The seeds have now been released for the "Quake Forever" tournaments at Dreamhack Winter 2008. The event is being held from 27 Nov 2008 till 29 Nov 2008 in Jönköping, Sweden.

The schedule and rules for "Quake Forever" have now been released, you can find copies attached to this news item below.

The Seeds:

It has also been announced that Joe "Joe" Miller and James "Jay" Harding will be providing live coverage at Dreamhack.

"At DreamArena you can watch all the hot eSport matches from DreamHack Winter LIVE. The great shout casters Jay and Joe are once again back in Sweden to give you the best eSport entertainment possible.

If you against all odds not are with us at DreamArena. Be sure to stay updated by visiting DreamHack.se and by watching the livestream from DreamArena, we will be broadcasting all the best matches here on the web."

Source: Dreamhack
#DreamHack :: #DreamHack.Quake

Can players in the signup list who are planning NOT to attend please contact dronar via email asap so he can amend the lists (quake4ever[at]dreamhack.se)

TourneyCPM NA/EU 1v1 Nov '08

Confirmed Participants

Simple Sign-up Form - remember to confirm your email to get on the list!

Tonight is the last night to join up!! I was expecting more mid range players, and they are more then welcome, but I think the names that we got have scared them away. Next time we will run a double elimitation so everyone gets to participate for the majority!

I still welcome all to come, the seeding is done tomorrow and wil l be fair, so you can still get your name out there, and your stats started!

Another tournament is already in the works, this one will lead the way in terms of innovation, and player feed back!

SIGNUP! and get ready for the upcoming TourneyCPM Team CTF/TDM tournies!

Many ESReality readers greeted the news of Championship Gaming Series' death with open arms. Whether or not you enjoyed the news, I've attempted to shed some light on the issue over at GGL Wire.

It seems that Kim Kardashian's ass and Playboy bunny chests contributed heavily (no pun intended) to the situation. Here's an excerpt:

The rest likely went toward paying for the draft at the Playboy mansion in season one, paying Fatal1ty to commentate matches, compensating an array of faceless executives, travel budgets, video production efforts including renting studio time at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA and other expenses we'll never know about.

In season two, CGS continued the PR stunts with a VIP party including Reggie Bush and Kim Kardashian (who were undoubtedly paid to show off their bling and huge ass, respectively), and expanded from 10 to 16 franchises, absorbing new salary, travel, and website costs in the process.

For more info on the shenanigans and some opinion from me, hit the full article at GGL Wire.

You may know Roccat from its sponsorship of the Team Roccat Counter-Strike squad, but what you may not know is that it has recently released a new mouse called the Kone.

Shaped ergonomically for right-handers, the Kone seeks to challenge the MS/Logi/Razer hegemony in the gaming mouse market.

Here's an excerpt from our review:

A majority of the Kone is covered with rubberized plastic that should help your grip. Underneath, you will find an ample amount of teflon surrounding the weight insert and sensor. One thing to note about the sensor: it’s almost dead-center on the mouse, unlike the sensors on some other gaming mice these days.

Depending on your style, this can be good or bad–gamers who hold the mouse with the palm but articulate at the wrist as well will probably like it, as inside and outside motions made with the wrist will result in similar curves of the cursor.

Good? Bad? You decide.

Read the full review at GGL Wire.

Those of you who want to complain about Counter-Strike can stop reading now. Those of you who know Andreas "bds" Thorstensson, the coder of the good old "biohazard" XSReality site, may be find the interview below interesting.

The Swede became an influential figure in CS after he brought in his team to SK Gaming and went on to build the most successful lineup in the game's history. Today he runs SK together with Alex "TheSlash" Mueller. In the interview, he talks about this, the '08 team and esports in general.


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Cadred broke the news earlier this evening that The Championship Gaming Series has shut down. This has now been confirmed by the CGS.

Press release:

AN IDEA WHOSE TIME CAME TOO EARLY

Today BSkyB, STAR and DIRECTV ended their Championship Gaming Series® (CGS) joint venture.

While the concept was ahead of its time and we are extremely proud of what we’ve accomplished, it became increasingly clear as this ambitious project evolved, that profitability was too far in the future for us to sustain operations in the interim.

Our goal was to be ahead of the curve in the e-sports space, and conceived of CGS as a true sports league. We invested wholeheartedly in the venture and presented viewers with a top-notch production, but the economics just didn’t add up for us at this time.

Our only regret is that we will lose a team of creative and talented individuals who invested their hearts and souls into Championship Gaming Series. We recognize their achievements and thank them for their hard work and passion.

BSkyB, STAR and DIRECTV continue to be committed to the video games sector, which is an important part of many of our customers’ lives and a great source of entertainment.

As reported earlier, eSports documentary 'Beyond the Game' will debute at the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam four days from now.

More information about the screening date has now been released and tickets are now available online.

The premier of the film will take place Friday November 21 in Pathé de Munt at 12:00 CDT, it is scheduled to last until 13:30 CDT. Standard tickets cost €8,50, tickets with a Discount card or IDFA-coupon cost €6,00. A second screening will take place Monday November 24 in Pathé Tuschinski at 06:00 CDT lasting till 07:30 CDT. A third screening will take place at Thursday November 27 16:00 CDT lasting till 17:30 CDT once again in Pathé de Munt. Tickets to all screenings have the same prices.

To order tickets to see the Friday Nov 21 screening click here
To order tickets to see the Monday Nov 24 screening click here
To order tickets to see the Thursday Nov 27 screening click here

Source: BeyondtheGame.nl (English language website)

Scheduled: 13:00 CST, 16 November 2008 to 17:00 CST, 16 November 2008
Schedule: Passed

13:00 CST, 16 November 2008

The time for epic battle approaches! TeamLiquid will engage in it's second staff battle vs the commentary site SC2GG! TeamLiquid won the first Showmatch Evening against GosuGamers.net by 5:2. The show had more: FakeSteve made an awesome song out of the first three matchups.

TeamLiquid vs. SC2GG


>>> VLC LINK <<<
if you want to participate in some GTV-like IRC spamming action go to #teamliquid on QuakeNet

Scheduled: 03:00 CST, 23 November 2008 to 07:00 CST, 23 November 2008
Schedule: Passed

Next Matches on 03:00 CST, 23 November 2008

GOM TV presents the second 4 matches in the Averatec Intel Classic 2008 Season 2 Round of 32 on Destination, NeoRequiem & Medusa:

Tournament Tree

BeSt (#3) -vs- by.hero (#107) Map 1 Map 2 Map 3
sOo (#61) -vs- Never alias fOrGG (#5) Map 1 Map 2 Map 3
forhitech alias Kwanro (#36) -vs- EffOrt (#52) Map 1 Map 2 Map 3
sAviOr (#27) -vs- Pretty alias free (#13) Map 1 Map 2 Map 3


so we're going on to the third part of the Round of 32 -


Next week will feature
TheROCK (#23) -vs- Bogus
FrOzean (#30) -vs- pepe (#138)
Stork (#2) -vs- keke (#83)
Jangbi (#8) -vs- berserker

Press Release

The newly formed CPL Holdings Group, LLC announced today that it has acquired the Cyberathlete Amateur League (CAL) in an all cash transaction that divests NewWorld.com, Inc. (former parent of CAL) and its shareholders from any interest in CAL.

The new management of CAL, will seek to increase its worldwide presence, enhance its infrastructure, and create a more interactive and fair environment for online game competitions. Participation in CAL will continue to be free of cost.

Ms. Angela Summers, a spokesperson for the CPL Holdings Group, LLC, said, "We are excited to have completed our first acquisition at the new CPL. We are also evaluating other media and gaming technology properties in Europe and Asia for either acquisition or partnership."

CAL was launched on March 6, 2001, when NewWorld.com, Inc., acquired the Domain of Games online league. Beginning with a single Counter-Strike division and 3,000 members, CAL has since grown to 16 game divisions and 300,000 registered members. Over the last 12 months, CAL has generated 17 million visits and 170 million page impressions.

CAL (www.caleague.com) was the world's first online league to form periodic structured seasons, complete with pre-season, regular season and playoffs. In addition, CAL was the first online league to introduce integrated team predictions, roster locks, score tickers, draft leagues, and game ID locks.

The final matches of the GameStar League have been played today. Game-TV.com kindly offered a Live Stream and we were able to see how mouz|kiLLu won the Consolation Final against dignitas\GoHLinK.

mouz|kiLLu vs. dignitas\GoHLinK
DM-Gritt: 16:8
DM-Penetrated: 12:18
DM-Deck: 15:9

In the Grand Final, kiLLu had to play vs maj0 who already eliminated mouz|daddy and also won the Winnerbracket final vs. GoHLinK. maj0, however, had no problem with beating the german and won the match and the tournament.

maj0 vs. mouz|kiLLu
DM-Deck: 4:2
DM-Penetrated: 33:15

Final Standing
1st: maj0 - 1500 euros + hardware worth of 1250 euros
2nd: mouz|kiLLu - 1000 euros + hardware worth of 750 euros
3rd: dignitas\GoHLinK - 500 euros + hardware worth of 500 euros
4th: mouz|daddy - 250 euros

After the match, gam was able to catch kiLLu for a short statement where he revealed that this match might have been the last of his UT career. maj0 on the other hand gave props to the administration staff and he also said that he expected the final matches to be a bit more closer.

Scheduled: 23:00 CST, 16 November 2008 to 23:00 CST, 20 November 2008
Schedule: Passed

The sign-ups for the TourneyCPM 1v1 tournament will open on Monday, November 17 at 00:00 CDT and will close Friday, November 21 at 23:59 CDT. Players can register to sign up on TourneyCPM.mrlazyinc.com, the official site will be launched for this occasion, with continued additions for the next 2 months.

The seeding will be done on Saturday November 22 between 12:00 AM and 3:00 PM (CET for European seedings, and EST for American seedings) by JAMAL for the North-American players and by ahxnxa for the Europeans players. The tournament will open shortly after 3:00PM, so be on and ready!

The North American map list was decided by JAMAL and lolograde, they are as follows:
nodm19 (ztn remake - weaponrespawn 0)
cpm22
cpm15

The European map list was decided by ahxnxa and blaze, they are as follows:
akumacpm1a
pukka3tourney2
pukka3tourney4

The Euro Open Cup found a sponsor in the name of ASUS. They will provide us with the following products:


The 16th of November is the possible last date for registration. You can register to the tourney by contacting "czechquake[at]gmail.com" with the names of all players in your team. You can already see the teams signed up on quake.cz.

The groups will be published on Monday, 17th November. And all the results from Quake 4 / Quake Live groups and info about their current state will be presented tomorrow with full list of signed teams in Quake Live TDM Competitions.

Quake 4 Groups :: Quake Live Groups

Fragster.de did an extensive interview with Sebastian 'Spart1e' Siira, containing his thoughts about the ESWC MoA, his new clan and everything else that is going on his -life at the moment. Here comes the snippet:

: You already could be considered a good player, but you seemed lacked the edge to get to the top. What changed at Athens?

Spart1e: I was just more motivated to do good. I was really concentrated on things that would make me play good; eat and sleep good, was just thinking of getting my own game working rather than watching other games.

So if u wanna know if Spart1e really is afraid of Spiders, or just wanna take a look at his cfg, read the interview! ( version)

Scheduled: 10:30 CST, 12 November 2008 to 14:30 CST, 12 November 2008
Schedule: Passed

After two successful mini-comps, it's about time for the 3rd edition of the spawnluck.com CPM 1v1 Series! Just like the previous edition it will take place Wednesday evening, if you'd like to participate please join #spawnluck at 11:30 CDT to sign up. Those of you who are wondering what has been going on lately can check out the Steelseries CPM Cup Review and the Spawnluck Minicomp #2 Review. Good luck everyone!


Source: spawnluck.com