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MLG Spectator Passes On Sale

Posted June 8 2008 By: Yourcatch22 | General Esports | Post a comment

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For those interested in attending the MLG Columbus 2009 event, spectator passes have officially gone on sale. A discounted price of $15 is being offered to early registrants through April 30th.

The event will showcase some of the top players in HALO 3 and Gears of War 2 for the XBox 360, and a World of Warcraft Tournament for PC. The event takes place at the Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio June 5th-7th 2009. For more information on the event, or to purchases spectator passes, visit the Official MLG Event Page.

Dr. Pepper Ultimate Gaming House

Posted June 8 2008 By: Yourcatch22 | General Esports | Post a comment

Dr. Pepper and Major League Gaming have teamed up to bring everyone the 2009 Dr Pepper Ultimate Gaming House contest. Four lucky winners will be chosen to receive a $5000 gaming room makeover, which includes a top of the line Gaming-optimized LCD TV, brand new gaming rig, all the MLG swag you could ask for, and much more. Winners will be picked based on user submitted videos explaining why they deserve the complete room makeover. Registration is open now, so for more information, check out the Gaming House Official Site, or get some of the rules/terms below.

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"There will be a total of four winners - one for each submission period (the current submission period is 2/12/09 to 2/27/09). To enter, click the button below and submit a video of 90 seconds or less showing us why you think we should turn your house into the Dr Pepper Ultimate Gaming House. Be sure to submit your video before the currently active deadline listed below. Following each period, a winner will be chosen by a panel of MLG staff members based on creativity and originality. Be sure to put yourself on camera and show your personality for the judges! What are you waiting for? Grab your camera and show MLG and Dr Pepper why you deserve to have the Ultimate Gaming House!"

CEVO Tournament Interview

Posted June 8 2008 By: Yourcatch22 | General Esports | Post a comment

After a very disappointing CEVO Alienware tournament, including allegations of poor tournament management and unpaid prize money, GotFrag sat down with Moe Assad, a gamer at the tournament, to discuss what went wrong. While no official word has come from CEVO or Igames, the interview gives some interesting insight into what happened at the event. You can checkout a snippet below, or checkout the Full Interview Here.

"Its public information that you feel quite a bit went wrong with the CEVO Alienware tournament, could you please explain specifically what happened?

I'm going to be plain and honest about CEVO and Alienware. I believe that iGames (the people who ran the tournament) and mainly Ferguson - the only admin for the whole tournament - just had no idea what they were doing. That's right, over 15k in prize money with only one admin. There are so many details I can go into about how flawed the rules were, mainly because the rules were all meant for 1.6 and as anyone knows 1.6 and source are in many ways different.

What i don't understand is how Alienware would put this much money up for grabs in an online tournament, maybe they thought that CEVO, being the respected league it is, would be willing to help run it smoothly, but i can tell you first hand that CEVO did absolutely nothing to help the tournament. Celone himself told me "we cant do anything" about any rules or dispute, and that it was all up to the iGames guy who had no clue and openly admitted to having no clue about how to run the tourney."

ClanBase Announces NationsCup XII

Posted June 8 2008 By: Yourcatch22 | General Esports | Post a comment

ClanBase has announced that it has begun accepting registrations for its NationsCup XII tournament. The NationsCup Tournament, which has been held annually since 2001, promises to be bigger than ever this year, where tournament officials are hoping to have a total of thirty-six European nations in attendance. The tournament will feature a total number 27 NationCups for 18 different games, including Counter-Strike, Call of Duty 4, Unreal Tournament 2004, and many more.

As with previous NationsCup tournaments, no prize money will be offered, however this is still one of the premier gaming events of the year, and is expected to be much larger than last year's. Registration for the even has already begun and will continue until December 31st, with the nations' captains being announced then as well. The first qualifying round is scheduled to take place from January 7th-14th, while the second qualifying round will begin one week later. For more information on this even, or to register, be sure to visit the NationsCup XII Home Page.

MLG Announces Dr. Pepper Bottle

Posted June 8 2008 By: Yourcatch22 | General Esports | Post a comment

The Major League Gaming association announced today they have expanded their partnership with Dr. Pepper to include the production of a promotional MLG 20 ounce Dr. Pepper bottle. The bottle will feature MLG's current top team Str8 Rippin, along with a chance to win some great prizes like Xbox consoles, television monitors, gaming gear, and more. The promotion is set to kick off in January of next year, so keep your eyes peeled for the limited edition bottles in stores across the US.

"“We’re excited about giving Dr Pepper consumers and aspiring gamers inside access to Str8 Rippin and a chance to interact with this great team and Major League Gaming,” said Terry Hockens, brand manager, Dr Pepper.

Starting in January 2009, there will be approximately 175 million Dr Pepper and Diet Dr Pepper 20-ounce bottles produced throughout the country featuring Tom “Tsquared” Taylor, one of MLG’s biggest superstars. The bottle represents the first time that Dr Pepper has placed any of its sports league partners or sponsored professional stars on its label for national distribution.

“It is an amazing feeling to see my face on the new Dr Pepper bottle,” said Tom “Tsquared” Taylor of team Str8 Rippin. “I’m honored that Dr Pepper has invested in Major League Gaming and put so much support behind me and my teammates.”"