto, Presented by Ford at over 900. That includes both professional and amateur gamers from across Canada and the United States, and all of them will be competing for cash prizes from a purse of more than $70,000 U.S. This stop on the Circuit is a featured event of Fan Expo 2008, running this Friday, August 22^nd through Sunday, August 24^th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in downtown Toronto.

306 of the competitors call Canada home, and they are not all Ontarians. There are gamers attending from nearly every province, including Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. All other competitors are making the trip up from the States. The event will feature three four-on-four tournaments: Halo 3 ($20,000 top prize), Gears of War and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 ($4,000 top prize).

The Halo 3 tournament isn't just the biggest of the three because of the money up for grabs, it's also got the most teams competing, at a total of 138 teams (552 players). The Gears of War tournament will see 67 teams (268 players) competing, while the Rainbow Six Vegas 2 tournament will have 26 teams (104 players) vying for the prize.

We'll be covering the competitions, as well as a number of other events happening at Fan Expo 2008. We'll be making our way across the show floor, talking to attendees, gamers, creators and, hopefully, some of the celebrity guests. There is always so much going on it's hard to see everything, even with three days to do it all. We event heard a small rumour that Gears of War 2 might be making an appearance, but who knows, it's just a rumour, right?

Guest List Updates

Comic Book Expo 2008 – Ethan Van Sciver, Dale Eaglesham, Dan Slott, Dan Didio, Jogn Barber and Jen Grunwald, Ivan Brandon, Bob Layton, Yanick Paquette, Angel Medina, Dexter Vines, Kalman Andrasofsky and more have been added to the list.

Sci-Fi Expo 2008 – Jamie Bamber has cancelled. Many more have been added, including Michael Easton, Aaron Douglas, Karen David and others.

CNAnime Anime Expo 2008 – Wendee Lee and Steven Jay Blum have cancelled. Vic Mignogna, and Justin Ridge have been added.

Rue Morgue Festival of Fear Horror Expo 2008 – Jon Saxon and Linnea Quigley have been added as special guests. Here is the full guest list.

Gaming Expo 2008 – Victor Lucas, Jon “Neverdie” Jacobs and many others have been added to the list.