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If your Team Fortress 2 squad is looking for some extra fun this summer, the Escapist's Team Fortress 2 Tournament is now taking applications. The 5v5 tournament, which will run from May 27th - May 31st, is sponsored by Razer and features some great prizes for the winning squads. All team members MUST have an Escapist User name and Steam ID in order to participate, so if you are interested head on over to the Official Tournament Page today! Hurry though, registration ends this Friday, May 22nd. 
Over the past week, many gamers have publicly spoken out against the recent Counter-Strike 1.6 update and the effects it has had on the competitive gaming world. The patch, which aimed to fix silent crouch hopping (aka Russian Walking Exploit in the release), has resulted in giving a jumping sound to any in-game jump movement. While this may seem like a minor change, in the world of competitive gaming, the effects have forced many players to drastically alter their game play. Even despite that many players had considered silent crouch hopping a bug that needed to be fixed, the unintended results of the patch have led many to demand a rollback patch from Valve to remedy the situation.
GotFrag recently took the opportunity to sit down with several professional players and managers to get their reactions to the update. Here's a snippet below from Alex Garfield, Team EG Owner/Manager, and for more player reactions, checkout the Complete Article Here.
As league season is about to kick off, we wanted to let everyone know about a few Team Fortress 2 leagues that are currently accepting registrations from teams.
ESEA Season 3
ESEA has opened registration for Season 3 of their Team Fortress 2 league. The event will run throughout the summer, with play kicking off the first week of May. Teams will be competing for a total cash purse of $6,700 between both the Open and Invitational divisions. Get all the details below, or for more information and registration visit the official ESEA Season 3 Website.
The folks over at CEVO announced this week that they would no longer be holding a Team Fortress 2 Season 4, but instead would be holding the OCZ Team Fortress 2 Open Tournament. The OCZ Open Tournament will kick off this summer, with registration for the event running from April 16th through May 3rd.
Teams will be competing for OCZ hardware and swag, with the top three teams receiving gear worth nearly $2,500 in value. For more information on the event you can read the full press release below, or head on over to the Official Event Page.
The Total Gaming League has officially relaunched its Team Fortress 2 6vs6 league for this upcoming season. The league has already begun accepting signups and pre-season play kicks off April 8th, so if your team is interested competing head on over to the Official TGL TF2 Website today.
While the pre-season starts next week, the regular season will begin April 15th and run for 8 weeks through June 3rd. You can checkout all the official league rules below.
A new Battlefield 2 tournament called Middle East Conflict is preparing to kick-off and looking for new teams to join. While the tournament is technically single player, clans can join the game where the winning side on a 64 man team server wins a nice prize. Checkout the Middle East Conflict Website for more information or to join.
Battlefield 2 Combat has announced that they are getting ready to kick off Tour 14 of their popular Battlefield 2 league. Battles kick off today, February 12th, so head on over to the Official Site if you are interested in joining or for more information.
Registration for the second season of ESEA has been both extended and expanded. The league, which features Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike 1.6, and Counter-Strike: Source, will now extend its registration deadline until Saturday, January 31 at 8 pm EST. The Counter-Strike 1.6 league, which had reached capacity, will also be accepting new registrations since the event has been expanded to now include 64 teams.
ESEA Season 2 will feature $20,000 worth of prizes. Regular season schedules will be released Sunday, February 1st and matches begin the week of Sunday, February 8. For more information, map rotations, default match nights, and registration information visit the ESEA Website.
Good news if you still haven't registered your team for the GotFrag Call of Duty 4 tournament. GotFrag announced today that they have extended the registration deadline to January 25th to give teams more time to join. For more information on the tournament, or to register your team, be sure to visit the GotFrag Cod4 Tournament Page.
Lanwar has announced that registration for its annual Lanwar 43 event is open, and several spots are still available. The event, which is being held in Louisville, Kentucky, will run from January 17th - 18th. Among other games, there will be a Team Fortress 2 5v5 division hosted at this year's event with open spots still remaining. Tournament participants are required to bring their own PC, and there is an entry fee of $30 USD. For more information on the event, or to register your team, head on over to the Lanwar 43 Event Website.
Alienware has announced that registration has officially begun for its Winter Frag Fest Tournament. The tournament, which will run January 17th - 22nd, is a 5v5 Counter-Strike: Source event where teams will compete in three conferences based on their location in the United States and Canada. The Winter Frag Fest is also the largest open event announced so far in 2009, with tournament officials expecting to host well over 150 teams. Prizes include great Alienware swag and hardware worth over $15,000, including Alienware Area-51 X-58 Desktops for the entire first place team.
Registration for the Winter Frag Fest has already begun and will continue through January 11th, 2009. There is no registration fees required to participate, however each team must have between 5 and 7 players at least 13 years old to be eligible to compete. For more information on this tournament, or to sign your team up, head on over to the Alienware Winter Frag Fest Tournament Website. Good luck!
GotFrag and MLG Game Battles have teamed up to host one of the first Call of Duty 4 tournaments of 2009. The tournament will feature 32 teams from around the world competing for $1,750 in cash prizes. The tournament is a 5v5 team format, and open to all teams, regardless of experience level or location.
Registration officially kicked off last week, but will continue through January 4th, 2009. Gameplay will begin January 6th, with 32 teams competing in a traditional, double-elimination tournament bracket structure. Registration costs 20 GameBattles Credits per Player ($12.99), which can be purchased at the MLG Store. Space is limited, so once you have purchased your teams credits, you can register and learn more about the event at the Tournament Website.
CEVO has announced registration for Season 3 is now officially open to Team Fortress 2 teams. The announcement coincides with the opening of CEVO-FREE division, a segment of Season 3 which is free to play for all teams who signup.
This season promises to be more exciting than ever, with $1,800 in guaranteed cash prizes for teams competing across the various skill divisions. Checkout all the league details below, and for more information, or to signup, checkout the CEVO Season 3 Information Section.
Rekrut.ru, a brand new Russian E-Sports community, has announced it will be holding a Counter-Strike tournament this December. The event, called the Rekrut.ru Championship 2008, is being held to celebrate the launch of Rekruit.ru and will be open to both professional and amateur teams. The professional tournament will feature sixteen teams, eight of which will be invited by the organization, while the remaining eight spots will be decided through a LAN qualifier. In all, the event will feature a total prize purse of $30,000, $24,000 for the professional tournament and $6,000 for the amateur one.
The event will be held December 14th at the 4Game Gaming Center in Moscow. The qualifier for the amateur event will take place on December 13th at the Click-Net Gaming Center, also in Moscow. For more information on this event, or the latest Russian E-Sports news, check out Rekrut.Ru (knowing Russian will be helpful)
Looking for a better way for you and your squad to spend Sunday nights? Well The Team Warfare League is hoping to solve your boredom as they have officially announced they will be holding America's Army tournaments each and every Sunday evening. Starting Sunday, November 9th, teams will begin competing in various tournaments, lasting 4-5 weeks depending on the number of participants.
The tournaments will have a limit of 32 teams, so if you are interested head on over to the TWL Tournament Forum to get all the details, as well as vote for maps to be featured each week. We should note that there won't be any prizes being given away, however it still should be a great event and a place to meet other AA teams.
Battlefield 2 Combat is preparing to kick of their latest Battlefield 2 competition, Tour #13. The event will begin next week, October 23rd, so all those who are interested hurry and visit the Official Event Website to register or to get more information on the event.
The Clan Database is proud to announce our newest gaming division, Battlefield Heroes. Although the game has not been officially released, already the Heroes community is quite strong and we are happy to offer a place for Heroes clans around the world to meet and interact. We hope to become the ultimate source for Heroes teams everywhere, with esports news, Heroes clan templates, and much more!
To learn more about the game, get the latest clan news, or to add your team, be sure to stop by our all new Battlefield Heroes Division.
The good folks over at GotFrag and GameBattles have announced that they will be holding a Call of Duty 4 tournament this November. The tournament will be search and destroy, five vs. five team format, and will consist of two main stages. The first stage will be a ladder where teams can compete against one another based on skill level. Next, the top 32 teams from the ladder stage will move on to Stage 2, the playoff bracket. The playoff bracket will be a double elimination bracket with each match played in a best of three format, with the winner being the champion of the tournament.
The cost to enter the tournament is 20 Credits per Player ($12.99) and the prize purse for the tournament is $1750. The tournament is open to all Call of Duty 4 teams and registration begins October 1st, so be sure to checkout The Official Tournament Page for more information, or to get started you can Purchase Credits Here. Good Luck!
The Electronic Sports League (ESL) has confirmed that, due to the lack of online Asia Qualifiers, South Korea will stage a national Counter-Strike qualifier, to be held at the GStar convention in Seoul from November 13th-16th. The event will be open to all South Korean teams, all of which will be competing for one of the three spots for the Continental Finals that are available, not to mention a total prize purse of $10,000 USD.
For more on this story, and all the latest news from ESL, head on over to their Official Website.
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Again, please visit HERE for all the tournament rules and to find out what prize packages RAZER will be giving away.
All of this and more can be found on The Escapist's TF2 forums, located HERE."