600 GAMERS EXPECTED AT WORLD CYBER GAMES MALAYSIA 2011

Champions of four games to represent Malaysia at the grand final in Korea

Kuala Lumpur, Friday (October 7, 2011) – Exciting and tense moments are part of the game over the next three days at the national level World Cyber Games (WCG) Malaysia 2011 which has attracted 600 gamers from across the nation.

Taking place at the new PIKOM ICT Mall CapSquare here in the city, this year’s WCG Malaysia 2011 (from 10am – 9pm) features nine games, five of which are official titles while the rest are promotional games.
350 gamers are competing in the five official games with one common goal, that is to clinch the national championship title. Winners of four of the games, ie StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, FIFA 11 and League Of Legends will represent Malaysia at the WCG grand final considered as the world’s largest e-sports Olympics, in Busan, Korea from December 8 – 11. The 5th official game is Counter Strike 1.6.

“WCG Malaysia offers an excellent platform for gamers throughout the country to come together to compete, enjoy and respect the e-game environment. The fact that we are seeing a significant growth in the number of people playing e-games each year is testament to the growing popularity of e-sports.

“We have many good gamers and it is important that we nurture their skills and allow them the chance to compete on the global stage alongside other world-class players,” said Shaifubahrim Saleh, PIKOM President at the opening of WCG Malaysia 2011 today.

Shaifu added that e-games can be considered an innovative teaching tool that enables gamers, game developers and industry players to interact and share knowledge, ultimately advancing the development of the local multimedia and creative content industries.

With PIKOM's affiliation with TIME dotCom Berhad (TIME), this year's event is powered by the TIME Fibre Broadband™. Gamers will enjoy the fastest, most secure and reliable broadband connection this event has ever seen.

Except for Counter Strike 1.6 and League Of Legends which require a team of five players each, the remaining three official games are individual events. 16 teams will vie for the Counter Strike 1.6 championship title with eight teams competing for the League Of Legends’ championship title.

The finals of the five official games will take place on Sunday, October 9 on the stage located at the ground floor of the PIKOM ICT Mall.

Besides the five official games, another 250 gamers will be demonstrating their skills in four promotional titles, ie Super Dancer Online – Xtreme (SDO-X), Mission Against Terror (MAT), Super Street Fighter 4 and Tekken 6 . Super Street Fighter 4 and Tekken 6 will be held on October 8 and 9 at the TGV Cinema in Hall 3 of the mall.

Winners of the five official and four promotional games will take away cash and prizes worth more than RM150,000.

At today’s WCG Malaysia 2011 opening, Orange Internet Shop Sdn Bhd, Malaysia’s largest chain cybercafé, also announced that it is sponsoring RM60,000 for its Orange Esports Counter Strike 1.6 team and another RM50,000 for its League Of Legends’ team over three years. The funds will be used to purchase gaming gears, for training facilities and competition traveling, among others.

Visitors to this year’s WCG Malaysia will also be able to shop for the latest games, software and hardware products from exhibitors such as Samsung, MOL, All IT Hypermarket, Kingston, NVIDIA, TP-Link, Karldon, Garena, Online e-Club, CiB Net Station, J!NX / Robotics and many more.

Sponsors of WCG Malaysia 2011 include TIME dotCom, Razer, Alienware, Seagate, Intel, Cooler Master, Gigabyte, TGV Cinema and Epson, amongst others.

2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥运赛料获600 位玩家参赛

四项电玩冠军将代表马来西亚出席在韩国举行的总决赛

Kuala Lumpur, Friday (October 7, 2011) –吸引600 位电玩玩家参赛的2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛，在未来三天的举行期间将充满兴奋与紧张的气氛。

在吉隆坡新开张的PIKOM ICT Mall CapSquare 举行的2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛（早上10 时至晚上9 时）共分成9 项不同的电玩; 其中5 项是正式电玩，余者则是促销电玩项目。

350 位玩家拥有共同目标，即在5 项正式电玩中争夺冠军宝座。在这4 项电玩，分别为StarCraft II 、Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne、FIFA 11 与 League Of Legends 胜出的全国冠军，皆能代表马来西亚出战在釜山举行的世界电玩奥运总决赛。世界电玩奥运赛可说是全世界最大型的电玩赛会。第五项正式电玩是Counter Strike 1.6。

“2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛为全国各地的玩家提供卓越平台，给与竞争、分享及重视电玩的环境。实际上，我们见到了电玩人数每年增加，意味着电子竞技日渐受到欢迎与普及。”

“我们拥有许多强大的玩家，因此拥有一个可以培训他们技巧的平台是很重要的，同时也让他们有机会站在全球舞台上与其他世界级玩家一较高低。” 马来西亚电脑及多媒体协会（PIKOM） 总裁Shaifubahrim Saleh 在今天举行的2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛开幕礼上发表谈话。PIKOM 是2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛的策略伙伴。

Shaifu 指出，电子竞技可被视为革新教学工具，让电玩玩家、开发商与业界人士互动与分享知识，最终推动本地多媒体领域与创意内容业的发展。

除了Counter Strike 1.6 与 League Of Legends 是5 人一组的电玩，余下3 项电玩都是个人赛；共有16 级队伍争夺Counter Strike 1.6 的冠军宝座，同时有8 队争夺League Of Legends 的冠军头衔。

除了5 项正式电玩主题，另有250 位玩家将在促销电玩主题中展现他们的身手，包括Super Dancer Online – Xtreme (SDO-X) 、 Mission Against Terror (MAT)、Super Street Fighter 4 与 Tekken 6 ，将于10 月8 日及9 日在广场TGV 戏院的第三厅举行。

5 项正式电玩的大决赛将在10 月9 日（星期日）举行，地点是PIKOM ICT Mall 底楼的舞台。

2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛5 项正式电玩与4 项促销电玩的赢家，将带走一系列的丰富现金与奖品，总值超过15 万令吉。


在今天举行的2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛开幕礼上，马来西亚最大的连锁网咖Orange Internet Shop Sdn Bhd 也宣布赞助6 万令吉予其Orange Esports Counter Strike 1.6 队伍及另外5 万令吉予其League Of Legends 队伍，为期3 年。

这些赞助费将用来购买电玩设备供作培训与比赛旅费等用途。今年的马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛参观者将能够有机会接触与购买到参展商展出的最新且最流行的电玩主题、软件与硬件产品等，包括Samsung、MOL、All IT Hypermarket、Kingston、NVIDIA、TP-Link、Karldon、Garena、Online e-Club、CiB Net Station、J!NX / Robotics 及其他更多等。

2011 年马来西亚世界电玩奥远赛的赞助商包括TIME dotCom、Razer 、Alienware、Seagate、Intel、 Cooler Master、Gigabyte、 TGV Cinema 、 Epson及其他等。