WCG Announces Official 2008 Global Tournament

NEW YORK, NY, March 17, 2008 -- World Cyber Games (WCG), the premier international video game competition, announces the largest line up of official tournament games in its history. The WCG global tournament is bigger and better than ever for 2008, with an epic lineup of PC and Xbox 360 titles, including the debuts of Halo® 3 and Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock, along with the return of tournament favorites including Starcraft®: Brood War™, WarCraft® III: The Frozen Throne™ and more. Plus another first for the WCG in 2008 is the introduction of an official mobile title, Asphalt 3: Street Rules.

The WCG tournament game list includes 14 team and individual titles to be played by gamers in more than 74 countries worldwide on Windows PC, Xbox 360 and cellular phone for cash, prizes and the chance to represent their respective country at the WCG 2008 Grand Final this November in Cologne, Germany:

Official WCG 2008 PC Games:
* Half-Life®: Counter-Strike™ 1.6 (5 v. 5 Team FPS )
* Starcraft®: Brood War™: (1 v. 1 RTS)
* WarCraft® III: The Frozen Throne™ (1 v. 1 RTS)
* Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath™ (1 v. 1 RTS)
* Age of Empires® III: The Asian Dynasties (1 v. 1 RTS)
* FIFA Soccer 08 (1 v. 1 Sports)
* Need For Speedâ„¢ ProStreet (Xbox 360 in US & Canada) (1 v. 1 Racing)
* Carom 3D (1 v. 1 Casual)
* Red Stone (4 v. 4 Team MMO)

Official WCG 2008 Xbox 360 Games:
* Halo® 3 (4 v. 4 Team FPS)
* Project Gotham Racing® 4 (1 v. 1 Racing)
* Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock (1 v. 1 Music)
* Virtua Fighter® 5 (1 v. 1 Fighting)

Official WCG 2008 Mobile Game:
* Asphalt 3: Street Rules (1 v. 1 Racing)

Registration for the 2008 WCG USA Championship Tournament is now open. U.S. citizens are invited to visit http://www.worldcybergames.com/usa to register for this year’s tournament and obtain more information about the WCG USA Championship tournament and TEAM USA. The WCG global market registrations are locally driven, so international players should consult their home country’s respective WCG web site, all of which can be reached via links on http://www.worldcybergames.com.