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50 years is a long way, man and if not our forefather’s struggle for an independent nation, I doubt that we would be able to game as freely as we currently enjoyed. On behalf of the Lowyat.NET family, I would like to wish Happy 50th Independence Day to all [...]

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When the registration were opened on 25 July, 640 spots were opened for six official WCG Malaysia 2007 official games. I’m sorry to some gamers that didn’t get to register since yesterday, the registration door were closed after all the available slots fully snatched up by gamers all over the country. Well, you can try [...]

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2 months after LYN T-Shirt Design Competition 2007 have concluded, the actual t-shirt have finally arrived from the magical factory, begging to be wore by you guys. Here, modeled by one of our forum moderator, jhcj:

Ahhh…drooling already?
The spanking new t-shirt will be made available at Mid Valley Exhibition Center during WCG Malaysia 2007 next week [...]

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Microsoft today announced that the much anticipated Halo 3 has gone gold. In the terms of industry, gold status means that the master copy have been passed to the factory for manufacturing process. Soon after, the discs will be then packaged according to whatever edition that’s available. These packaged game will eventually made their way [...]

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This next piece of information will definitely be another blow for our local DotA fanboys, albeit I might have already expected it to happen.
A very-very reliable source had just informed me that the ever-popular cyber cafe game will not be listed as the official game for this event due to unknown reasons.
However, do not fret [...]

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It is been a while since we heard anything about SMM Grand National DotA Tournament. Yesterday, the tournament’s admin, MyGaming-Lim, put an announcement at Lowyat.NET Forums that the Grand Finals will be held till 27th - 28th October 2007 at FTZ Asia.Net, SS15 Subang Jaya.
Together with the announcement, Lim also listed down the current finalists [...]

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Only 16 days left before the country’s biggest annual gamefest, WCG Malaysia 2007 begins. So far, the registration have been overwhelming. Except for Need For Speed Carbon, all participants slot have been filled to the brim. Starcraft and Warcraft were the firsts to finish given the limited 32 players slot but who would have thought [...]

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Thanks to our homies Calvin, we managed to obtain the WGT Malaysia 2007 flier that have been distributed in Plaza Low Yat, KL. The flier contained a general view of what WGT Malaysia 2007 has to offer. I bet everybody are looking forward for this tournament.
As expected, the official game list is different [...]

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As you can see above, Bobby (1/3 of Gamer’s Hideout taukehs) is holding the sleek black Xbox 360 Elite. We saw it at Suntec Singapore during WCG Asian in the form of unplayable display unit but this is the real thing, baby! Gamer’s Hideout just received a demo unit from their supplier in Singapore few [...]

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So you are pretty bored at home huh? Girlfriend not around, friend all went out, nobody to play DotA or CS with…Well then, may we suggest few gaming activities for you?

If you prefer bullets, ‘nades, C4 and headshots, you should already know that WCG Malaysia 2007 Internet Cafe Preliminaries for Counter Strike 1.6 will be [...]

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In case you never heard about WGT, it is a series of national tournaments organized by Asus. Last year, WGT were held in 26 countries including our neighbours, Singapore and Thailand. According to WGT Official Website, the official games for the tournament are as below:

Counter-Strike 1.6
Warcraft 3:FT
Quake 4

Out of nowhere, WGT Malaysia website went online [...]

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Last week, Samsung Malaysia formally announced its continuous support to World Cyber Games Malaysia Championship 2007. Samsung Electronics, their parent company have been supporting World Cyber Games since its beginning in 2000 as the worldwide sponsor. This year marked the 6th year of sponsorship deal between Samsung and WCG Malaysia.
According to Samsung Malaysia Electronics (SME) [...]

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When there is a cyber gaming battleground, gamers are usually the ones involved in the war. But not many people really knew the real team of soldiers whom made all of it happen for us.
Also knows as the nations “Largest Cybergaming Tournament”, the inaugural World Cyber Games 2007 Malaysia is set to happen next month [...]

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Microsoft Corp said on Monday it will cut the price of its main Xbox 360 video game console model by about 13 percent in the United States, hoping to boost sales ahead of the crucial holiday season.The move reduces the price of the Xbox 360 Premium model by $50, to $350, and follows a move [...]

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Before an audience of over 8,000 gamers at the company’s BlizzCon game festival, Blizzard Entertainment announced that the next expansion pack for its wildly popular World of Warcraft MMORPG will the The Wrath of The Lich King, opening up a new continent to intrepid players, adding new features to the game, and bringing well-known [...]

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