See an Exclusive Performance at KODE5’s Final 2007 Season Event
(Moscow, RUSSIA) – May 9, 2008 – The KODE5 Global Final is a celebration of international competitive gaming. To that end, KODE5 is thrilled to announce that FPS Band will be at the KODE5 Global Final to perform live in front of hundreds of gamers. On May 11th at 6:30pm, FPS Band will offer a free concert for those lucky enough to attend the KODE5 Global Final. With Global Supporters Cooler Master, GIGABYTE, and Corsair Memory, the KODE5 Global Gaming Revolution brings competitive gaming to the forefront with events in over 16 countries across the globe.
The FPS Band
FPS Band was formed by five friends living in Moscow. Alexey "OverDrive" Biryukov, guitarist and avid gamer, came up with the name FPS (Frames Per Second) and the name stuck. For the past four years, FPS Band has been wowing audiences across the country, and has been asked to support other famous bands on an international level. The band has done numerous movie soundtracks and has even been featured on MTV Russia. On Sunday, May 11th at 6:30pm, FPS Band will come to the KODE5 Global Final to play an exclusive performance for their fellow gamers.
Gaming Peripheral and Accessory Maker Supports the Revolution
(Moscow, RUSSIA) – May 8, 2008 – The KODE5 Global Gaming Revolution brings together gamers from around the world to show competitive gaming on a world stage. Today, KODE5 is pleased to welcome premier gaming peripheral and accessory maker SteelSeries to the KODE5 Global Final in Moscow, Russia. At the KODE5 Global Final, showgoers will be able to check out the latest headsets, mice, mouse pads, keyboards, and other gaming accessories from SteelSeries and see how they can improve their game first hand.
Steelseries creates performance enhancing gaming gear, created for and by leading professional gamers. They work with leading professional gamers from 3 different continents to create their products and have staff distributed throughout the world, working from offices in Europe, North America and Asia. SteelSeries offers a full selection of gaming gear, including headsets, mouse pads, keyboards, mice, and even software, each designed with the gamer in mind.
Official KODE5 QPAD Available in Limited Quantities
(Moscow, RUSSIA) – May 6, 2008 – From May 10th ~ 11th, the KODE5 Global Final will unite over 100 gamers from 22 countries for an e-sports event like no other. Today, KODE5 is pleased to announce that gaming accessory manufacturer QPAD will be in attendance in Moscow to display their latest advances in gaming gear. Also, in celebration of the KODE5 Global Final, QPAD will offer the official limited-edition KODE5 QPAD for sale.
The Official KODE5 QPAD
Sporting KODE5’s signature design in Revolutionary Red, the KODE5 QPAD resonates the passion and fervor of the competitive gaming spirit. Based on the award-winning QPAD|CT, the KODE5 QPAD delivers QPAD’s exclusive Hybratek™ coating which ensures that the mouse registers every detail of the smallest mouse movement. Offering a smooth and a controlled glide with an optimum level of friction, the KODE5 QPAD provides the precision, feel, and functionality required for top-level competitive gaming.
Challenge Fnatic and SK Gaming at Cooler Master KODE5 Global Final Shootout
05/05/2008 12:01
Play with the best at KODE5's biggest event to win fantastic Cooler Master prizes
In less than one week, the KODE5 Global Final, the biggest KODE5 gaming event of the 2007-2008 season, will be here. Cooler Master, Global Supporter of the KODE5 Global Gaming Revolution, is excited to announce the Cooler Master Shootout, which will take place from May 10th to 11th at the KODE5 Global Final in Moscow, Russia. There, gamers will have the chance to challenge players from Fnatic and SK Gaming to a 1v1 CS shootout for some amazing Cooler Master prizes.
GotFrag TV to Reveal Official Tournament Seeding This Tuesday
(Moscow, RUSSIA) – May 3rd, 2008 – The KODE5 Global Final is one of the biggest e-sports events of the year. Happening in Moscow from May 10th ~ 11th, the world's top Counter-Strike 1.6 and Warcraft III gamers will battle for supremacy with the entire world watching. For e-sports fans that can't be there in person, KODE5 is pleased to announce that GotFrag TV will be on location to cover the event. Fans will be able to tune in to GotFrag TV for live coverage of the KODE5 Global Final. In addition, on an exclusive broadcast of GotFrag TV, the official tournament seeding for the KODE5 Global Final will be announced on May 6th at 12pm PST.
Turkish Gaming Team Given Second Chance to Compete
(Undisclosed Location) – April 10th, 2008 – In 2006, KODE5 set out to change the landscape of competitive gaming by creating a tournament that was designed to address the needs and feedback of the gaming community. To that end, KODE5 is pleased to announce that it has invited Turkish gaming team DarkPassage to attend the KODE5 2007 Global Final event in Moscow, Russia. DarkPassage, the Turkish representative from the 2006 KODE5 season, was unable to attend the 2006 KODE5 Global Final due to complications with local Turkish KODE5 organizers and sponsors. Today, KODE5 looks to set things right and give DarkPassage their rightful shot at a KODE5 Global Final event. With Global Supporters Cooler Master, GIGABYTE, and Corsair Memory, the KODE5 Global Gaming Revolution brings competitive gaming to the forefront with events in over 16 countries across the globe.
Less than one month remains until the KODE5 Global Final – KODE5’s biggest event of the 2007 season. Finalists from over 20 countries will compete in one of the largest international e-sports events for a bevy of cash and prizes.
The following is the list of competitors that will do battle at the KODE5 Global Finals:
Gamers to Face Off at Multiple Qualifiers Across the Country
(Moscow, RUSSIA) – April 8th, 2008– With news of the KODE5 Global Final being held this year in Moscow, Russian gamers have been highly anticipating details on how they can qualify for what is sure to be a blockbuster e-sports event. Today, gamers around the world will be happy to hear that KODE5, in association with ProPlay.ru, has added KODE5 Russia to the list of official qualifiers. At KODE5 Russia, Counter-Strike 1.6 and Warcraft III: Frozen Throne gamers can take part in a series of qualifiers that stretch across ten Russian cities. The winners from these qualifiers will earn the right to represent Russia at the KODE5 Global Final in Moscow. With Global Supporters Cooler Master, GIGABYTE, and Corsair Memory, the KODE5 Global Gaming Revolution brings competitive gaming to the forefront with events in over 16 countries across the globe.
Enter the Cooler Master Dream Machine Survey and Win!
26/03/2008 19:08
Cooler Master is looking to build the “Dream Machine” for gamers with your feedback! It’s a quick survey that’ll take about a minute. Once the survey is completed, you will be automatically entered for a chance to win a spanking new COSMOS S or the sexy looking CM Sphere!
Europe’s Best Set to Clash at Gamers Assembly 2008
(Poitiers, FRANCE) – March 19, 2008 – Just last week, the conclusion of KODE5 Korea added e-sports stars Fnatic|Shy and Wicked.soccer to the list of finalists attending the KODE5 Global Final in May.
Today, KODE5 is pleased to announce the official schedule and tournament seedings for KODE5 France, happening this weekend. At KODE5 France, the some of Europe’s best Counter-Strike 1.6 teams and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne gamers will clash at Gamers Assembly 2008, held this year at the Futuroscope Amusement Park in Poitiers to contend for the KODE5 France Championship.
With Global Supporters Cooler Master, GIGABYTE, and Corsair Memory, the KODE5 Global Gaming Revolution brings competitive gaming to the forefront with events in over 16 countries across the globe.
KODE5 France Tournament Seedings and Schedule
KODE5 France Tournament seedings for Counter-Strike 1.6 and Warcraft III are as follows:
