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[b]The PacNet Asian Gaming Network (PaGn) has ceased operations.[/b] The closure was announced in a message posted on the PaGn website. It said, "The PacNet Asian Gaming Network (PAGN) has finally closed it's doors after nine fun years of providing hours of gaming excitement for you." PaGn was one of Singapore's longest running gaming community forums. Many of the older generation of gamers have fond memories of PaGn. Old school gamer "noodleboy" said of PaGn, "I'm forever grateful for the Quake 3 and Half-Life servers PaGn started out with." He added jokingly, "If not for them i would … Read more »

[b]The Games Xtreme League will be organizing a Command & Conquer 3 event some time later this year.[/b] [center][img]http://www.gamesync.net/img/headers/gxl.jpg[/img][/center] In a post on the GXL discussion forums, Game Master Andrei revealed that there will be a C&C3 event "coming soon". The details for the event are yet to be confirmed. It seems that the event will be competitive in nature, as GXL staffer "Swordplay" expressed hope that the recently discovered [url=http://news.moddb.com/21253/-online-observer-exploit-breaks-the-game/]observer exploit[/url] would be patched … Read more »

[b]Micronology ([M]-logic) has pulled out of the fifth edition of the Meet Your Makers Prime Defending (PriDe) international DotA tournament, citing clashes with their school exams.[/b] [M]-logic's zx [url=http://www.meetyourmakers.com/en/coverage/211/9.html#83657]explained[/url] in a comment on the MYM website: "[T]he timespan required to play them clashes with our exam period over here, there's no way we can play 8 matches in this week [and] there's no sub player in our team." Micronology's withdrawal leaves - ExsequoR (xqR), Mi2 and Team Tammy Tang (Truely) (TT_TT) as the only teams … Read more »

[b]Team Zenith has emerged as the champions of the Intel Gaming Cup 2007 after defeating dN* in the finals of the IGC 2007 Grand Finals.[/b] [center][img]http://www.gamesync.net/img/headers/igc.png[/img][/center] Team Zenith defeated dN* in a very close finish following a mistake made by Zenith's Omniknight, played by GPS. GPS attempted to teleport in the middle of dN*'s push, which caused his death and allowed dN* to push into Zenith's base. At the moment Zenith destroyed dN*'s World Tree, dN* had one of Zenith's two Throne towers down. Meanwhile, in the third/fourth placing match, Em … Read more »

[b]Zenith will face dN* for the Intel Gaming Cup 2007 championship trophy, while Micronology will be up against Em Ai Two for the third placing.[/b] [center][img]http://www.gamesync.net/img/headers/igc.png[/img][/center] Zenith triumphed over Micronology in an exciting semi-final match. Zenith drafted Enigma, Lightning Revenant , Omniknight, Rogue Knight and Warlock while Micronology drafted Bristleback, Keeper of the Light, Lone Druid, Queen of Pain and Venomancer. Micronology tried for an early game strategy with Bristleback being the centrepiece. Micronology pushed down three of … Read more »

[b]dN*, Em Ai Two (Mi2), Micronology ([M]-logic) and Zenith are through to the semi-finals of the Intel Gaming Cup 2007 Grand Finals[/b] [center][img]http://www.gamesync.net/img/headers/igc.png[/img][/center] The quarter-final results are as follows: [list][*][b]dN*[/b] won ExsequoR WCG [*][b]Em Ai Two[/b] won Rex [*][b]Zenith[/b] won Wudi [*][b]Micronology[/b] won ETNY[/list] Read more »

[b]The preliminaries for the Intel Gaming Cup 2007 have concluded. dN*, Em Ai Two (Mi2), ETNY (Eternity), ExsequoR WCG (xqR), Micronology ([M]-logic), Rex, Wudi and Zenith are through to the quarter-finals.[/b] [center][img]http://www.gamesync.net/img/headers/igc.png[/img][/center] The preliminary results are as follows: [list][*][b]ExsequoR WCG[/b] walkover Team RP [*][b]dN*[/b] won Feeder Village [*][b]Rex[/b] won Nice One Lar [*][b]Em Ai Two[/b] won SERIOUS [*][b]Wudi[/b] won Team Team [*][b]Zenith[/b] won Wrath* [*][b]ETNY[/b] won Team Knight-mar3 [*][b]Micronology[/b] won Engulf[/list] Read more »

[b]The game rules have been updated for the Intel Gaming Cup 2007 Grand Finals. The reporting time for the finalists have been announced as well.[/b] [center][img]http://www.gamesync.net/img/headers/igc.png[/img][/center] The rules for the IGC 2007 Grand Finals have been updated following the controversial disqualification of BRTS* for item pooling during the Open Category tournament. It is likely that a similar set of rules will be used in all future Rapture Gaming organized competitions, including the upcoming World Cyber Games 2007 Singapore Nationals and Asian Championship. The … Read more »

[b]Registration for Season 01 of the 2007 Games Xtreme League has been opened.[/b] [center][img]http://www.gamesync.net/img/headers/gxl.jpg[/img][/center] This season's GXL will feature Battlefield 2142, Counter-Strike 1.6, Company of Heroes andWarcraft III: The Frozen Throne on the PC, and FIFA 2007, Gears of War and Need for Speed Carbon on the Xbox 360. Registration for all games are now open, with the exception of FIFA 2007 and Need for Speed Carbon, which will open some time in June 2007. [list][*][url=http://www.gxleague.com/league/news.asp?id=1197&sec=1&typ=0]2007 GXL S … Read more »

[b]Some of the Intel Gaming Cup 2007 Open Category [url=http://www.gamesync.net/replay?filter3=281]replays[/url] are now available for download. There are still a number of replays yet to be uploaded, as they cannot be opened.[/b] Apparently it errors out, saying that the filename doesn't exist, when it clearly does. We will be working with Rapture Gaming officials to find a potential solution for those who are hungry to view these replays. Also, a new feature has been added to the [url=http://www.gamesync.net/replay]Replays section[/url]. As you know, GameSync has been tagging DotA … Read more »