D.C. area sends team of gamers to national Cyber Games finals (The Washington Examiner)
For five Washington-area "e-athletes" going to the U.S. Cyber Games Finals this weekend, a shot at a $15,000 cash prize and a chance to represent their country in the World Cyber Games are nice. But they're more concerned about respect....more...He's got video game: Surprise man goes for U.S. cyber crown (The Arizona Republic)
Like an athlete gearing up for the Olympic Games, Surprise's Alex Brola is on a strict training schedule. But instead of waking up at dawn for an early morning run, he stays up late most nights glued to his computer. It's all part of his strategy to prepare for this weekend's World Cyber Games U.S. Finals....more... HEATHER NEWMAN: GAMING FOR THE GOLD: 2 Michigan men compete this weekend to represent Team USA at international ... (Detroit Free Press)
Today, two Michiganders will fight to represent America's honor in an international video game competition that spans 75 countries and millions of dollars in prizes. They're in the national finals of the World Cyber Games, an international Olympics-style competition that is one of the most prestigious worldwide. They began in Seoul, Korea, seven years ago, and will return to the United States, ......more... PRESS RELEASE: The Global MMO Game Festival Sets Off Its American, East Asia, and Korean Matches. (gamesindustry.biz)
Seoul Korea, 13th September - After the finale of its European match in Germany, the Game and Game World Championship 2007(GNGWC2007, www.gngwc.com) matches fired off in America, East Asia, and Korea....more... Game on (The Australian)
THE online worlds in which people play are rapidly reinventing media and entertainment, if not our concept of society, writes Peter Lalor....more... Game Over for World Series of Video Games (Digital Video Editing)
(Broadcasting & Cable) _ Games Media Properties, which produces the World Series of Video Games http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6409753.html , canceled the remainder of the competition, including contests in Los Angeles, London and Sweden....more... Game Over for World Series of Video Games (Broadcasting and Cable)
Games Media Properties, which produces the World Series of Video Games, canceled the remainder of the competition, including contests in Los Angeles, London and Sweden....more... Top Cyber News 9/13 (WLNS Lansing)
...more... Hacking reports raise concerns about cyberthreat from China (International Herald Tribune)
The attention comes at an inopportune time for President Hu Jintao as he seeks to consolidate power ahead of the party congress in October....more... |