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World Cyber Games Come To A Close

Posted by Zonk on from the we-who-may-be-about-to-frag-salute-you dept.

GamePolitics reports on the results from the World Cyber Games, held in Singapore this year. The U.S. didn't come out badly in the medal count, with the Ryans taking the gold in Halo 2. From the article: "At the closing ceremony, Dr. Lee Boon Yang, Singapore's Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts said, 'Digital games as part of the whole entertainment and media ecosystem is big business and a growing contributor to the global creative economy. We are therefore proud to be the host country of such events as they serve to reinforce Singapore's position as a regional hub and gateway to Asia.'"

9 comments

  1. Try this... by Otter · · Score: 3, Informative
    I couldn't make sense of the linked results page -- try this one.

    So, the Americans won the Halo and CS titles, the Koreans won Starcraft, the Brazilians won Need For Speed, the Germans won FIFA Soccer, the Japanese won DOA ... seems about right.

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    1. Re:Try this... by ottothecow · · Score: 1
      Can anyone explain how the NFSU:2 tournament works?

      Do both people use the same stock cars or do they build up thier own car (whichever one they choose)? Why not gt4 (I love nfsu but...gt4 is a better racing simulator if you are just going 2 player mode).

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  2. Incomplete results by Trogre · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So how did the Frozen Bubble game go? I didn't see it in the results.
    Or tetris for that matter, or Quake3...

    All of these run on a lot more platforms than *ahem* Halo 2.

    Hang on this is the World Cyber Games isn't it. What do you mean it's just some contest for a couple of games on Microsoft-only platforms?

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    1. Re:Incomplete results by devilsadvoc8 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      You forgot to whine about no freeciv....

      Most games run on Microsoft platforms. Sorry, it may not be fair, but it is the way of the world right now. Until Mac OS and Linux become ligitimate GAMING platforms, then the World Cyber Games will remain a Windows PC based event.

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    2. Re:Incomplete results by irc.goatse.cx+troll · · Score: 1

      I don't understand why people compete in console games, but as for the PC side.. Its whereever the competition is. I assure you if you could get a few thousand people interested in competitive Tux Racer then some tourneys would spring up. Its all about sponsors/eyeballs.

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  3. Detailed Results by 0rionx · · Score: 5, Informative
    Here's the full result set from WCG:

    CounterStrike: Source

    1st - USA
    2nd - Kazakhstan
    3rd - Canada

    Warcraft III: Frozen Throne

    1st - China
    2nd - USA
    3rd - Netherlands

    Starcraft: Brood War

    1st - Korea
    2nd - Russia
    3rd - Australia

    FIFA Soccer 2005

    1st - Germany
    2nd - Russia
    3rd - Spain

    Need For Speed: Underground 2

    1st - Brazil
    2nd - Brazil
    3rd - Russia

    Halo 2

    1st - USA
    2nd - Canada
    3rd - France

    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War

    1st - Korea
    2nd - Brazil
    3rd - Germany

    Dead or Alive Ultimate

    1st - Japan
    2nd - Singapore
    3rd - Korea

    FreeStyle

    1st - Korea
    2nd - Korea
    3rd - Chinese Taipei
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  4. Obligatory Austrian gamer babe link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    shwing

    Thank you, Yahoo! News.