Tag archive: Hank Jeong

The World Cyber Games, an annual global game competition, yesterday announced they'd secured computer software giant Microsoft to sponsor their global tournament through 2008. Through this deal, Microsoft will become the premier sponsor of the WCG, providing hardware, software and marketing support for the events. Under the terms of the agreement, said the World Cyber Games, Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 will be the exclusive gaming… Read More

It was announced yesterday that the U.S. took home the gold from the 2005 World Cyber Games' Grand Final in Singapore as they won two gold medals and one silver in Counter-Strike, Halo 2 and WarCraft III: Frozen Throne against a field of 700 competitors representing 67 countries. Kyle Miller (Washington DC), Ronald Kim (Dallas, TX), Sal Garozzo (New York, NY), Josh Sievers (Des Moines, IA), and Mike So (Los Angeles, CA) comprise Team… Read More

If you are in New York between September 8 and 10, you may want to make your way to the Hammerstein Ballroom for some video game action. It is from here that the World Cyber Games US Final will be. This event, now in its fifth year, brings together approximately 184 gamers who battled their way through a crowd of over 40,000. The stakes for winning the tournament are high, with winners getting a part of the $34,000 prize. In addition, they… Read More