May 2007 - Posts

• WCG [World Cyber Games] '07

  As you may have read or heard, the upcoming GameServe SIEGE LAN will feature the QLD finals of the WCG CS1.6 competition with winners being sent to Sydney to play off for a chance to travel to Singapore and play for world domination. Here's the official press-release... CBN Media, Australia's consumer IT and interactive entertainment agency, has been signed as the Australian Strategic Partner of the World Cyber Games. Globally sponsored by Samsung Electronics and Microsoft, this rapidly growing tournament sees nearly one million players from around 70 countries worldwide compete for the title of world gaming champion. A Team of Australian Finalists will take on gamers from all over the world, such as China, Germany, France, Mexico, Korea, Japan and Russia, in the PC games, Counter Strike 1.6 and WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne, and the console game, Dead or Alive:4. National Finalists will be determined by the state based Qualifiers (NSW, VIC, SA, WA, and QLD), culminating in a National Final event in Sydney in late August. Winners of the National Final in Australia will be flown to the Grand Final in Seattle, USA to participate in the world's most prestigious e-Sports competition. The Grand Final will be held on October 3rd to 7th, 2007 at Qwest Field. "Samsung is proud to be the Global sponsor of an event that continues to set the standard in global game competitions and we're looking forward to working with CBN Media on an Australian Final that is destined to be the best yet." – Kurt Jovais, General Manager Corporate Marketing, Samsung Electronics Australia. Registration for the Australian World Cyber Games is now open. Information regarding the Australian qualifying tournament and to register is available at  http://au.worldcybergames.com/ For more information on the global event, please go to http://www.worldcybergames.com Posted May 26 2007, 05:57 PM by MrWolf with no comments

• SIEGE returns...

  There has been a lot of talk about the (nearly) 2 year hiatus of the exclusive GameServe SIEGE LANs. Some suspected that leechers had brought it's downfall, others said that the GCI wasn't happy with it's Ballroom being used like a child’s plaything, and some few swore that Luggs had actually stabbed a lanner last time and buried him under the Hotels footings. Which ever way you heard it is irrelevant now in light of the decision agreed upon by the GS Admin team just last night, so here's the skinny.... In association with the CyberShack, GameServe SIEGE will be going ahead on the weekend of August 4&5. The CyberShack part of the event will be the QLD qualifiers for the National WCG Final to be held in Sydney later in that month. The other part of the event will be your typical SIEGE affair with uber comps & prizes, rego babes, and (sponsor pending) the famous PC raffle. We’re just waiting on final pricing from the venue, but there’ll be a special accommodation rate available (for the unfamiliar SIEGE runs Sat 8am-midnight, then closes until Sun 9am-8pm, so you need a place to crash for the night) and we’re also in discussions to get some geek-cuisine (at LAN friendly prices as well). It’s gonna be a HUGE weekend for everyone involved, so make sure you book the time off from family/work/partners well in advance. More info soon! Posted May 23 2007, 09:19 AM by MrWolf with 2 comment(s)