Digital Games Press Release
News February 21st, 2008
GGL just released their English press release about the Olympic videogames.
2008 Digital Games鈥� Global Videogaming Tournament to Culminate in Shanghai at Official 2008 Olympic Games Welcome Event
China Internet Gaming Organizing Committee (CIG) and GGL Global Gaming Sign Pact to Host Global Videogame Tournament
Amateur Gamers and Fans can immediately get more information at www.GGL.com
SANTA MONICA, Calif. 鈥� February 19, 2008 鈥� In a move that will start a new chapter in videogame history, GGL Global Gaming today announced that it has signed an agreement with the China Internet Gaming Organizing Committee (CIG) to launch The Digital Games. Under the Our Olympic Series of Large Scale Cultural Activities, GGL has been appointed the official partner and co-producer for making videogames an official 鈥淲elcome Event鈥� of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The appointment was made by the 8 branches of the China Government that comprise the Beijing Olympic Welcome Events committee; known as 鈥淥ur Olympic Organizing Committee鈥� (OOOC) which is supervised by The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).
Gamers of all skill levels will compete for the opportunity to represent their country in a global tournament celebrating videogames, the 鈥�2008 Digital Games鈥�. The tournament will culminate with a Grand Finals event held in Shanghai (Home of Olympic Soccer).
You can read the whole thing here. The most important information — at least for gamers — is that anyone can register at www.ggl.com for a chance to represent your country in the international thumb battles.
Qualifying tournaments will continue through the summer and take place across a variety of gaming genres 鈥� such as first-person shooters, sports, real-time strategy, action-adventure and puzzle games. Top players will compete in a series of matches where the winner will earn a seat on their country鈥檚 first Digital Games team.
Via GGL Wire
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