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De afgelopen jaren is de zogeheten esport een stuk professioneler geworden voor de xbox 360. Zowel op Europees als op Nederlands niveau wordt het steeds bigger better en more badass. Ook nu wordt dat weer bewezen met een reusachtig toernooi in de prachtige stad Rome. Met een totaalbedrag van 80.000 euro, 4000 spelers, 210 consoles, 210 lcd-tv`s en 5000 vierkante meter belooft dit een groot spektakel te worden waar vele (professionele) gamers op af zullen komen.
It's the most important event in Italy, fully dedicated to the videogames and multimedia industry.
De games
Gears of War 2
Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: Epic Games
Console: Microsoft Xbox 360
Genre: Third Person Shooting (TPS)
Launch date: November 7th, 2008
Game Mode: 5 vs 5 and a 2 players team mode
Type of Tournament: Qualify, Rounds, Finals
Slots: 320 for the 5 vs 5 ; 128 for the 2 players team mode
Prize Pool (5 vs 5): 18.000 euros, first 16 teams get a cash prize
First prize (5 vs 5): 7.000 euros
Prize Pool (couple): 2.050 euros, first 8 teams get a cash prize
First Prize (couple): 1.000 euros
Halo 3
Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: Bungie
Console: Microsoft Xbox 360
Genre: First Person Shooting (FPS)
Launch Date: November 9th , 2007
Game Mode: 4 vs 4
Type of Tournament: Qualify, Rounds, Finals
Slots: 128 for the 4 vs 4 ; 128 for the 2 vs 2
Prize Pool (4 vs 4): 9.000 euros, first 8 teams get a cash prize
First prize (4 vs 4): 4.000 euros
Prize Pool (2 vs 2): 1.080 euros, first 8 teams get a cash prize
First Prize (2 vs 2): 500 euros
Call of Duty 4 (PC)
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Infinity Ward
Console: this game will be played on PCs
Genre: FPS, First Person Shooting
Launch date: November 9th, 2007
Game Mode: 5 vs 5 and 2 vs 2
Type of Tournament: Qualify, Rounds, Finals
Slots: 160 for the 5 vs 5 ; 128 for the 2 vs 2
Prize Pool (5 vs 5): 13.300 euros, first 8 teams get a cash prize
First Prize (5 vs 5): 6.000 euros
Prize Pool (2 vs 2): 1.700 euros, first 8 teams get a cash prize
First Prize (2 vs 2): 800 euros
Guitar Hero 3
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Neversoft, Red Octane
Console: Microsoft Xbox 360
Genre: Rhythm Game
Launch date: October 28th, 2007
Game Mode: 1 vs 1
Type of Tournament: Qualify, Rounds, Finals
Slots: 125
Prize Pool: 3.600 euros, first 16 players get a cash prize
First prize: 1.400 euros
SBK 08 : Superbike World
Publisher: Black Bean
Developer: Milestone
Console: Microsoft Xbox 360
Genre: Moto-racing Simulation
Launch date: June 20th, 2008
Game Mode: 8 Players Gran Prix
Type of Tournament: SBK Mini-Cup for the Rounds, and SBK Mini-Cup for the Finals.
Slots: 120 for Saturday, in which the tournament will have pro settings along with a prize pool, and it will be played all in 1 day; while for the free for all tournaments to be held within the nest 2 days, they don’t have a players cap.
Prize Pool: 1.000 euros, first 8 players get a cash prize
First prize: 500 euros
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Ps3.)
Publisher: Halifax
Developer: Konami
Console: Sony Playstation 3
Genre: Soccer Simulation
Launch date: mid October 2008
Game Mode: 1 vs 1
Type of Tournament: Qualify, Rounds, Finals
Slots: 1.024
Prize Pool: 30.000 euros, first 64 players get a cash prize
First prize: 12.000 euros
Site
Voor meer info zie de site van dit toernooi www.thegameland.net
Nederland
Ook Nederland wordt al gerepresenteerd in Rome. Tussen de Italianen, Russen, Engelsen, Polen, en nog vele andere nationaliteiten zal ook Nederland aanwezig zijn. Op het moment ben ik alleen op de hoogte van Nederlandse teams die deelnemen voor de game Gears of war 2. Dit omdat ik zelf ook met een team aanwezig zal zijn in Rome. Ik houd in dit topic bij welke Nederlandse deelnemers er gaan.
Deelnemende Nederlandse teams.
Gears of War 2
*Team Fariko
*Team eSports
*Team XpreZ
*Team Simplicity
Halo 3
*L3