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:
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!
The Global Gaming Revolution Returns to the Mecca of E-Sports
(Seoul, KOREA) – February 11, 2008 – After the announcement of the KODE5 Global Final event in Moscow last week, gamers around the world have been chomping at the bit to find out about their next chance to qualify. Today, KODE5, in association with PlayXP and Regional Supporter Moving-Star, is proud to reveal the next KODE5 qualifier – KODE5 Korea. At KODE5 Korea, Warcraft III gamers will have the opportunity to battle through a series of online and offline qualifiers. The competition will be intense as each competitor fights to advance to the KODE5 Korea Finals, this year held at Kyungsung University in Busan. 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.
Over $60,000 in Cash and Prizes Up for Grabs in the Russian Capital
(Moscow, RUSSIA) – February 2, 2008 – Bringing gamers to exotic locations around the world, the KODE5 Global Final is a celebration of competitive gaming excellence. In 2006, 90 of the world’s top gamers assembled in Beijing, China for KODE5’s inaugural Global Final event. This year, in association with ProPlay and Playground.ru, KODE5 is proud to reveal Moscow, Russia as the location for the KODE5 2007 Global Final. There, over 100 gamers from around the world will travel to the Russian capital to the T-Modul Exhibition Complex to compete for their share of over $60,000 in cash and prizes. 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.
