World Cyber Games Underway

By Digital Trends Staff Published October 25, 2009

World Cyber Games Underway Are you one of the best, one of the very best, gamers? If so, and you’re from Europe, you really shouldn’t be reading this. You should be in Hanover, where the Samsung Euro Championships,part of the World Cyber Games, got underway yesterday at the CeBIT exposition. With 250 games and $100,000 inprize money, it’s proof that there’s serious money in gaming. Contestants can compete on PC games – Warcraft 3: The frozen Throne (real-time strategy), Command & Conquer 3(real-time strategy), Need for Speed: Pro Street (racing), FIFA 08 (soccer), Counterstrike 1.6 (strategy shooter, 5 against 5), while Xbox 360 fanatics have Dead or Alive 4 and Project Gotham Racing4. In all cases contestants will be using standard equipment, Vnunet reports, and can’t bring in their own peripherals. However, they will be allowedto configure the equipment to their own preferences. They’ll take part in knock out rounds, with the new champion crowned on the final day of CeBIT.

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