AtOmX Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 SEOUL, South Korea, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- World Cyber Games Inc. (WCG), organizer of the premier international video game competition and festival, announced today Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea as the WCG 2011 Grand Final host city. As the official host city for the WCG 2011 Grand Final, elite gamers from all around the world will flock to the Busan Exhibition & Convention Center (BEXCO) this December to compete for the title of world's best gamer. In bringing the Grand Final to South Korea after 8 years since 2003, WCG has made its final decision on Busan, which has been increasing its international reputation in opening many global events like film festivals and motor shows. "Busan is expected to be the hub city of games and culture by bringing WCG along with G-star," said Nam-Sik Hur, Mayor of Busan Metropolitan City. "We will do our best in welcoming the international delegates for a successful WCG 2011 Grand Final." "WCG, an international game event, together with G-star will give Busan a great chance to grow as a game mecca," said Tae-Gun Seo, president of Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency. "We believe WCG 2011 in Busan will be the greatest ever with the wholehearted support from Busan city," said Brad Lee, CEO of World Cyber Games, Inc. The WCG 2011 Grand Final will be held from December 8th (Thursday) to December 11th (Sunday). This year's line-up includes popular titles 5 different genres. Especially this year, WCG included the world famous StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™ as well as the World of Warcraft®: Cataclysm™in the line-up, as the first MMORPG title in WCG history. Tekken 6, one of the most popular fighting games will thrill the cyber fighters. League of Legends, which was presented as promotion game title last year in WCG, is back again as an official game title and is ready to gather all AOS enthusiasts. On the other hand, best shooters in the world are ready for a treat. Three FPS games, Counter-Strike 1.6, Crossfire, and Special Force are in this year's line-up. WCG 2011 Official Game Titles: Fighting Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai Games) FPS (First Person Shooting) Counter-Strike 1.6 (Valve) Crossfire (Neowiz Games/Smilegate) Special Force (Dragonfly) MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) World of Warcraft®: Cataclysm™ (Blizzard Entertainment) RTS (Real Time Strategy) League of Legends (Riot Games) StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™ (Blizzard Entertainment) Warcraft® III: The Frozen Throne™ (Blizzard Entertainment) Sports FIFA 11 (Electronic Arts) ''This year WCG selected world's most popular titles across every genre in competitive gaming today. WCG values gamer feedback and we have determined that the announced titles are among the most popular and challenging titles available today,'' said Sean Lee, Senior Manager of Publisher Relations, World Cyber Games, Inc. ''We are excited to unveil the official game titles for the 2011 Grand Final and we look forward to another exciting year of competition to crown the best players in the world in Korea.'' World Cyber Games will soon be announcing additional mobile and promotional titles for the WCG 2011 Grand Final. The titles announced today will be available for online and regional qualification tournaments in countries around the world. For more information about this year's titles line-up, please visit "www.wcg.com" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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