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ClanBase has a crack editorial squad para-dropped into the i32 LAN tournament in Berkshire, England to bring you coverage, blogs and photos of the event.
i32 will feature tournaments in Quake 4, Call of Duty 4, Counter-Strike: Source, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Crysis, Team Fortress 2, FIFA 08, World in Conflict and Supreme Commander.
With this huge assortment of games, there’s something for everyone in terms of competitive gaming fans, so check out ClanBase’s coverage page for the event. Our own Michal “Carmac” Blicharz will also be on hand to bring GGL Wire coverage, interviews and LANtics from i32.
In part 2 of this week’s 1on1, Carmac talks to Jens Hilgers about building an audience in esports, the various obstacles ahead of competitive gaming, the requirements that a game has to meet to become an esport and getting a monopoly for the ESL.
Next week, the 1on1 series will feature Quake 3 champion Paul “czm” Nelson. Part 1 of the Jens Hilgers 1on1 can be found here. Continued…
This week’s 1on1 is going to be a long interview and as such, it will be spread out over two days. The target this time is Jens Hilgers, the CEO of Turtle Entertainment and the face of the Electronic Sports League. Wire’s Michal “Carmac” Blicharz talks to Mr. Hilgers about the esports industry, ESL’s vision of growing competitive gaming and about other businesses, such as the Championship Gaming Series.
The second half of the interview will be published on Friday. Continued…
This week’s 1on1 interview comes with one of the most popular StarCraft shoutcasters in the world, Nick “Tasteless” Plott. Otherwise known as the “Storm Observer,” Tasteless has made the depth of his understanding of the game and his passion for it his trademarks. Wire’s Michal “Carmac” Blicharz got the opportunity to interview Nick in Seattle, at the World Cyber Games finals.
This Friday brings us a new 1on1 interview, this time with the father of the Warcraft 3 Champions League, Sebastian “Baschi” Weishaar. Wire’s Michal “Carmac” Blicharz talks with the German about Warcraft 3, Blizzard and StarCraft 2 and the RTS genre in esports.
Next week, the 1on1 series will bring an interview with the StarCraft commentator Nick “Tasteless” Plott. Continued…
Games Convention 2007 would have been nothing without Uszat. You know how Uszat loves girls. The feeling may be a little one-sided, but he loves them nonetheless. This time, he got a chance to talk to two girls that worked at the Steel Series booth.
But the mousepads were made of plastic!
Every Tuesday, there’s a new episode of the GGL LANtics, but today we are releasing a special one from Games Convention 2007. If you’ve ever watched an episode of Epileptic Gaming, then you know who the World Famous Robert Summa is. We went to the show with the sole purpose of finding out just how widespread Summa’s fame is. Let the video tell you everything.
The happiest man of the weekend, at least among competitive gamers, was Filip “NEO” Kubski. The Polish player was given the Counter-Strike Player of the Year award, the eSports Player of the Year award and his PGS Gaming received the Team of the Year award. He topped that by winning the European Nations Cup with team Poland.
GGL Wire’s Michal “Carmac” Blicharz has caught NEO after the ENC decoration and sat down with the player for a chat about the awards, Counter-Strike and Games Convention.
Last Saturday, the eSports Awards were handed out to players, teams and journalists during a live show at Games Convention. We have written about who won but have you seen the smiles? Have you seen the tears in those people’s eyes? Have had the chance to notice how nervous Fatal1ty was giving his memorable speech? Have a look if you are interested.
Poland is the big winner of the 2007 edition of the eSports Awards with five awards going to Polish gamers, winning every category where they were nominated except one. The “Turtles” were handed out at Games Convention 2007 during a live ceremony and on German television.
Polish gamers took awards in every category they were nominated in, including the most prestigious eSports Player of the Year and eSports Team of the Year. The winners were:
Breakthrough of the Year
Maciej ‘av3k’ Krzykowski
Best eSports Coverage (Uservote)
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Best FPS Duel Player
Johan ‘toxic’ Quick
Best Warcraft 3 Player
Yoan ‘ToD’ Merlo
Best Counter-Strike Player
Filip ‘Neo’ Kubski
Lifetime Achievement Award
Johnathan ‘Fatal1ty’ Wendel
Best Journalist
Tim Farin & Christian Parth
Scene Journalist Award (Uservote)
David ‘Craven’ Abel & Michal ‘carmac’ Blicharz
eSports Player of the Year
Filip ‘Neo’ Kubski
Best eSports Game of the Year (Uservote)
Pro Evolution Soccer 6
eSports Team of the Year
PGS Gaming Continued…
GGL Wire has successfully made it to Games Convention 2007 in Leipzig, Germany. Keep coming back to the site for interviews, booth babe videos, coverage on games and other attractions. In the mean time, here are two videos to whet your appetites:
