Online game tourney entices Asians with $70, 000 in prizes

By Alex Villafania, hackeslash Reporter INQUIRER.net THE WORLD Cyber Games Asian online gaming tournament site WCG Zone recently partnered with Intel to start an online tournament called Rampage Asia that aims to pit Asia's best players in a variety of video games. The three-month competition, which started September 15 and ends on December 15, is open to 15 Asian countries. These are Australia, Bangladesh, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The games that will be part of the online tournaments are the first person shooter Counter-Strike 1.6 and real-time strategy game WarCraft III: Frozen Throne. According to the rules of the competition, players will receive points from the matches they win and lose. The scores will be immediately posted after each match and a leader board would be available to show the best players for both games. A total of $70, 000 will be given away as prizes to the winners of the competitions. First placers for Warcraft III and Counter-Strike will win $20, 000, second placers will win $10, 000 and third placers will win $5, 000. Players who have logged in more than 50 matches or three hours of game time will be eligible for special prizes. The event runs parallel to the WCG Grand Final to be held in Seattle, Washington from October 4 to 7.