- World Cyber Games
The World Cyber Games (WCG) is an international
e-sports event (or "Cyber Games Festival") operated by Korean company [http://www.worldcybergames.com/icm/eng_main.html International Cyber Marketing] and backed bySamsung and, since 2006,Microsoft . [ [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=8900 Microsoft Announces World Cyber Games Sponsorship (April 13, 2006)] ] The official motto of WCG is "Beyond the Game."The World Cyber Games were set up in
2000 with the first festival being held in2001 . The festival is influenced by theOlympic Games with a players village for competitors and since 2004 a different host city every year.WCG is the largest gaming festival celebrated once a year. More than one million visitors come and visit every year. It unites gamers from all over the world to allow players to enjoy and respect the gaming environment. Each participating country will conduct preliminary rounds before sending the finest gamers to represent them in this major event. Over 700 players from over 70 countries faced off in Seattle, 2007.
Spike TV is the WCG's official media partner.History of the WCG finals
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External links
* [http://www.worldcybergames.com/ Official Website]
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