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WCG
is a computer gaming event designed to build
a healthy cyber culture. The best gamers
around the world gather in various cities
to share the excitement and fun of the game
tournaments.
The
World Cyber Games (WCG) have been promoted
on the lines of the International Olympic
movement. Samsung Electronics is the main
sponsor for the WCG in over 70 countries
this year. The winners from each of the
70 countries will compete at the WCG finals
being held at Seattle.
The
WCG 2007 includes the following team as
well as individual games - Counter Strike
1.6 (5 member team game), Warcraft III ,
FIFA Soccer 2007 , Need for Speed , Age
of Empires III and Project Gotham Racing.
“Gaming is emerging as a very strong
entertainment platform across the world
, especially amongst the youth and the World
Cyber Games , with its Slogan of ‘Beyond
the Game’ seeks to promote a healthy
cyber culture .Samsung aims to utilize this
e-sports platform to help fuel the development
of the gaming industry in India , as well
as globally” states Mr Harry Ahn, VP-IT,
Samsung India Electronics.
Each of the four city preliminary WCG events
will have cash rewards for the Top 4 positions
along with USB Drives and 1 GB RAM memory
card from Kingston and Games CDs and Adidas
T Shirts to city runners up from Microsoft.
Samsung will also provide T Shirts and Jackets
to the City and National Winners as well
as provide an all expense paid trip to World
Finals of WCG 2007 at Seattle for the National
winning team.
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