World Cyber Games 2007 Grand Final Kicks Off

A Record 700 Players from 74 Countries Set to Compete For

World Titles in 12 Video Games

Comprehensive Tournament Coverage Available Through

Host Broadcasters Spike TV and live satellite broadcast through Ongamenet, NeoTV and internet live broadcast through NeoTV.com, GGL.com and worldcybergames.com

(Seattle, October 4)- The World Cyber Games, the planet's biggest and most successful e-Sports tournament and festival, officially kicks off the 2007 Grand Final today with the opening ceremony scheduled for 6pm at Qwest Field in Seattle, WA. A record 700 players from 74 countries will join in on the festivities, highlighted by an Olympic style ceremony featuring flag bearing by participating countries, speeches by WCG personnel and Washington Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen, and concluding with the reading of the oath of fair play.

Over the course of the weekend, the World Cyber Games will offer spectators a variety of interactive activities to enjoy, including the 'WCG 2007 Samsung Mobile Challenge', hands on gaming stations to try out the latest and greatest Xbox 360 and Games for Windows titles (including the highly anticipated Rock Band), WCG Circuit City Mobile Coach, WCG Photo Zone by Samsung Digital Camera, PC cleaning session by Dust-Off, WCG 2007 Thermaltake Player's Lounge and much more. Giveaways of Xbox 360 consoles, Samsung monitors, MP3 players, and digital cameras represent just some of the many exciting prizes available to attendees of the event.

Additionally, on October 6th, there will be a workshop on 'Women in Gaming' at the Educational Track of WCG, held by DigiPen Institute of Technology,from 10 AM. Speakers from companies such as Microsoft, Gas Powered Games, Valve, Wizards of the Coast among others will explore the development of games from four different perspectives (Programming, Design, Art/Sound and Production). These seminars, as well as all activities at the Educational Tracks, are free of charge to anyone attending the WCG 2007 Grand Final.

The 2006 Grand Final in Italy broke new ground in broadcast coverage for a competitive gaming tournament as 24 million people tuned in to watch the competition unfold in real-time, marking the first-ever global, live satellite broadcast for an e-Sports event. This year, the World Cyber Games looks to significantly expand its reach through 'Game Head', a weekly gaming programof Spike TV, live satellite broadcasting though Ongamenet(Korea's eSports and gaming broadcaster), NeoTV(China's eSports and gaming broadcaster) and real-time Internet broadcasting throughout the world through NeoTV.com, GGL.com, worldcybergames.com.

This year's line up of partners includes:

Worldwide Partner: Samsung Electronics

Premier Partners: Microsoft, Circuit City, SPIKE TV

Official Partners: SyncMaster, Phillips amBX, Procurve Networking by HP, Samsung Digital Camera, Dust-Off, Samsung Mobile, Razer

Official Suppliers: Thermaltake, LEVEL3, Kingston, AMD, Sapphire, TSST, Spinpoint, Samsung MP3 Player, KING5

Media Partners: GT-Xifre, Global Gaming League, NEO TV, Comcast, OngameNet

ABOUT THE WORLD CYBER GAMES

The World Cyber Games (www.worldcybergames.com) is the premiere blue chip global tournament and cultural cyber festival in gaming, with well over 1.5 million players from more than 74 countries participating annually. Founded in 2000 and credited with launching the professional careers of many of the planet's top video game players, the World Cyber Games uses a yearlong tournament format, which begins with online, regional and national competitions in each country. National finalists then compete in the ultimate international tournament in e-Sports, The World Cyber Games Grand Final, where each country's best players compete for the largest and most prestigious prize in competitive gaming. The 2007 Grand Final will be held at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington October 4-7.

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