[February 17-19 2012, Cannes - France] World Game Cup 2012

[kurama_tengu]

World Game Cup 2012

5th Edition – Palais des Festivals de Cannes

February 17th to 19th 2012

Third Announcement

Presentation:

Set in the heart of the Festival International des Jeux, in the prestigious Palais des Festivals de Cannes, a world-renown, exceptional place, the World Game Cup is an arena where the best fighters from every continent will fight to the finish during three fun-filled days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhIEVLFk9B8

The Official Games of the 2012 Edition:

Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v.2012 (Solo & 3vs3)
-SOLO TOURNAMENT WITH A $5000 CASH-PRIZE!
-The Top 8 of the Solo Tourney get Seeding points, and the Winner a Round Ticket & Lodging for the Shadowloo Showdown 2012

Soulcalibur V (Solo & 3vs3)
-SOLO TOURNAMENT WITH A $2500 CASH-PRIZE!
-The Top 8 of the Solo Tourney get Seeding points for the Shadowloo Showdown 2012

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Solo & 3vs3)
-SOLO TOURNAMENT WITH A $2500 CASH-PRIZE!
-The Top 8 of the Solo Tourney get Seeding points for the Shadowloo Showdown 2012

The King Of Fighters XIII (Solo & 2vs2)
-SOLO TOURNAMENT "WITH THE LARGEST CASH-PRIZE EVER FOR A KOF TOURNEY!" (cf. eLivepro.Frionel)
-The Top 8 of the Solo Tourney get Seeding points for the Shadowloo Showdown 2012

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition (Solo & 2vs2)
-The Top 8 of the Solo Tourney get Seeding points for the Shadowloo Showdown 2012

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend (Solo)
-The Top 8 of the Solo Tourney get Seeding points for the Shadowloo Showdown 2012

The King Of Fighters 2002 UM (3vs3)

Mortal Kombat (Solo) The Internet denizens choice

Special Events:

Play the fighting games of tomorrow before your friends!
Witness exhibitions & enter tournaments of:

Street Fighter X Tekken (Solo & 2vs2) – Registration only available at the venue
-The Top 8 of the Solo Tourney get Seeding points for the Shadowloo Showdown 2012

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Solo & 2vs2) – Registration only available at the venue
-The Top 8 of the Solo Tourney get Seeding points for the Shadowloo Showdown 2012

Skullgirls (Solo) – Registration only available at the venue

>>> Tournaments winners will be awarded part of the prize-pool, including gifts (arcade sticks , games, headsets...) and/or cash-prizes. One may only register on the official website. Entry spots are subject to availability

The World Team Cup 2012:

More than a huge tournament venue open to everybody, the World Game Cup also is an incredible place where one can witness an unforgettable show: the world's first national team based fighting game competition!

World Team Cup of Super Street Fighter IV AE
World Team Cup of Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
World Team Exhibition of Soulcalibur V

>>> Note: competition reserved to national teams. The selectors' & team members' lists will be available on the official website. The following lists are temporary.

Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition v.2012

Algeria
Belgium
France
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Japan
The Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
The United Kingdom

SoulCalibur V

Belgium
France
Germany/Austria
Japan
Spain
Switzerland
The United Kingdom

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

France
Ireland
Japan
The Netherlands
Portugal
Switzerland
The United Kingdom

New in the 2012 Edition:

>>> The exhibitions:
Watch the exhibitions where the best players of Street Fighter X Tekken, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 & Skullgirls will show their skill and don't miss the exceptional show on Super Street Fighter IV AE V.2012 where the Dream WORLD Team will face the Dream EUROPEAN Team in a 12 on 12 slugfest!!!

>>> The free SFXT tournament:
CAPCOM France decided to offer the Fighting Game Community a FREE Street Fighter X Tekken Tournament at this World Game Cup!!!
No, you’re not dreaming, to enter this Official Tournament of SFXT at the World Game Cup, all you’ll have to do is to register for at least one other tournament… and to be among the first to come see us at the registration booth on Friday morning!

>>> The SS2K12*qualifiers:
Shadowloo and the World Game Cup Association proudly present the Shadowloo Showdown x World Game Cup Qualifier Event!
The Shadowloo Showdown is the largest tournament in the Asia-Pacific region, the pride & joy of Australia, and as we are, after all, the largest tournament in Europe: it's an incredible opportunity to be able partner-up to do great things together.
The SS2K12 will take place on May 5th & 6th 2012 in beautiful Melbourne, Australia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnJqnW2NCpI

>>> A perfect stream:
Two permanent stream channels, with dual commentary in English & French on the main stream.
The complete schedule & commentators' list are available on the official website.

World Game Cup 2012 V.I.P.'s:

The V.I.P.'s (Very Important Players) will join in droves for the 2012 edition of the World Game Cup. They're among the best players in the world on their respective games.
Here is a list that will be completed on the official website with each new VIP entrant:

Fuudo (JP)
MCZ.TTC|Tokido (JP)
MCZ.TOPANGA|Mago (JP)
eLivepro|BAS (JP)
eLivepro|RF (JP)
eLivepro|MOV (JP)
Oosuka (JP)
Sousuhi (JP)
Mochi-a (JP)
eLivepro|Alioune (FR)
eLivepro|Kayane (FR)
MCZ.Western Wolves|Prodigal Son (UK)
MCZ.Western Wolves|F-Word (UK)
MCZ.WDM|Cuongster (FR)
MCZ.WDM|V-Ryu (CH)
MCZ.WDM|Evans (FR)
MCZ.WDM|Luffy (FR)
MCZ.WDM|Renegad (FR)
MCZ.WDM|Will2Pac (FR)
CDV|WhiteBl4ck (FR)
eLivepro|Mr KOF (US)
The Answer (US)

And more...

You can have a look at the complete registrants' list at the following address:
http://elyum-studio.com/wgc2012/?p=905

Info, registration, schedule, rules & regulations:

Please remember that registration is only available Online and that you must do so before February the 8th2012.
The official website is available in both English & French.

www.worldgamecup.fr
www.worldgamecup.com

Contact:

worldgamecup@gmail.com
https://twitter.com/WorldGameCup
http://www.facebook.com/WorldGameCup
http://minus.com/myO1F5uDP

The WGC2K12 was presented on CrossCounter LIVE a few days ago.
http://thestream.tv/world-games-run-down-keits-skisonic/

Watch the Pool's Draw on Gameblog TV on Thursday February 9th at 6PM CET.
http://www.gameblog.fr/gameblogtv.php
Feat. Cuong Cao (MCZ.WDM.Cuongster), Valentin Lormeau (Yamato) , Adel El Mahdy (TKO), Naili Khalid (eLivepro.Frionel), Viken Kojaartinian (eLivepro.Oro) & Guillaume Dorison (Asenka).

[ZajmaN]

Chyba pojadę na Marvela, może będzie więcej niż 20stu uczestników

[Di]

Zwróć uwagę na to, że Cannes leży blisko 1000 km od Paryża i chyba jedyne sensowne połączenie z Polski to przelot do Paryża, a stamtąd przejazd pociągiem.

[tejotl]

nope - przelot do Nicei i z lotniska sa co kilkanascie minut autobusy do Cannes - takze polaczenie z Polski jest calkiem git

[Ring]

Ja w sumie nawet jakbym miał pieniądze to bym się wahał odnośnie wyjazdu, szczególnie, że zależy mi na SCV tylko. Cały problem w WGC jest taki, że event jest zdecydowanie zbyt krótki, nie ma czasu na freeplaye, pomijając już koszta przelotu to hotel jest strasznie drogi. Jakbym miał lecieć to co najmniej na tydzień a nie miał bym żadnej gwarancji, że Francuzi by tyle tam zostali =s

Tak więc raczej no-go for me.

[kurama_tengu]

@ Ring :
- Most of the players spend the week in Cannes, so casuals shouldn't be a problem.

- The price per person for a week at the sponsored hotels/residences is roughly 50€.

- The average cost of food per person for a week in Cannes is between 30€ and 100€ (the difference between homemade sandwiches/pasta and McDonald's/Pizza).

- As you may know the French Soulcalibur community is quite large and we prepared something special for the release of SC5 (to be announced in October).

Excited yet ?

[Ring]

A bit ;P Thanks for providing the info. I will ask Malek about the details next month when I'm in Paris.

[Di]

I'll talk with French SC/Tekken players next month as well but from what I can tell you at the moment it'd be too expensive for me.

[MoonSpell]

We are also looking for some Mortal Kombat Action there!

[kurama_tengu]

Topic updated!

No trailer yet, but our friends & partners at eLive.pro just recorded a  LIVE show about the KOF tourneys available at the WGC 2012, a wee thing promising the largest cash-prize pot EVER for a KOF tournament & a lot of (yet undisclosed, but heavily hinted) guest players: ENJOY!

http://www.elive.pro/en/watch/M2ttKx6rdp8V

[Taz_Thrash]

Panowie jest dość dużo turniejów. Co powiecie na zorganizowanie wesołego busa i przejazd do Cannes ? Będziemy jechać dwa dni. Z Warszawy są połączenia autobusowe w cenie od 300 do ok 500 zł w jedną stronę. Moim zdaniem wynajęty bus wyjdzie taniej (w zależności ilu nas by jechało ?). Myślę, że uda się zebrać ze 30 osób ? Co wy na to ? Pojedziemy zgraną paką Tekkenowcy, Mortalowcy, Marvelowcy i Kaliburowcy Dajcie znać kto by się pisał, to ogarniemy to i owo.

[Di]

30 osób? Chyba na żadnym zagranicznym turnieju nie było do tej pory więcej niż 10 Polaków, nie licząc tych czeskich eventów.

[ZajmaN]

Dajcie znać kto by się pisał, to ogarniemy to i owo.

Podoba mi się twój entuzjazm, powiedz mi tylko jak widzisz "ogarniemy to i owo" ? Kto by to ogarniał ? Kiedy by się pojawiło info o cenie, trasie itp. Dla mnie było by to marzenie pojechać na europejski turniej Marvela, pewnie bym się pisał na tego busa, bez szczegółów się jednak nie obejdzie, w ciemno nikt w to nie wejdzie ;p

[Taz_Thrash]

Jedyny problem jaki widzę, to...wy Musicie mi dać znać kto by jechał i ile osób możemy się spodziewać. Wtedy dzownię do kilku firm transportowych, pytam się o warunki, rozbijam kwotę na ilość osób i już wiemy za ile przejedziemy Bez listy gości nic nie mogę zrobić.

[Snake]

Pojedziemy zgraną paką Tekkenowcy, Mortalowcy, Marvelowcy i Kaliburowcy

Rozumiem że gracze w najważniejszą grę tego eventu nie są mile widziani? :p

Tak serio to może w sumie bym się pisał na taki wyjazd, o ile zbierze się dostateczna liczba osób i komuś będzie się chciało to ogarnąć.