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( Major News: Q3)

Posted by Saharak @ 03:04 CDT, 14 June 2008 - iMsg

The last edition was in the summer of 2005, but now there is a new

SummerCup 4v4 Capture the Flag cup for Quake 3:Arena!

As usual, the SummerCup will differentiate from the regular seasons (Spring/Fall cups). SummerCups have always been "less-serious" and more fun-oriented cups, and this will not change with this one. To differentiate, the format of this cup will be 4vs4 and featuring non-standard maps. Of course we have to keep in mind that we cannot do very crazy things with the maplist, since we are still held back by the availability of maps on publicly available servers.

q3wcp1, q3ctf2 and q3wcp9 will for sure not be part of the maplist.

Check cup's page for more detailed information.

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Another addition to 4Kings Roster (87 comments)

( Major News: Q3)

Posted by exp! @ 07:54 CDT, 13 June 2008 - iMsg

4Kings are proud to announce another new addition to the Quake 3 roster in the form Austrian star:

Richard "noctis" Gansterer

Currently working as an IT Technician in Vienna, Richard has had experience of Quake at the highest level from the past right up to the present. He comes to us after playing 1v1 for a-Losers for some time, and has been a part of one the best European TDM team for 2 years also. Boasting an undefeated record in both Quake 3 and Quake 4 for three years in Austria, it is obvious he comes to 4Kings looking strong.

Having attended CPL Italy in 06 (5th-8th place) and the ESWC Finals 06/07, he is no rookie of top events either and is looking to build on his performances this Summer in this year's ESWC.

Statement from Adam "hazz" Nicholls:

Statement from Richard "noctis" Gansterer:

Links: source

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Vo0 going to ESWC Grand Finals (208 comments)

( Major News: Q3)

Posted by Ins0mnia @ 01:34 CDT, 13 June 2008 - iMsg

Event: ESWC'08

Last weekend the Dutch ESWC qualifier in Quake 3 Arena has been played. With an exciting finale from Sander "Vo0" Kaasjager versus Lemmy "If-22" de Groot, in which IF-22 came out as the superior player.

How ever, the ESWC was so thrilled about the final, they decided that Vo0 should also be given a chance to ESWC USA. So there for they given the second spot also a ticket for the grand finales. Even thought Vo0 has to pay up his own trip.

Ofcourse not everybody is happy with this, because Ivo 'Forever' Lindhout states on GameLux that this is just not a fair way to distribute prizes. (The news hub of WSquared). How ever Forever did not attent the event. Because he didn't know there was a second prize.

Here is a part translated, quoted and cutted from what he had to say:

Forever in English (cut)

Forever in Dutch (uncut)

As since we of ESreality do care about our users and their public opinion. We have also made a poll about it. You can just vote here.

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Q4Max 0.82 released (130 comments)

( Major News: Q4)

Posted by hemostick @ 14:29 CDT, 12 June 2008 - iMsg

Q4Max 0.82 is now available for download. There are 3 significant changes in this release:

Tutorbot. The tutorbot allows you to record and playback snippets which you can share with other players, or use for practicing yourself. For more details, see the page in the wiki.

cg_unsmoothclients. This new cvar (defaulted to the preferred value of 2), makes the prediction of the other players' positions more accurate, and so makes the game much more playable at higher pings at the cost of some smoothness.

The Domination gametype ("callvote mode dom"). This is a team-game where you gain points for your team by capturing points throughout the level.

Of course, there are also the usual assorted other tweaks and updates : extra SuperHud options, infinite ammo votes, and fixes for some invisible projectiles coming from nowhere, a gui bug leaking large amounts of memory on dedicated servers, and "the headless quaker" bug.
For full details, see the changelog.

Download mirrors :

Note to Mac users : Q4Max still runs on OS X. The Mac-specific package of this release might come at a later time. At the moment, just unzip the new file from above into your .81 install.

eSports Weekly Episode 2! (33 comments)

( Major News: PK Q3)

Posted by TosspoT @ 06:28 CDT, 12 June 2008 - iMsg

eSports weekly a new show from Wipido, Xleague and QuadV bringing you your weekly 'dabble' with all things competitive gaming has returned for episode 2.

On this weeks show we bring you an in depth interview with CPL World Tour star, Vo0 on his experiences and desires. Theres the weekly round up of results from across the various events and news of ongoing complaints towards Clanbase! And footage from the thrilling finale in the Quake 3 tournament at ESWC NL!

Be sure to watch it HERE and just as last week I'd love to hear your feedback as we continue to try to improve the show for you. Next week will feature a great interview with Grubby so be sure not to miss that, next weeks show will go online on Wednesday (as it will for the rest of the series).

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Flags-Taking Tournament by lObuz (21 comments)

( Major News: Q3)

Posted by mov9k @ 04:44 CDT, 12 June 2008 - iMsg

I've never seen any CTF instagib "1" tournament on CPMA.vq3 scene ever... Until now! Polish scene 1.16n decided to migrate where the most players are active - 1.32+CPMA. With this occasion, the author of this "migration idea"

lObuz, announced summer-tournament named "Flags-taking on CPMA". You can register your teams until deadline: 14.06.2008.

Main details

MAPS

Registration

The list of registered teams so far

Don't wait, you have only 2 days for registering.

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WCG08 UK Online Qualifiers (40 comments)

( Major News: C&C3 CS SC WC3)

Posted by Boffbowsh @ 05:32 CDT, 10 June 2008 - iMsg

Event: WCG'08

Register now for WCG08 Online Qualifiers

The search is on to find the best players and teams in the

UK in the games selected for this year’s World Cyber Games. The WCG08 Grand Final is to be held in Cologne,

Germany in November this year and games include:

Age of Empires,

C&C,

FIFA,

Guitar Hero,

CS1.6,

Halo,

NFS,

PGR,

StarCraft,

Virtua Fighter and

Warcraft III.

Before you can be crowned World Champion you need to qualify. Registrations are currently open for a series of online qualifiers as part of this search and you’ll need to signup if you want to stand the best chance of being selected. Matches will be played throughout June and July and if you do well in the online qualifiers you will be invited to the National Final at

M Festival in August, where the best of the best will battle it out on a high-speed LAN to decide who will be representing the UK in 2008!

Do you have what it takes? Registrations close at 6:00pm on Monday 16th June, so what are you waiting for? Head on over to the signups and register

Links:

Official UK WCG Website

M Festival, National Final host

International WCG Website

Tom "griffin" Wall Joins Team EG (83 comments)

( Major News: Q3)

Posted by dunnisdone @ 05:05 CDT, 10 June 2008 - iMsg

About a week after Team EG announced the acquisition of

Paul "czm" Nelson, the organization has now picked up

Tom "griffin" Wall to join him as their Canadian Quake 3 representative. Included in the announcement, Wall plans to attend QuakeCon this July and then the Canadian ESWC Qualifier at VanLan in August, where he is expected to earn a spot in the ESWC Grand Finals.

Former pro gamer and current EG manager

Andy "gellehsak" Ryder said this, "I have known Tom for quite awhile now and we have always had our sights on him as he is a player that has that unique talent to pick things up in a hurry. He has demonstrated that he wants to be the next player to represent Canada, and we feel that he definitely has what it takes to find his place among the Quake elite not only in Canada, but on an International level as well."

Wall himself explained, "I'm excited to be a part of EG, one of the top gaming organizations out there today. I know that they will give me the support that I need to perform my best. I'm looking forward to the upcoming events and hope to attend as many as possible."

More Info: myEG.net

Digital Games 2008 Games Announced (144 comments)

( Major News: CoD)

Posted by u77Bluewolf @ 22:19 CDT, 8 June 2008 - iMsg

The

GGL Digital Games 2008 Games have been announced here.

The list of games:
* NEW: Starcraft was added
* Counter-Strike 1.6 5v5
* Soulcalibur 4 1v1
* Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath 1v1
* Burnout Paradise 1v1
* NBA Live 08 1v1
* NHL 08 1v1
* Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne 1v1
* Defense of the Ancients 5v5
* Trackmania Nations Forever 1v1
* Call of Duty 4 5v5
* FIFA
* MLB 08: The Show

Of note, the poll GGL used in determining these games was largely ignored.

In addition, the competition will have no cash prize and winners of various regions will have to pay their own airfare to the finals in

China. The stated idea is that gamers will compete simply for medals and get individual sponserships to attend similar to competitors in regular Olympic events which also award no cash prizes. This last bit of information is from a casual conversation with a GGL admin, and hence I should add this prizing information is only correct as of this moment and may end up not being 100% final.

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Site summary for week ending 06 Jun (4 comments)

( Major News: ESR)

Posted by ESReality @ 18:00 CDT, 8 June 2008 - iMsg

Weekly Awards

Popularity

Betting Competition

Top Referers

ESWC Belgium announced (36 comments)

( Major News: Q3)

Posted by dfb @ 14:23 CDT, 8 June 2008 - iMsg

Event: ESWC'08

Scheduled: 02:00 CDT, 25 July 2008 to 14:00 CDT, 25 July 2008
Schedule: Passed

Belgian based gaming organisation Gamevibes and Belgian gaming team LowLandLions announce the qualifications for the Belgian

ESWC delegation.

The two games that will be played happen to be the two games that kicked off professional gaming for most people:

Counter-strike 1.6 and

Quake3. 24 teams and 32 players will have the chance to qualify for the prestigious LAN finals at the Antwerp E-sports Festival on the 25th of July . The Antwerp eSports Festival, the setting for the Belgian qualifier, is the new 50,000 € tournament organized by Gamevibes in the Hilton in Antwerp.
The online qualifiers will be played on the 21st and 28th of June. The best four counter-strike 1.6 teams and the best four Quake3 players will then battle it out at the AEF in hopes of defending the Belgian colours in San Jose, California. This is where the ESWC grand finals will be played this year, a major change from previous years as the finals were always in France.

Registering for the qualifiers has never been easier. All you need is a Gamevibes ID which grants you access to the AEF and TEK9 website and ultimately ESWC glory! Head on down to www.tek-9.org/eswc and get yourself registered!

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The ESWC, one of the most well-known brands in electronic sports and has an impressive track record. This year will be the 6th event and it will have 800 video game champions from all over the world competing for the title of world champion in their respective game. The finals will be held in three different locations in San Jose from the 25th until the 27th of August. Thousands of visitors will witness the thrill of seeing the best players in the world compete against each other. Organizing spectacular finals is one of the ESWC’s strong points and it will be no different this year.

About Gamevibes:
Gamevibes is an innovative new media and entertainment company specialized in connecting companies with the new industry of video games. We offer high quality services and business solutions aimed at bringing the social environment of gaming in direct contact with the business objectives of our clients. At Gamevibes we take the needs of our clients seriously, our services are individually designed and chosen to offer the perfect solution for our partner. “Feeling the game” brings you one step closer to obtaining your business objectives by utilizing the opportunities the wonderful world of gaming brings to the playing field. With millions of passionate gamers across the globe, this market can no longer be denied and Gamevibes will get your head into the game from the very beginning.

About LowLandLions:
The LowLandLions is an organization of professional gaming athletes, which originates from the Benelux. Our goal is to nurture aspiring potential and grow the next generation of e-Sports athletes. Over the last couple of years the ‘Lowlands’ has spawned a great deal of talent. Unfortunately very few had the opportunity to develop into professional athletes due to insufficient support. The LowLandLions gives both new and established talent the chance to compete at the highest level under the wings of a well structured organization. Based on a select number of criteria, the LowLandLions will continuously scout and recruit young potential, and is therefore a representation of the best the Benelux has to offer. Our goal is to become an ambassador for e-Sports by striving for its main stream acceptance for the benefit of professional gamers and gamers alike around the world.

ESWC Netherlands results (64 comments)

( Major News: Gaming Q3 WC3)

Posted by Ins0mnia @ 17:18 CDT, 7 June 2008 - iMsg

Event: ESWC'08

Today some qualifiers for ESWC has been played in the Netherlands at the WZZRD Internet Cafes. This qualifier was once again hosted by WSquared (Also known as GameLux & ESL Netherlands).

Anyway some results, match results, demos and such.

Q3A Results

Q3A Groups

Q3A match results

WC3 Results

WC3 Groups

Trackmania Results

Gallery

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TrueCarnage Season 3 - Summer Draft (30 comments)

( Major News: Q4)

Posted by dradik @ 14:02 CDT, 7 June 2008 - iMsg

TrueCarnage Season 3 - Summer Draft

TrueCarnage is pleased to open a new season of Quake 4 CTF, this time it will be in the form of a draft league.

The idea of a draft tournament....

The tournament layout:

Sign ups are open

The list of players

If you interested sign up and make sure to idle #truecarnage

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ESWC 08 Russia Q3: Nike and Cooller won (128 comments)

( Major News: Q3)

Posted by Trick Troll @ 13:40 CDT, 7 June 2008 - iMsg

Event: ESWC'08

Electronic Sports World Cup

Russian Qualifiers finished in Moscow today. 10 players battled for 2 slots to ESWC Grand Finals in San Jose, California.

Players List

Final Standings

Results

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eSports Weekly Launched (40 comments)

( Major News: All)

Posted by TosspoT @ 09:48 CDT, 7 June 2008 - iMsg

eSports Weekly a new project from QuadV, Xleague.TV & Wipido.com has launched episode 1 of its new pilot series.

Taking a Sportscenter type of approach to eSports news each week the show will bring you the headlines from all of the games, highlights and results and original features once a week.

This weeks show features the CGS EU and UK draft with interviews with the Berlin Allianz's BSL and Olander, an Interview with Fnatic's Sam Matthews and Quake 3 Revival news amongst others.

You can watch it here: http://www.wipido.com/video/1086

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