After it was announced that the World Series of Video Games is shut down, GGL Wire has talked to the people that are affected the most - Johan “Toxjq” Quick, players competing in the circuit and other industry people.
Johan “Toxjq” Quick, WSVG 2006 champion
I was looking forward to finishing this season of WSVG and Quake4, so I’m disappointed about the news. I think it’s a setback for pro-gaming but those things can happen and I’m sure it will rebound, so we just need to see bright side of the future.
Marcus “djWHEAT” Graham, e-sports broadcaster
I’m absolutely shocked to hear this news… it’s a very sad day for North American Pro Gaming, and honestly, gaming around the world. Not only do we now lack any large Quake 4 competitions, but there is one less gaming organization throwing events for gamers. Whether people know it or not, it WILL affect gamers across the globe.
Paul “ReDeYe” Chaloner, e-sports broadcaster
I am very sorry to hear that WSVG has been cancelled and mainly because it was the main event for Quake 4 and 1v1 Professional FPS play in 2007. It disturbs me and upsets me greatly that what seemed to be such a fine set of tournaments has now gone to the grave.
If I remove the PR speak, however, I have to say I am also really angry that this has happened now. It does nothing for pushing professional videogaming forward and not completing the season is even more shocking.
The fact that GMP believes that they can’t make enough profit from the tournaments but that they can from the website they own also mystifies me. Why would any of the people who followed WSVG and its tournaments now want to visit the site owned and run by the same people? Whilst it’s perhaps a little flippant of me to say so, what’s to stop them deciding next week that the website too is…. not making them enough profit?
A very sad day for all of those players and clans involved in WSVG and for lovers for Quake 4 and pro 1v1 FPS tournaments.
Chance Lacina, WSVG competitor
I’m shocked and I really don’t know what to say right now.
Tom “griffin” Wall, WSVG competitor
I gave up a lot for WSVG this year; I have four free months now to figure out and do whatever I want, but I’m really upset i cant play in any tournaments the rest of the year (Quake that is). I also was looking forward to going to London and Sweden and LA, and now I can’t, so i think Im going to look forward to UT3 while I figure out what I’m doing for the rest of the year.
Tim “DaHang” Fogarty, WSVG competitor
It’s a shame for gaming as a whole, and for me personally as I was improving and making my way to the top in the [Quake] competitions. I still hope they pay out prizes for WSVG Dallas and Toronto of course, which is unclear as of right now.
Ivo “forever” Lindhout, WSVG competitor
This has come as a big shock for the Quake4 community, all I can say is WOW, the last thing that I thought would happen, has happened.
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sigh sigh sigh sigh siggh
already booked my flight to wsvg uk
not cooooooooll
You can still come and see Big Ben!
it was fun at wsvg but it was wroung how they changed the brackets when we got there everything for us new players first event ever was all strange never like how they show on tv. It is a big let down has i was going to join next years event but now can’t was fun playing against lost cause i wanted to say thank you for the match to him but could never see him so thank you Lost Cause if you can see this