CEVO Announces Thermaltake ‘em Down CS Source Tournament
February 21, 2008
The following is a press release from CEVO.com:
“CEVO LLC (CYBER EVOLUTION) is excited to announce the Thermaltake ‘em Down Tournament, an online event featuring thousands of dollars worth of prizes courtesy of Thermaltake USATM & CEVO.
“I am very excited to be able to announce the continuation of CEVO’s mini tournaments after a rather lengthy hiatus. These events were a huge hit in previous years and we hope to see similar results as we plan to have over twenty mini events throughout the course of the year,” said Charlie Plitt, CEO / President for CEVO LLC. ” I am also excited to have Thermaltake sponsor the 2008 inaugural mini tournament as they have been a champion of CEVO and the global eSports community!” Read more
CEVO Professional NationVoice $10,000 s5 Counter-Strike: Source Championship Announced
February 21, 2008
The following is a press release from CEVO.com:
“CEVO LLC. (www.cevo.com) is excited to announce the NationVoice $10,000 Counter-Strike Source Championship. This weekend event, which will happen on February 23rd and 24th, serves as the playoffs for the CEVO Professional Division of Counter-Strike: Source Season 5.
The top six Professional division teams from CEVO Counter-Strike Source Season 5 will play the entire playoffs online over the two-day period, for a playoff pot of $10,000 cash. Read more
ID Announces Free Version of Quake
February 21, 2008
Quake Live is a browser based reiteration of the classic multiplayer shooter Quake, from id Software. This version will be supported solely on advertisements provided by IGA making the game free of charge. The game will include extra features such as stats tracking, matchmaking, sponsored events, and tournaments.
“IGA understands game developers and game players which makes them the perfect partner for QUAKE LIVE. Whether it’s been the ease of implementing their SDK or just their excitement about QUAKE LIVE, they have been fantastic to work with,” said Todd Hollenshead, CEO of id Software. “As we work to bring QUAKE-style deathmatch excitement to the masses, IGA has fully supported our vision.”
Quake Live Description:
Created by id Software as an all-new way to deliver the excitement and energy of first-person multiplayer action to a broader audience than ever before, QUAKE LIVE offers game players of all skill levels a totally free and easily accessible multiplayer game and community through a single website at quakelive.com. Every element of the experience, including friends lists and communication, sponsored events and tournaments, matchmaking, stats tracking, and even the game itself is accessed and delivered free of charge through the web browser. Integrated with IGA’s proprietary SDK, QUAKE LIVE will offer companies and agencies fresh opportunities to dynamically-target brands to audiences within a broadly accessible version of one of the world’s premiere game franchises, while also offering gamers a totally free premium game, fun events and a vibrant, active community of other players.
British Bank Blocks WOW Subscriptions
February 20, 2008
The Halifax bank, with the Bank of Scotland as a subsidiary, have decided to block automatic monthly payments to World of Warcraft. According to a Halifax spokesman, the reason behind this is World of Warcraft is experiencing high incidences of credit card fraud.
The spokesman stated its an issue with the the users themselves and not with Blizzard’s online billing system. While automatic payments are being stopped, customers can subscribe to World of Warcraft but must first contact the Halifax or Bank of Scotland to authorize future payments.
“We do not believe the fraud has anything to do with Blizzard themselves, their sites or the integrity of their billing systems, rather it is site users utilizing stolen credit card details to pay for subscriptions,” the Halifax spokesman said. “If a customer wants to subscribe to a game site operated by Blizzard, using a Halifax or Bank of Scotland credit card, we can arrange for the payments to be processed for them if they contact us.”
Panasonic Announces Wiimote-proof TV
February 18, 2008
Panasonic has designed a plasma TV which it believes will withstand the force of a fiercely thrown Wii-mote
The Television’s display surface can absorb a hit packing up to four Joules of kinetic energy. This is thanks to a special transparent coating applied to the screen. For those who don’t know much about physics, a Joule is the energy expended by the force of one Newton moving one meter.
I guess Panasonic’s designers haven’t been told that Nintendo ships the Wii Remote with a strap to stop it from flying out of your hand and hitting your TV during a heated game of Wii Sports. However, you can’t blame Panasonic’s marketing department for recognizing this unique selling point.
Duke Nukem Forever release possible in 2008
February 18, 2008
Garland-based video games developer 3D Realms has stated Duke Nukem Forever is projected to release in late 2008. Likely to be released on PC, Xbox 360 and the PS3. Read more
Ex-Blizzard Employee Divorces Husband Over WoW
February 17, 2008
A resident of California who worked briefly for Blizzard has recently divorced her husband of 6 years because of World of Warcraft. According to her, his addictions of the game distorted their marriage. Never playing the game herself, 28 year-old Jocelyn stated the her husband Peter’s crippling addiction to the game was to much for her to handle. Read more
Is the CPL’s long run over?
February 14, 2008
A report posted on the Cyberathelete Amateur Leagues website known as CAL has sent shockwaves throughout the whole gaming community. Presently, CAL is a sister company to the CPL. CPL is owned and operated by Angel Munoz, a Los Angeles area businessman. The CPL has been the leader in LAN’s all across America and Canada, but as of late, business has slowed for the CPL and the LAN’s have lost many of their previously diehard fans. Read more
EA announces Spore release date
February 12, 2008
After a long wait EA has announced a release date for the highly anticipated game, Spore, for September 7, 2008. Spore is an open-ended sim game where you start as a single celled organism and evolve your species to the point of conquering the universe. The creator of spore Will Wright said, “We’re in our final stages of testing and polish with Spore, and the team at Maxis can’t wait to see the cosmos of content created by the community later this year.”
I was hoping to see Spore hit store shelves in the spring but I’m glad to see that they’re not rushing the game, making sure that it is perfect before its release.
FilePlanet Releases Their First Team Fortress 2 Map Pack.
February 10, 2008
One of the largest download websites tailored to games, FilePlanet.com, has released their first map pack for the popular multiplayer first-person-shooter Team Fortress 2. This pack features 11 new maps, which include a new version of 2Forts and a map called “Steal The Bacon!”. This map pack looks very enjoyable and should add some extra excitement to the TF2 community. To receive more information and to download this map pack visit http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/maps/. Read more
