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                    [Title] => World Cyber Games kickoff in Los Angeles
                    [Summary] => 

The Olympics of the video game world launched Thursday with players from 58 countries marching through the Los Angeles Convention Center waving their nations' flags. Over the next four days, more than 400 gamers will compete at the 10th annual World Cyber Games Grand Final for more than $250,000 in prize money, as well as new gear.

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Proving their renowned leadership in the camera-phone industry, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. recently launched Samsung Innov8 — the first eight-megapixel camera phone for the GSM market — designed for powerful mobile photography, unlimited access to information and an exciting entertainment experience.

[DatePublished] => 2008-12-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Shopping Guide [SectionUrl] => shopping-guide [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 80000 [Title] => RP Guitar Hero bet bags silver in WCG Asian championship [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-08-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 361145 [Title] => 8 gamers to represent RP in World Cyber Games finals [Summary] => And then there were eight.

Following two months of grueling preliminaries, eight cyber athletes lorded it over the rest to clinch the championship titles in the recently concluded World Cyber Games (WCG) Philippine finals.

The winners were Israel Magante for Need for Speed, Arby Jao for Warcraft, Byron Bongon for Starcraft, and Horsemen of the Apocalypse (HoA) for Counter-Strike. HoA is composed of Kris Romillo, Arvin Agbisit, Paolo Nacho, Justin Chan, and Kenichi Enda. Each winner received P15,000 and a Samsung Miniket Sports camcorder. [DatePublished] => 2006-10-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 307783 [Title] => RP Counterstrike team makes it to semis [Summary] => The Philippines’ Counterstrike team, Horsemen of the Apocalypse (HoA), defeated a strong Finland team, 18-12, to top Group C of the Counterstrike tournament at the World Cyber Games in Singapore.

This is the first time that a Filipino team was able to move past the first round of eliminations since the Philippines started sending competitors to the WCG four years ago.

Composed of Justin Chan, Marc Agbisit, Kris Romillo, Paolo Nancho and Kenichi Enda, HoA next faced the top-ranked mouseports of Germany, a favorite to win this year’s championship.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 306806 [Title] => Nine cyber athletes to represent RP in WCG 2005 [Summary] => Following months of intense competition in the national preliminaries, nine cyber athletes have earned bragging rights and the championship titles in the Samsung Cyber Games 2005.

The winners: Israel Magante, champion, Need for Speed Underground 2; Byron Bongon, champion, Starcraft; Horsemen Of the Apocalypse (Kris Romillo, Justin Chan, Kenichi Enda, Arvin Agbisit, and Paolo Nancho), champion, Counterstrike: Source; John Cruz, champion, Warcraft; and Arby Jao, first runner-up, Warcraft.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 288168 [Title] => Samsung Cyber Games advocates a healthy games culture [Summary] => As gamers from all over the country spring into competitive mode for World Cyber Games 2005, Samsung, global sponsor of the event, highlights "the promotion of a healthy games culture."

"Gaming is a new cultural genre that enjoys a growing popularity as a preferred form of digital entertainment among young people," says Hyuck Jae Shim, Samsung Philippines president and CEO.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 282993 [Title] => Search on for RP slots to World Cyber Games [Summary] => E-sportsmen from all over the country spring into competitive mode for the fourth Samsung Cyber Games, the official national eliminations to the prestigious World Cyber Games (WCG) to be held in Singapore this November.

Competitors will play CounterStrike, WarCraft 3, StarCraft and Need for Speed Underground, as they vie for nine available slots in the Philippine team, with the national finals slated in September.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 263397 [Title] => Singapore to host 2005 WCG [Summary] => Singapore is hosting the World Cyber Games (WCG) in 2005.

The WCG expects the selection of Singapore, an international business city and a hub of culture and education, will help attract around 800 players to the world’s largest game festival.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 256893 [Title] => 2004 Samsung Cyber Games semis on [Summary] => The search continues for the grittiest local e-sportsmen who will represent the country in this year’s World Cyber Games to be held in San Francisco, California later this year.

Dubbed 2004 Samsung Cyber Games, the competition has been attracting hundreds of excited players to network gaming cafés all over Luzon to register and prove their worth in the contest preliminaries.

The battles are sure to be tooth-and-nail as the gamers vie for placement in the semifinals set on July 30-31 at the Glorietta Activity Center.
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) ) )
WORLD CYBER GAMES
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                    [ArticleID] => 616694
                    [Title] => World Cyber Games kickoff in Los Angeles
                    [Summary] => 

The Olympics of the video game world launched Thursday with players from 58 countries marching through the Los Angeles Convention Center waving their nations' flags. Over the next four days, more than 400 gamers will compete at the 10th annual World Cyber Games Grand Final for more than $250,000 in prize money, as well as new gear.

[DatePublished] => 2010-10-01 17:34:41 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 420898 [Title] => Samsung Innov8: The ultimate mobile entertainer [Summary] =>

Proving their renowned leadership in the camera-phone industry, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. recently launched Samsung Innov8 — the first eight-megapixel camera phone for the GSM market — designed for powerful mobile photography, unlimited access to information and an exciting entertainment experience.

[DatePublished] => 2008-12-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Shopping Guide [SectionUrl] => shopping-guide [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 80000 [Title] => RP Guitar Hero bet bags silver in WCG Asian championship [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-08-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 361145 [Title] => 8 gamers to represent RP in World Cyber Games finals [Summary] => And then there were eight.

Following two months of grueling preliminaries, eight cyber athletes lorded it over the rest to clinch the championship titles in the recently concluded World Cyber Games (WCG) Philippine finals.

The winners were Israel Magante for Need for Speed, Arby Jao for Warcraft, Byron Bongon for Starcraft, and Horsemen of the Apocalypse (HoA) for Counter-Strike. HoA is composed of Kris Romillo, Arvin Agbisit, Paolo Nacho, Justin Chan, and Kenichi Enda. Each winner received P15,000 and a Samsung Miniket Sports camcorder. [DatePublished] => 2006-10-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 307783 [Title] => RP Counterstrike team makes it to semis [Summary] => The Philippines’ Counterstrike team, Horsemen of the Apocalypse (HoA), defeated a strong Finland team, 18-12, to top Group C of the Counterstrike tournament at the World Cyber Games in Singapore.

This is the first time that a Filipino team was able to move past the first round of eliminations since the Philippines started sending competitors to the WCG four years ago.

Composed of Justin Chan, Marc Agbisit, Kris Romillo, Paolo Nancho and Kenichi Enda, HoA next faced the top-ranked mouseports of Germany, a favorite to win this year’s championship.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 306806 [Title] => Nine cyber athletes to represent RP in WCG 2005 [Summary] => Following months of intense competition in the national preliminaries, nine cyber athletes have earned bragging rights and the championship titles in the Samsung Cyber Games 2005.

The winners: Israel Magante, champion, Need for Speed Underground 2; Byron Bongon, champion, Starcraft; Horsemen Of the Apocalypse (Kris Romillo, Justin Chan, Kenichi Enda, Arvin Agbisit, and Paolo Nancho), champion, Counterstrike: Source; John Cruz, champion, Warcraft; and Arby Jao, first runner-up, Warcraft.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 288168 [Title] => Samsung Cyber Games advocates a healthy games culture [Summary] => As gamers from all over the country spring into competitive mode for World Cyber Games 2005, Samsung, global sponsor of the event, highlights "the promotion of a healthy games culture."

"Gaming is a new cultural genre that enjoys a growing popularity as a preferred form of digital entertainment among young people," says Hyuck Jae Shim, Samsung Philippines president and CEO.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 282993 [Title] => Search on for RP slots to World Cyber Games [Summary] => E-sportsmen from all over the country spring into competitive mode for the fourth Samsung Cyber Games, the official national eliminations to the prestigious World Cyber Games (WCG) to be held in Singapore this November.

Competitors will play CounterStrike, WarCraft 3, StarCraft and Need for Speed Underground, as they vie for nine available slots in the Philippine team, with the national finals slated in September.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 263397 [Title] => Singapore to host 2005 WCG [Summary] => Singapore is hosting the World Cyber Games (WCG) in 2005.

The WCG expects the selection of Singapore, an international business city and a hub of culture and education, will help attract around 800 players to the world’s largest game festival.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 256893 [Title] => 2004 Samsung Cyber Games semis on [Summary] => The search continues for the grittiest local e-sportsmen who will represent the country in this year’s World Cyber Games to be held in San Francisco, California later this year.

Dubbed 2004 Samsung Cyber Games, the competition has been attracting hundreds of excited players to network gaming cafés all over Luzon to register and prove their worth in the contest preliminaries.

The battles are sure to be tooth-and-nail as the gamers vie for placement in the semifinals set on July 30-31 at the Glorietta Activity Center.
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => ) ) )
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