GGL announces Digital Games worldwide tournament for 2008 Summer Olympics
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All of us at GGL are pleased to announce that GGL has been appointed the official partner and co-producer for making videogames an official “Welcome Event” of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
Gamers at all skill levels will be able to compete for the opportunity to represent their country in a global tournament hosted by GGL. The tournament will culminate with a Grand Finals event held in Shanghai.
GGL Chairman Ted Owen called the Digital Games “the ultimate elevation of gaming and the culture of gaming to the world stage.”
GGL’s Digital Games site goes live Feb. 25, and a full English-language press release will be sent out next week.
The company has been working very hard to make today’s announcement happen, and Fortune today published an exclusive article about the Digital Games. GGL China also published a release today (GMT +8) about the Digital Games.
“This is the moment that gamers have been waiting for: a galvanizing event that both celebrates and legitimizes the culture of videogames – the most prominent entertainment form for today’s generation,” said Frank Yong, CEO of GGL China.
“[We] are pleased to be working with GGL to elevate videogames – the 99th Official Sport of China – to the world stage,” said Fong Hong, Honorary General Secretary of the China Internet Gaming Organising Committee. “Because of GGL’s global reach, content & community, brand recognition, technical capabilities, tournament expertise, strong ties with the gamer community and a rapidly growing Chinese presence, it was a natural fit when deciding who would be the perfect partner for this event.”
This is just the first of many exciting developments from the GGL team, so stay tuned!
15. February 2008 at 7:28 pm :
Glad to hear it fellas, you’ve come along way =P
hope i can make it out!
15. February 2008 at 9:28 pm :
Good luck with the event, I hope it’s a great one!
I also hope Starcraft is an official game!
15. February 2008 at 10:02 pm :
OMG!!!!! We look forward to this!
15. February 2008 at 10:45 pm :
They really need Starcraft and some other highly skill based games.
16. February 2008 at 3:15 pm :
Based on China’s choice of games Warcraft III is a logical choice. It would be nice if Starcraft was shown but I think Counter Strike 1.6 has a better chance. Just my opinion.
16. February 2008 at 9:11 pm :
This is epic for gaming, great job.
17. February 2008 at 2:08 pm :
it should be cs1.6, starcraft and wc3, but thats just my opinion!
18. February 2008 at 9:01 am :
Nice ppl! thats imba!
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20. February 2008 at 4:24 pm :
quake3 1v1 or ctf :>
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