by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2017 @ 8:08 a.m. PST | Filed under
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World Cyber Games, which had a pause after the 2013 Games in Kunshan China, held a press conference at Bangkok, Thailand to announce its aims to become not just eSports competition but to evolve into “Global eSports Festival” with technological and cultural programs.
by Rainier on Nov. 27, 2013 @ 11:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In World of Tanks 30-player teams are fighting action-packed PvP battles. The game features more than 150 armored fighting vehicles (tanks, self-propelled howitzers, rocket artillery, etc.) from the pre-WW2 era up to the Korean War.
by Rainier on June 22, 2010 @ 1:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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World Cyber Games (WCG) announced today the official 100-day countdown to the 10th WCG Grand Final, the premier international video game competition and festival, which will be held from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3, 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2009 @ 3:31 p.m. PST | Filed under
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With three overall medals, TEAM USA placed eighth at the World Cyber Games 2009 Grand Final in Chengdu, China. As over 82,000 spectators from around the globe cheered and watched the excitement, TEAM USA took silver and bronze medals in Guitar Hero: World Tour while taking the bronze in Red Stone.
by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2009 @ 9:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
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World Cyber Games welcomed over 600 of the world's most elite gamers from 65 countries to the 2009 Grand Finals in Chengdu, China.
by Rainier on May 19, 2009 @ 9:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The World Cyber Games and The New York Anime Festival, from the creators of New York Comic Con, announced a partnership that will welcome America's very best gamers to the 2009 New York Anime Festival - Sept. 25-27 at the Jacob K. Javits Center.
by Rainier on April 13, 2009 @ 10:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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World Cyber Games announced seven additional game titles which will be featured throughout 2009: FIFA 09, TrackMania Nations Forever, Carom3D and Red Stone, as well as mobile games Asphalt 4 and Wise Star2, and MMORPG Dungeon & Fighter as a Promotional Title.
by Rainier on June 2, 2008 @ 8:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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More than 70 of America's top gamers took their first steps towards slots on Team USA this past weekend at the Samsung Experience in New York City at the World Cyber Games 2008 US Open video game tournament, battling for their share of $20,000 in cash and prizes, including roundtrip airfare and hotel accommodations to the WCG 2008 Pan-American Championships in Mexico, June 20 - 22.
by Rainier on May 28, 2008 @ 9:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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America's top gamers will converge May 31st and June 1st at the Samsung Experience in New York City for the World Cyber Games (WCG) 2008 US Open video game tournament, which culminates with the WCG 2008 Grand Final this November in Cologne, Germany.
by Rainier on March 17, 2008 @ 10:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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World Cyber Games (WCG) announces the largest lineup of official tournament games in its history, with an epic lineup of PC and X360 titles, including the debuts of Halo 3 and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, along with the return of tournament favorites including Starcraft: Brood War, WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne and more
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2007 @ 12:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Competing against more than 700 gamers from a record 74 countries, the United States overcame the stiffest competition in World Cyber Games history to capture three gold medals, two silver medals, a bronze medal, and the overall team title at the Grand Final in Seattle.
by Rainier on June 25, 2007 @ 12:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The second annual World Cyber Games Pan-American Championship wrapped up this past weekend, where North and South America's best gamers battled for cash and prizes in Cancun, Mexico. The 7 game- tournament took place over three days and featured a who's who of gamers from many countries in North, Central and South America.
by Rainier on Oct. 24, 2006 @ 10:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Grand Final of the World Cyber Games concluded after four days of intense gaming, with Team USA bringing home the gold in Project Gotham Racing 3 on the X360, but the Grand Champion title for the World Cyber Games 2006 was awarded to Team Korea, who reclaims the title after four years.
by Rainier on Oct. 12, 2006 @ 2:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The World Cyber Games 2006 Grand Final in Monza, Italy, kicks off in just six days. The WCG 2006 is planned to be the largest-scale event yet with 700 gamers from 70 countries participating, including six new countries such as Ireland and Saudi Arabia, which will send representatives to the WCG Grand Final for the first time.
by Rainier on June 8, 2006 @ 9:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last weekend America’s top gamers competed in the inaugural World Cyber Games US Open at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, an invitation-only tournament, to determine who would qualify for a spot in the WCG US National Final. When the dust settled, 36 gamers won trips to the WCG US National Final this September.
by Rainier on April 13, 2006 @ 3:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The World Cyber Games today announced that Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 and Games for Windows will sponsor the global tournament through 2008, providing hardware, software, and marketing support for the events.
by Rainier on March 1, 2006 @ 2:47 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Mayor Greg Nickels and the World Cyber Games Committee (WCGC) announced today that Seattle will host the 2007 World Cyber Games Grand Final. The mayor welcomed this premier event for the interactive video game industry to Seattle during a signing ceremony today at City Hall.
by Rainier on Feb. 15, 2006 @ 1:28 p.m. PST | Filed under
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The World Cyber Games Committee today announced the eight titles (6 PC and 2 console) that will serve as official games for the 2006 World Cyber Games, and will serve as the official events at the 2006 Grand Final in Monza, Italy this October.
by Rainier on Nov. 21, 2005 @ 1:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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It is curtains down as the World Cyber Games (WCG) 2005 Grand Final drew to a thrilling finale today. USA emerged as the top cyber gaming nation with a grand total of two gold medals and a silver medal after five days of intense tournaments, entertaining cultural events and exciting fringe activities.
by Judy on Jan. 24, 2005 @ 10:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The World Cyber Games Committee announced eight game titles that will serve as official games for the World Cyber Games 2005 (WCG 2005) to be held in Singapore this coming November. Six PC games and two console games were chosen for the competition, which organizers expect to attract more than 1.25 million competitors worldwide. Read more for details ...
by Judy on Oct. 11, 2004 @ 1:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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If you don't think computer and video games are spectator sports, tell it to the 30,000 fans who crammed in to the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium & Plaza to witness the 2004 World Cyber Games Grand Final.
by Judy on Sept. 29, 2004 @ 2:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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VU Games announced today the lineup of titles the company will be showcasing at the World Cyber Games Championship Expo in San Francisco from October 7th through the 10th. The Expo will be open to the public and will be located at and around Polk Hall, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in Downtown San Francisco.
by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2003 @ 1:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The World Cyber Games officially announced today that San Francisco will be the WCG Grand Final host city for the year 2004, taking the world’s largest e-sports event to a new level of global excitement and interest. The announcement was made at a press conference in San Francisco City Hall on September 3. Mr. Il-hyung Chang attended the press conference on behalf of Mr. Jong-yong Yun, co-chairman of the World Cyber Games Committee (WCGC), along with Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr., of San Francisco and Mr. Heung-seop Jeong, president of International Cyber Marketing, the worldwide organizer of WCG.
by Rainier on Aug. 22, 2003 @ 10:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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After two days of thrilling competition, the United Cyber Games Association (UCGA) has announced the winners of the Samsung World Cyber Games 2003 USA Tournament. The 17 gamers competed in regional qualifying and semi-final rounds across the country, and won in their respective categories at the Samsung World Cyber Games USA Finals, August 19th and 20th in Irvine, California.
by Rainier on Aug. 13, 2003 @ 9:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The United Cyber Games Association (UCGA) announced today that each participating Samsung World Cyber Games 2003 USA Finalist will walk away with a state of the art PC and monitor at the U.S. Finals in Irvine, CA, August 19th and 20th. Read more for details ...