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The BBC reports on the disappearance of the CPL World Tour from an international perspective. With budding British pro gamers having pinned their hopes on the event -- one even giving up a tennis career -- the cancellation comes as quite a blow. Teams that have trained on specific games, maps and rulesets have work ahead to retrain for other events.

Philip Wride, manager of Intel-sponsored clan 4Kings, described the move as "a step backwards" for pro gaming. While there are still tournaments in Europe, the UK is left with just a few LAN tournaments that concentrate on fun rather than professional prize money. However, for gamers willing to travel, there is still a substantial amount of cash available to those who play well -- the World Series of Video Games, World Cyber Games and e-Sports World Cup all offer the chance to triumph.

JoystiqCPL cancellation "a step backwards" originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bbccompetitive gamingCompetitiveGamingcplesportshuman interestHumanInterestmlgpro gamingProGamingukWed, 26 Apr 2006 10:56:00 EST<![CDATA[Girl gamer recruitment good reality TV?]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/11/girl-gamer-recruitment-good-reality-tv/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/11/girl-gamer-recruitment-good-reality-tv/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/11/girl-gamer-recruitment-good-reality-tv/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Recruiting a new member for a sponsored girl gaming team can't be easy. When Eekers (one of Ubisoft's Frag Dolls) left the line-up last summer, a nationwide search for her replacement rolled into motion, requiring everything from a gaming CV to glamour shots. Months later, when all but the hopefuls have forgotten the empty space to be filled, the shortlisted candidates have been announced and the final selection procedure outlined.

All eight of the finalists will be flown to San Francisco to "join the existing Frag Dolls in a weekend of playing games and interviewing", a party that sounds like good fodder for frazzled nerves -- especially when you add in the filming. For this is no ordinary interview -- instead, the whole thing will be covered by Internet TV site GameTrailers, providing a reality TV glimpse into the mysterious world of girl gamers.

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JoystiqGirl gamer recruitment good reality TV? originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 07:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The World Cyber Games, an international professional gaming competition, has announced which titles will be used for this year's competitions. With the advent of a new platform, it's been interesting to see where the focus of professional gamers will lie.

A return to Counter-Strike 1.6 (last year's competition used Source) and upgrades for FIFA Soccer and Dead or Alive are all on the cards, but the surprise switch outlined is the removal of Halo 2 from the line-up; it's being replaced with Project Gotham Racing 3. Console FPS players will be disappointed.

[Via Gamespot]

JoystiqWorld Cyber Games '06 titles announced, Halo 2 dropped originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>competitive gamingCompetitiveGamingPCprofessional gamingProfessionalGamingworld cyber gamesWorldCyberGamesXbox-360Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Single player games get competitive again]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/02/02/single-player-games-get-competitive-again/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/02/02/single-player-games-get-competitive-again/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/02/02/single-player-games-get-competitive-again/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Many gamers' favourite moments include racking up high scores at the local arcade and boasting about them to friends--that's about as competitive as single-player games could get. Multiplayer games, with their inherent replayability, are dominating the sales charts; has the humble high score died a death?

No, says this article from competitive gaming site MLG Pro. Instead, single player games have moved into a new era of competitiveness via the likes of Xbox Live. With achievements and gamerscores that are influenced by your single-player prowess as much as your multiplayer muscle, we have incentives to do well at single player games again; we have our friends' scores to beat, and the world records to challenge.

It's an interesting observation. Given the number of fiercely competitive FPS gamers who have been spending more time in the Live Arcade, racking up score after score, it seems to be spot-on, too. The next step? More obscure achievements, perhaps -- games that award points just for finishing the game don't really carry the feeling of competitive triumph that gamers seem to be lusting after these days.

[via /.]

JoystiqSingle player games get competitive again originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you've ever wanted to flirt with competitive gaming, now's your chance. The 2006 Electronic Sports World Cup has commissioned a special edition of Trackmania, Trackmania Nations ESWC, which will feature in this year's competition with a $40,000 prize.

This is apparently the first time a game has been created especially for the competition, and it's being offered free for anyone in the world to download and try their hand at. Even if you're not a veteran Trackmania player, you've nothing to lose. It's an interesting move, and will doubtless be popular--perhaps further genres will be forthcoming in future years if this experiment succeeds.

[via Eurogamer]

[Update: It appears that despite being a free game this has Starforce copy protection built in -- labelled by some as 'malware', Starforce installs hidden device drivers on your system. More information, including removal details.]

JoystiqTrackmania Nations ESWC free to download [Updated] originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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