Not but a few moments ago, our Aussies over at the World Cyber Games in Los Angeles received their draws – and as you’d expect, with different levels of encouragement… More »
In a few hours, homegrown heroes will land in Singapore to represent Australia in the WCG Asian Championships. It’s a separate event to the World Cyber Games finals, but there’s still 100 finalists from 13 countries grabbing for over $10,000, and of course, bragging rights. More »
Acknowledging that they’ve rested on their laurels as EA Sports’ FIFA siphoned off their fans, Konami’s gunning “to win back the hardcore”, with Pro Evolution Soccer 2011, a senior executive vows. More »
Four American gamers lost to non-Americans in the second annual Gillette EA Sports Champions of Gaming Tournament in New York City last night. But then, in a twist, two pro athletes beat two of the tournament-winning gamers. More »
EA Sports tucked news of tomorrow’s global release of its FIFA World Cup 2010 demo inside some marketing copy about the game’s soundtrack, which no one cares about. Talk about burying the lede. More »
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With four matches coming down to penalty kicks in the knockout stage of the 2006 World Cup – including the Final – you’d better brush up your shootout skills, especially as the feature gets fine-tuned in 2010 FIFA World Cup. More »
