fermentor666 Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 U.S. wins gold at World Cyber Games Team 3D defeats Denmark's Titans Monday, October 11, 2004 Posted: 8:35 AM EDT (1235 GMT) Gamers play at the World Cyber Games over the weekend in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Amid fanfare fit for actual world-class athletes, five Americans with really quick fingers took home the gold medal in the popular "Counter Strike" competition of the World Cyber Games championships, capping five days of intense gaming by the world's elite. Team3D defeated the Titans of Denmark on Sunday in the counterterrorism-themed PC game, where operatives stake out ramshackle buildings with high-powered sniper rifles and other weapons to take out their foes. Team3D consists of Salvatore Garozzo, Johnny Quach, Dave Geffon, Ronald Kim and Kyle Miller. The squad also took home $50,000 for their video game prowess. If they plan to pop a bottle of celebratory champagne, only Geffon is old enough to take a legal sip, as his teammates are all under 21. Many players of online PC games know each other only through nicknames, e-mails and game contests where they never actually meet. This contest allowed gamers to compete in person. "It really is a great opportunity to meet people from across the world," Geffon said after grabbing the gold. Organizers said about 30,000 people attended the World Cyber Games championships and outdoor festivities over five days. The event's organizers said the final match was watched by an enthusiastic crowd, affirming what others in Europe and Asia have known for years: Top-tier video game playing can become a viable spectator sport when the stakes are high. Winners at this year's event, which took over the streets near San Francisco City Hall, took home a combined $400,000, according to organizers. The video game industry rakes in $10 billion annually in the United States alone. This was the first time in its four-year history that the World Cyber Games has been held outside of South Korea. The event is primarily the brain child of marketing whiz Hank Jeong, backed by the financial muscle of Samsung. In addition to "Counter Strike: Condition Zero" and "WarCraft III: Frozen Throne," players competed in "FIFA Soccer 2004," "Need For Speed: Underground," "StarCraft: Brood War," Unreal Tournament: 2004," "Halo" and "Project Gotham Racing 2." All of the games were played on PCs, except "Halo" and "Project Gotham Racing 2," which were played on Microsoft's Xbox. Those Denmark kids ain't no joke! BTW, fuck Counterstrike. :hatred: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 i watched it live. fuck you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted October 11, 2004 Author Share Posted October 11, 2004 Get the hell outta here, they showed this live? On that video game channel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 nah, you watch it on your computer. theres this thing that is called hltv (half life tv) and it basically transmits the information to another server for spectators. team 3d matches usually have 400+ specs, i didn't look for this one but I'm willing to wager there were well over 1000 specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 someone else say they've heard of hltv so i dont look like a COMPLETE loser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted October 11, 2004 Author Share Posted October 11, 2004 Uh, I've heard of it.....they used to have it for Quake, also. But I didn't say that... :disguised: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyeforAnEYE Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 computer nerds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 also, i just recently got this cpl gui thing for counter strike. and holy fuck it is beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreightHunter241* Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 i used to play counter strike back in the day when it came out for a pass time..but you guys have me completely lost.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual T. Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 Nerds galore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 damn straight casual, iloveboxcars is nerd as fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbivore Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 i'm definitely a video game nerd..... can't wait for half-life 2 to finally come out...... i might actually pay money to own a game for once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 "2 strips of bacon 3 times a day" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 Originally posted by Kr430n5_666@Oct 13 2004, 07:07 AM "2 strips of bacon 3 times a day" Quoted post i like you makros. but never post shit like this again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted October 13, 2004 Author Share Posted October 13, 2004 I'm tellin ya boxcars, if you ever feel like switching to the dark side and downloading AGMod, I'll challenge you to a duel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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