WCG partners with Circuit City

By Emma Boyes, GameSpot UKPosted Mar 5, 2007 4:46 pm PT

Retailer named as official entertainment, electronics, and video game retailer as competition organiser also names its 2007 games.

The World Cyber Games has announced a three-year partnership with US retailer Circuit City. The store chain will place advertisements at events and online, which it believes will help branding among its young male demographic.

Circuit City will also be launching a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign to promote the competition and contribute cash toward prizes.

The two organisations are also in discussion to launch the "WCG Circuit City Circuit," which would be a series of in-store and online tournaments that would place winners in the World Cyber Games USA Championship Series.

Circuit City's senior vice president, Peter Weedfald, commented, "These events [e-Sports] are not only here to stay, but they are only going to continue to expand in size and stature."

The 10 official games for the WGC 2007 Grand Final are as follows:

Starcraft: Brood War (PC)
WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne (PC)
Half-Life: Counter-Strike (PC)
Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars (PC)
Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs (PC)
FIFA 07 (PC)
Need for Speed Carbon (PC)
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Dead or Alive 4 (Xbox 360)
Project Gotham Racing 3 (Xbox 360)

Registration for the 2007 WCG USA Championship Tournament opens today.

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42 Comments

  • Montrealien

    Posted Apr 19, 2007 3:21 am PT

    "Massive--Attack This is a freaking scam! C&C3 isn't even out yet! It shows this thing is about how much money you have, not about the game or it's quality. "

    hehe, Welcome, to Earth. Save your speech for a hippy rally, nothing new to be shown here, you just arrived late for the show :p I'm just glad of the diversaty, many games to choose from.

  • angkawsw

    Posted Mar 26, 2007 12:01 am PT

    i have korean friends who still play starcraft everyday after breakfast.. lol...... they pawned me day by day...... i cant follow their fingers on keyboard

  • korrupt_ryan

    Posted Mar 10, 2007 4:19 pm PT

    C&C3 isn't even out yet, we get no time to practice... but that gives more of a challenge!

    Who has vs one of those Asians in brood war before? i have.
    I swear they are godlike!

  • Massive--Attack

    Posted Mar 8, 2007 6:12 am PT

    This is a freaking scam! C&C3 isn't even out yet! It shows this thing is about how much money you have, not about the game or it's quality.

  • Mirko4444

    Posted Mar 7, 2007 2:00 pm PT

    LOL no SupCom

  • CyphenX

    Posted Mar 7, 2007 12:13 am PT

    Why is it C&C 3 instead of Supreme Commander?

  • Corbahn

    Posted Mar 6, 2007 11:18 pm PT

    It should be SupCom, Not C&C3.

  • jACkaTacK1107

    Posted Mar 6, 2007 10:28 am PT

    anyone who is upset about PS3 games not being on that list is retarded! for god's sake there have been less than 2 million PS3's sold internationally, which is less than the number of people who own Gears of War, which is the most recent game on that list other than CNC3

    personally i would have liked to see at least one more FPS on that list. counter-strike is the king of FPS's, but another would have been nice. Maybe BF2...

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Mar 6, 2007 8:46 am PT

    NFS: C isn't that great....

  • LosDaddie

    Posted Mar 6, 2007 6:35 am PT

    And where are the PS3 games??

    I'm glad to see the great Gears of War get some love from WCG.

  • rulo_rezn0r

    Posted Mar 6, 2007 6:10 am PT

    starcraft = timeless classic

  • zsc4

    Posted Mar 6, 2007 3:12 am PT

    It's a bit too early for C & C, game hasn't been released and it might end up not as everyone expects. Besides thats yeh Starcraft is doing well as its still in WCG, i doubt it will die any time soon. Anyways yeh WCG is always fun...

  • owman

    Posted Mar 6, 2007 2:19 am PT

    yeah, and what do you people think, when SC:BW will die? I love SC, it's a really good game.

  • owman

    Posted Mar 6, 2007 2:14 am PT

    >The 10 official games for the WGC 2007 Grand Final are as follows.
    there little mistake, WCG not WGC

  • cjcr_alexandru

    Posted Mar 6, 2007 2:08 am PT

    Good! But isn't too early for C&C 3? It hasn't been released yet, so you won't have a lot of time to practice...

  • sjrp80

    Posted Mar 6, 2007 1:30 am PT

    CC is not getting owned by Best Buy, in all the best buys where i live they dont know anything about games or computer well not even the tv they just know the spec they have in the box and thats it they are not gamers or anything i prefer CC because they do know more about their product they sell

  • BLACKNESS-NSH

    Posted Mar 5, 2007 11:53 pm PT

    Not good

  • maxmax1234

    Posted Mar 5, 2007 11:46 pm PT

    Awsome i really like the games, but i think racing games are more x360 then pc. with the wireless wheel. but thats just because i dont really have a gaming pc. But awsome games

  • maawal

    Posted Mar 5, 2007 11:36 pm PT

    It means we have to play NFSC online in WCG! In our country, lines are very slow. Don't know what's gonna happen.

  • artanisxvi

    Posted Mar 5, 2007 9:45 pm PT

    WCG is THE worldwide gaming competition... everyone aspires to go to the WCG global finals

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