World Cyber
Games TEAM
USA to
Battle
Celebrity
Gamers at
the 2007
Spike TV
Video Game
Awards in
Las Vegas
Fresh off
stunning
team and
individual
world
championship
wins at the
WCG 2007
Grand Final,
members of
WCG TEAM USA
will take on
Celebrities
and Sports
Icons at the
video game
industry's
most
prestigious
celebration
December 7,
2007 --
International
Cyber
Marketing
USA,
organizers
of the World
Cyber Games
announced
today that
members from
WCG TEAM USA
will be
representing
the very
best in
competitive
gaming as a
key element
of the Spike
2007 Video
Game Awards
show. Tune
into Spike
TV this
Sunday at
9:00pm EST
to catch
topnotch
gamers from
TEAM USA as
they teach
celebrities
a thing or
two about
professional
gaming in
front of a
national TV
audience.
Continuing
their
partnership
with Spike
TV, the
World Cyber
Games will
be making
its VGA
debut as
members of
the 2007 WCG
gold
medal-winning
TEAM USA
battle it
out in the
green room
against
Spike's
roster of
celebrities
and
entertainers.
TEAM USA
players will
also be on
hand
throughout
the event
showing off
their
world-class
gaming
skills, as
well as
offering
some tips
and tricks
from the
pros.
"This is an
outstanding
opportunity
to showcase
the great
players of
WCG TEAM USA
and to
introduce
celebrities
to the world
of
e-Sports,"
said Michael
Arzt,
general
manager of
International
Cyber
Marketing
USA. "We
would love
for
celebrity
gamers to
get more
involved in
e-Sports and
maybe even
see some of
them enter
into our WCG
USA
Championship
tournaments
next year to
find out how
good they
really are."
The "2007
Spike Video
Game Awards"
hosted by
Samuel L.
Jackson will
air on Spike
TV on
Sunday,
December 9
at 9:00 PM
ET.
The World
Cyber Games
2008
Official
Titles will
be announced
in February
and the WCG
USA
tournament
registration
will open
shortly
after. Visit
www.worldcybergames.com
to vote on
the 2008
official
roster of
titles or to
learn more
about how to
participate
in the World
Cyber Games.
ABOUT THE
WORLD CYBER
GAMES
The World
Cyber Games
(www.worldcybergames.com)
is the
premiere
blue chip
global
e-Sports
tournament
and
festival,
with well
over 1.5
million
players from
more than 70
countries
participating
annually.
Founded in
2000 and
credited
with
launching
the
professional
careers of
many of the
planet's top
competitive
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 convene
to compete
in the
ultimate
international
tournament
in e-Sports,
The World
Cyber Games
Grand Final,
where each
country's
best players
battle for
the largest
and most
prestigious
prizes in
competitive
gaming. The
WCG 2008
Grand Final
will be held
in Cologne,
Germany.