ESR - WCG 2010 - First set of games announced

<< Comment #1 @ 13:26 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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spartaz0rd

ffs

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<< Comment #2 @ 13:27 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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ini

Carom3D is awesome

<< Comment #3 @ 13:28 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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Lethe

thanks for these breaking news.

<< Comment #4 @ 13:30 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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BonGzz

Sorry i think you have the wrong number

<< Comment #5 @ 13:30 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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Aquashark '

fail.. not even a single game i'm interested in

<< Comment #6 @ 13:31 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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Raaaaaagh

"Its just like a dream I wont wake up from, YAY"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFdsR6SJeO8

Edited by Raaaaaagh at 13:32 GMT, 10 March 2010

<< Comment #7 @ 13:33 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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Zeta

no ql.. zzzz
i need a freakin FAIL! button here

Edited by Zeta at 13:33 GMT, 10 March 2010

<< Comment #16 @ 13:58 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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noctis - Reply to #7

are you even playing ql yourself?

:p

<< Comment #23 @ 14:31 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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amOKchen - Reply to #16

I don't play quake very much, but I sure do spec all events I can!

<< Comment #68 @ 19:58 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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Zeta - Reply to #16

i am not (professionaly) but i like to watch it and in my oppinion its more skill then any other 1v1 game

<< Comment #72 @ 20:19 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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noctis - Reply to #68

better start then, austrian tdm team is always looking for promising new talents =p

<< Comment #74 @ 20:46 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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Zeta - Reply to #72

haha :) well maybe i will do that :)

<< Comment #95 @ 18:51 GMT, 11 March 2010 >>

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krysa - Reply to #72

i wanna join austrian army !!!

<< Comment #55 @ 16:25 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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hi wotsup lol - Reply to #7

because it's a beta

<< Comment #62 @ 18:39 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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v1ze - Reply to #55

i'd prefer a valid reason

<< Comment #63 @ 18:40 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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hi wotsup lol - Reply to #62

didnt they say it was bcuz beta?

<< Comment #64 @ 18:50 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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v1ze - Reply to #63

would you consider that a valid reason? not me. too many other tournaments that have run just fine on the beta.

<< Comment #8 @ 13:33 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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dem0n

"As many may have hoped Carom3D Carom 3D is amongst the selected games."

? lol

<< Comment #27 @ 14:39 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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apoxic - Reply to #8

Samsung is sponsoring WCG. Carom3D is made by Samsung.

Think you've got it from here.

<< Comment #9 @ 13:34 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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hnns

the fuck is carom3d

<< Comment #10 @ 13:37 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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StormSh4dow - Reply to #9

Billiards
Actually looks fun.

<< Comment #85 @ 10:05 GMT, 11 March 2010 >>

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PuertoRican - Reply to #9

Pool/Billiards.

There's only a hand full of people who are actually good at the game, mainly the Brazilians, so if your country has a qualifier, you can most likely make it to the national final (free trip, at least in USA), and then you get money or nice prizes if you get top 3 depending on your country, not counting the trip to the grand final.

I think it was WCG 2007, there was an amazing shot made by the winner of the event, go check it out in the VOD section at WCG.com, it was pretty much the only cool thing about that Carom tournament.

<< Comment #11 @ 13:38 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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Raaaaaagh

Looks like because Samsung run the comp, they can inflict the comp with their shitty 3d pool game.

<< Comment #12 @ 13:38 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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dem0n

" Update: We have received many comments regarding this list missing your favorite games including StarCraft and FIFA. This announcement represents the first group of game titles slated for the WCG 2010 competitions, and does not cover all of the games which will be featured this year. WCG is in the process of considering all of the game titles that the gamers and the fans recommend. Please stay tuned to WCG.com for additional game titles announcement."

http://www.wcg.com/6th/fun/news/news_view.asp?keyno=C10030810000

Now we probably have to all go on their website and comment that we want ql \o/

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<< Comment #14 @ 13:45 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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spartaz0rd - Reply to #12

lets do that ffs ... could be useless but still we could try to spam em badly :D

<< Comment #51 @ 15:49 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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zooalt - Reply to #12

done

<< Comment #69 @ 20:02 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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unihumi - Reply to #12

done

<< Comment #79 @ 02:37 GMT, 11 March 2010 >>

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gk_nz - Reply to #12

Done

<< Comment #13 @ 13:41 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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mefajpE^

No StarCraft, no Quake WCG is going down.

And they still having that 12 unit newb game WC3 omg :o

<< Comment #28 @ 14:40 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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apoxic - Reply to #13

I'm quite sure Starcraft, 1 or 2, will be added as soon as they know a release date of the 2nd one.

<< Comment #18 @ 14:02 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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Anonymous (90-230-232-10-no73.business.telia.com)

OMG Lost Saga and Carom 3D XD!?

<< Comment #15 @ 13:58 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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TAFKAagardenchair

I have a Carom 3D game in the basement. Sitting next to the VCR and the lawn-mower.

<< Comment #17 @ 14:01 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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Inane

Thank goodness they included Guitar Hero 5.

It's OK eSports, we're safe.

<< Comment #19 @ 14:16 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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RMS

SO WHAT?

<< Comment #20 @ 14:16 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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n1ghty

As many may have hoped Carom3D Carom 3D is amongst the selected games.

that's way too much ironie for my taste :F

<< Comment #21 @ 14:24 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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tzz

How do you guys expect a tournament like WCG to do anything with Quake Live?

Without LAN servers, what are the regional partners going to do? Because I doubt id wants to send someone to 60 or 70 qualifiers around the world to set everything up...

<< Comment #22 @ 14:30 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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amOKchen - Reply to #21

Yeah not being able to spawn lan servers without a big hassle, could easily be one reason for not taking a game like quakelive.

<< Comment #24 @ 14:32 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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noctis - Reply to #21

invite tourney like in 2006 ^^

<< Comment #43 @ 15:24 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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tzz - Reply to #24

Not that it wouldn't be nice, but the good thing about WCG and ESWC was always the qualifiers, especially for countries with small communities.

<< Comment #58 @ 17:06 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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Dird - Reply to #24

ESWC were the ones who did a quake invite tournament

look at them now

<< Comment #61 @ 18:05 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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noctis - Reply to #58

eswc also had their usual qualifiers + final tournament tho, next to the 2 invite tourneys

<< Comment #66 @ 19:14 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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Dird - Reply to #61

am implying quake killed eswc yo

<< Comment #67 @ 19:19 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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noctis - Reply to #66

you don't have to keep showing us how stupid you are, we already got it the first 500 times :F

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<< Comment #91 @ 16:18 GMT, 11 March 2010 >>

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.syL - Reply to #67

Now that's an understatement.
Posts: 7888

<< Comment #30 @ 14:46 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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swine - Reply to #21

they dont have to "come to the event" to spawn the servers. as far as i know noone from id was at DreamHack or the European QL Finals

<< Comment #42 @ 15:23 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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tzz - Reply to #30

Are you sure? I was under the impression that they always have someone over when there's a QL LAN.

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swine - Reply to #42

i was at those two events and i swear that noone from id was at least in cologne for the eu finals

<< Comment #45 @ 15:29 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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tzz - Reply to #44

Oh, I was mistaken then, I thought they were really picky about that.

<< Comment #47 @ 15:39 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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noctis - Reply to #45

they do it remote, esl provided them a machine where id installed it, esl doesn't have access to that pc

<< Comment #48 @ 15:41 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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tzz - Reply to #47

Oh well, still too much of a hassle for so many tournaments, I guess.

<< Comment #31 @ 14:47 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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RMS - Reply to #21

They could make online tourney at the event. Better than nothing

<< Comment #36 @ 15:13 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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marle - Reply to #31

DDOS

<< Comment #39 @ 15:16 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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Dix - Reply to #36

what are the odds?

<< Comment #46 @ 15:37 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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scowl - Reply to #39

haha, "DDOS" and "odds" consist of the same letters.

<< Comment #53 @ 16:09 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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kK_Storm - Reply to #46

cap. O for the rescue!

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<< Comment #38 @ 15:15 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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Dix - Reply to #21

they could make a sort of national lan qualifications in the city where the servers are hosted to play with ping ~10ms, in frankfurt for germany, in paris for france and so on...

iem finals were done online on .de servers iirc

Edited by Dix at 15:16 GMT, 10 March 2010

<< Comment #25 @ 14:34 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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judge717

No 100,000$ CS:Female tournament? What's WCG coming to these days...

<< Comment #83 @ 09:14 GMT, 11 March 2010 >>

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vedic - Reply to #25

That was ESWC.

<< Comment #26 @ 14:34 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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zeroql

bring back QuakeLive to WCG!

<< Comment #29 @ 14:43 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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terrorhead

No Quakelive? wtf

<< Comment #32 @ 14:54 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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reyu

why are you surprised?

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<< Comment #37 @ 15:14 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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marle - Reply to #32

The same as i'm thinking.
- shit with lan server
- no gtv (stream cost money + is crap to watch)
- ...

<< Comment #52 @ 16:03 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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timmah - Reply to #32

was thinking the exact same thing

though, a little surprised about no Starcraft title as of yet

<< Comment #33 @ 15:08 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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azxx '

look at the bright side: practice these nooby games, win a free trip to the finals, nice and easy :D

<< Comment #34 @ 15:09 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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ZeritoN

Oh cummon, there at least needs to be Starcraft 1 if they're not sure about SC2

<< Comment #35 @ 15:11 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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therm

"As many may have hoped..." WHAT?!

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<< Comment #40 @ 15:18 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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crv

who care about wcg ?

useless new for useless game

<< Comment #41 @ 15:20 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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dcy

lol@noquake.

<< Comment #49 @ 15:41 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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Cyn1c

No Quake = FAIL

Edited by Cyn1c at 15:42 GMT, 10 March 2010

<< Comment #50 @ 15:47 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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r1ddler

fu asshole wcg

<< Comment #54 @ 16:22 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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per1klez

No quake, No street fighter, No care.
Haven't given a shit about WCG for a while though.

<< Comment #56 @ 16:44 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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stafu

No StarCraft? What the fuck???

There's really no reason why you wouldn't put SC in the first announcement. SC2 is too far away. Even if it was released in the meantime it's too young.

And of course no Quake = fucked but that was expected. No SC is really disturbing, and Tekken? How about SF4 please.

<< Comment #57 @ 17:02 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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ZeritoN - Reply to #56

I think their thinking behind it was that with SC2 being "released" (that is, beta anyway), they didn't want to put SC1 in incase there was a newer version.

Still, seems a bit silly since if SC2 was released intime for WCG10, most of the players would be pretty naabish

That said, I'd expect SC1 to be put in soon. Looks like they're contemplating it. Quake doesn't look likely though :P

<< Comment #59 @ 17:25 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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Jezper

Good to see eSports are not affected by big corporations...

<< Comment #60 @ 18:02 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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donka

What is <shit game> doing on the list? WCG is a joke lol. Not even <favorite game> or <second favorite> are on the list... What is the world coming to?

I don't care about CS, but good for esports it's still on the list.

<< Comment #65 @ 18:50 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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_agu

damn asians...

<< Comment #70 @ 20:10 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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wata

xou taunting esr

<< Comment #71 @ 20:15 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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JayDee_

Carom 3D should be replaced by Oregon Trail. Lost Saga actually looks like a cool game.

<< Comment #73 @ 20:38 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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Kaide

shitcup

<< Comment #75 @ 20:53 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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fuzz

No WiseStar 2? That one kept me watching previous tourney.

On a serious note, why even bother posting about WCG?

<< Comment #76 @ 21:33 GMT, 10 March 2010 >>

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krabban

no starcraft, no quake.. nothing to see here folks!

<< Comment #77 @ 00:32 GMT, 11 March 2010 >>

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CAREEM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naYvbEovuFU&feature=related

<< Comment #78 @ 01:15 GMT, 11 March 2010 >>

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Anonymous (dsl-173-206-32-29.tor.primus.ca)

so how does entry work into wcg? qualifying round? national finals? blah blah blah? intrested in FORZA 3 and TEKKEN 6 :>

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Anonymous (203.0.223.243)

what an uninspiring list of....boring.

Only game I respect on it is WC3 (which is better for comps than WoW) and CS.

I dunno why people have Guitar Queero, jesus.

And also Tekken 6? Okay thats alright...but why not also Street Fighter 4? And that racing game mmmmyeh.

ps: do not like shitbox. I do not like to support items that have a way above average FAIL rate.

<< Comment #80 @ 08:04 GMT, 11 March 2010 >>

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Anonymous (203.0.223.243)

oh and also...

if that "Carom 3D" is actually a Pool type game....

why does that need to be played on computer???????

Become good in f*ckin "RL" and play on a POOL TABLE.
ffs.

lets make a "3D" game based on yo-yo's and put that into tournaments.....

wicked.

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Dird - Reply to #80

join the army/paintball tournaments & su

edit: btw...for you

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<< Comment #82 @ 08:50 GMT, 11 March 2010 >>

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Jezper

No SuperMario either. :(:(
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<< Comment #86 @ 10:32 GMT, 11 March 2010 >>

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Aquashark ' - Reply to #82

don't diss mario man.. it's pretty skillful if you're into speedrunning, tricks etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxgn9cRBeGU#t=1m30s

Edited by Aquashark at 10:34 GMT, 11 March 2010

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Dingabagi - Reply to #86

wow. the last time i played mario was when i was 12 or sth with nintendo gameboy..
this video was impressive:)

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Jezper - Reply to #86

I'm sure it is. Probably Carom3D is also a skilled game. Just not eSports material :)))

<< Comment #84 @ 09:26 GMT, 11 March 2010 >>

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HenL

Happy to see wc3. Sad about no SC(but that will probably change), Street Fighter or Quake. Also the majority of the other games are jokes, but that's standard for WCG. No CnC4 is a plus.

Edited by HenL at 09:27 GMT, 11 March 2010

<< Comment #87 @ 10:38 GMT, 11 March 2010 >>

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Aquashark ' - Reply to #84

if only someone realizes the true potential for all those 3 games in a league.. "esports" wouldn't be such a cringe inducing joke

Edited by Aquashark at 10:38 GMT, 11 March 2010

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