Things has been quiet for Asian Cyber Games since their last tournament in December last year. So quiet that I already assumed that ACG has now GG-ed. Plus, some of the ACG core staff that I knew have since left the parent company, Online E-Club Management Sdn Bhd to pursue their own interest.
With the [...]

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ESWC Malaysia today has revealed the list of 2008 qualifiers venues and dates for DoTA and Counter Strike 1.6. According to nles who is the ESWC Malaysia Tournament Director, these qualifiers will be held in 10 locations around the country as listed below:
Defense of The Ancients

10 May: Sino.Net, Bukit Tinggi, Klang, Selangor
17 May: Imax, Ipoh, [...]

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It has been more than a month since we last heard about ESWC Malaysia 2008. Unknown to many, ESWC Malaysia organizer silently posted an update about the event at their official website.
Posted earlier this month, the update revealed what seems to be confirmed date for ESWC Malaysia 2008 Grand Finals. According to the post, it [...]

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Yet another piece of ESWC Malaysia 2008 puzzle is now answered. I was informed that Warcraft 3 and DoTA has now been added to the official games list for the tournament. The news came in only 3 days after the first batch of ESWC Malaysia 2008 official games - CS1.6 and Trackmania Nations, were announced.
So [...]

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Multiplay just got a green light from Go International Group, the current ESWC Malaysia license holder, to release few information about the upcoming ESWC Malaysia 2008. One of them is the first batch of confirmed official games for the tournament. They are:

Counter-Strike 1.6
Trackmania Nations

The second information that we get to share is the qualifiers. There [...]

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Last week, one of our readers spotted Jalur Gemilang at ESWC International website, which gave the impression that ESWC Malaysia will finally make a return this year after missing out in 2007. Today, we got the confirmation that ESWC Malaysia is indeed making a comeback.
Earlier today, I gave a call to Jasmine Low, the co-founder [...]

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A quick update before I’m off for this weekend. The one and only Underminer (yes, of the DoTA scene fame) spotted that ESWC website have been updated with a section for Malaysia. It is pretty empty but on the contact page, ESWC listed a company based in Petaling Jaya as the Malaysia’s administration team.
Is this [...]

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