Go International E-Sport Cup

Firstly, a big thank you to YOU, gamers. GO.esc // DreamHack Malaysia was created our of necessity following the fall of ESWC (rip) in March 2009. We intend to build the tournament into an international one but will need all the help and support we can rouse from the e-sports community, as well as from sponsors and the industry. We're also proud to announce a new partner - www.gamestah.com, an online shoutcasting provider from Australia that will be providing live commentary from our 1Utama site! So come on down to our maiden tournament this weekend on 17&18 October and watch CS1.6 teams battle it out. Champion heads to DreamHack Sweden.

GAME ON with Broadband Done Right by DiGi. Kudos to E-Club Online Management and Sendi Mutiara Multimedia for assisting us in building this newly launched tournament – GO International E-sport Cup (GO.esc). Also, a word of thanks to our partner cyber shops: FTZ Asia.net in Penang and also Subang SS15; and Gizmo Gamers in Kuching and also our independently run e-sports online partners, SpotGamers and of course, Lowyat.net's Multiplay.

What kind of games will be played at GO.esc?

Gamers, take note. There will be the following games offered so far – we will announce more games later as negotiations are still underway. These are for national competition at GO.esc to be held at GF High Street, 1Utama Shopping Centre.

When will the DreamHack Qualifiers be held?

GO.esc // DreamHack Malaysia Qualifiers for Counter Strike 1.6 – PENANG (15 August 2009) at 28A, G/F Abu Siti Lane, Georgetown, 10400 Penang.

GO.esc // DreamHack Malaysia Qualifiers for Counter Strike 1.6 JOHOR BAHRU (This is replaced with additional qualifier at FTZ Subang).

GO.esc // DreamHack Malaysia Qualifiers for Counter Strike 1.6 KUCHING at Gizmo Gamers Kuching (3 October 2009).

GO.esc // DreamHack Malaysia Qualifiers for Counter Strike 1.6 SUBANG (10 & 11 October) at FTZ, Subang. No.2, Jalan SS15/8, 47500 Subang Jaya.

GO.esc Casual Game Qualifiers GF HIGH STREET, 1 UTAMA SHOPPING CENTRE (14-16 October).

GO.esc // DreamHack Malaysia Grand Finals GF HIGH STREET, 1 UTAMA SHOPPING CENTRE (17 & 18 October).

What are the prizes offered?

Over RM70,000 worth of cash and prizes to be won!!!

The winner of the Official GO.esc // DreamHack Malaysia games will WIN a trip to represent Malaysia in Sweden!!! Go International Group will sponsor flight, accommodation and seats for one champion team of each of the official games to Jankoping, Sweden for DreamHack Winter from 26-29 November 2009.

The official GO.esc games are:

• Trackmania [platform - PC Steam]
• Tetris [platform - Mobile Phone]
• Bejewelled [platform - PC Steam]
• Bookworm Deluxe [platform - PC Steam]
• Grand Theft Auto 4.0 [platform - pc]
• More games to be announced later!
• Register to play
  

The Official GO.esc // DreamHack Malaysia games are:

• Counter Strike 1.6 (c)  Valve
  • Gamers, please register to play at least 72 hours before each State Qualifier. (Registrations CLOSED)
    
  • Counter Strike 1.6 rules and regulations.
• One single player game – to be announced later because DreamHack has not yet announced the full game list as yet. Thank you for your patience. Meanwhile, please give us your feedback on which game you strongly feel Go International Group should nominate as our next official game for DreamHack.

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Go International Group has secured a partnership with World’s Largest LAN party and computer festival, DreamHack Sweden.

Organisers of Indie Youth Fest will be putting together an independent homegrown tournament for pro-gamers. Get ready for the Go International Electronic Sports Cup 2009, also known as GO.esc. In partnership with the Largest Computer / Digital Festival in the world that also threw the most enormous LAN party as recorded by Guinness Book of Records (2007), GO.esc doubles up as the DreamHack Malaysian Qualifiers.

Games line-up include Counter Strike 1.6 and several other games to be announced on 1st August. Teams are invited to register in person, or online from 1st August onwards. We’re sorry! Requests before that date will not be entertained.

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In 2008, Indie Youth Fest was held in collaboration with the Electronic Sports World Cup 2008 Malaysia. This was an international tournament where Team Malaysia headed to San Jose, USA for the global grand finals and came home with a Silver Medal. This also created the opportunity for the pro-gramers, Team Kingsurf who play DotA to meet with the Prime Minister! Thanks to the industrious team at Go International Group for helping make history as they were the FIRST VIDEO GAMERS TO MEET A PRIME MINISTER in Malaysia.The sad news is that in March 2009, ESWC’s main organiser GAMES SERVICES based in Paris, France announced that the company had gone under receivership and will no longer be able to hold the international tournament. That news left the world shocked and saddened as it was the ‘indie’ big brother of video games championships. We are still awaiting news on the possibility of ESWC being revived… visit our blog www.eswcmalaysia.wordpress.com