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Gamers Unite for Video Game Olympics

Posted by samzenpus on from the greatest-game-ever-made dept.

The Hobo writes "About 700 of the world's best gamers began battling it out Wednesday, as the fourth annual World Cyber Games got underway in San Francisco. The five-day annual event is a culmination of national competitions held around the world and pits the best players against each other in a variety of widely popular games like Counter-Strike, Unreal Tournament, Halo, Starcraft and FIFA Soccer.

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  1. Should be a great tournament by dnixon112 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Despite some early rumors of accomodation problems, this should be a great tournament. Here's some pics of the opening ceremony.
    Gallery 1 Gallery 2

  2. Keep the sport clean! by BaltikaTroika · · Score: 5, Funny
    So would overclocking be considered "performance enhancement"? ;)

    BaltikaTroika

  3. Machines specs ? by mirko · · Score: 5, Interesting

    So what are the specs of the machines ?

    Do the players have to bring theirs or is it considered fairer to have them all use the same ?

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  4. Dear Slashdot by Cybertect · · Score: 5, Funny

    We notice that your recent story titled "Gamers Unite for Video Game Olympics" contains an unauthorised use of the word 'Olympics', a trademark that is owned by the International Olympic Committee.

    Cease and desist immediately. Failure to do so will result in legal action seeking punitive damages.

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  5. Re:visa rejected for european player by KombuchaGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    A lot of CS Players had a similar problem. They all ticked the 'sometimes' box for the "Are you a terrorist?" question on the Green Card.

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