Enemy Down News http://www.enemydown.co.uk/ Enemy Down UK/European Gaming Ladders Fri, 09 May 2008 20:20:37 BST Fri, 09 May 2008 20:20:37 BST waylander@enemydown.co.uk waylander@enemydown.co.uk Enemy Down http://www.enemydown.co.uk/images/features/ED_button.gif http://www.enemydown.co.uk/news.php 88 31 Signups are now open to EDCOD4L http://www.enemydown.co.uk/newscomments.php?id=1469 http://www.enemydown.co.uk/league.p hp?event=356

Signups will be open till Sunday 18th May and an annoucement on the teams will follow shortly afterwards.

This will be run along similar lines to other regular leagues we run here on Enemydown such as EDCSSL and EDCSL. There will be a maximum of 8 divisions of 8 teams which will be losely grouped skill-wise. There is no prize for this competition but we aim to run regular seasons 3 or 4 times a year. Teams that fail to finish a season will be at the bottom of the pile for future seasons.

All games will take place on Monday night at 21:00 GMT so if you signup and cannot play Mondays then you will get replaced by a team that can play.

The matches are all to be normal Search & Destroy although played over 24 rounds using the cup config (ed_cup) ]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 BST Tf2 Rules & Map Updates http://www.enemydown.co.uk/newscomments.php?id=1468
As you are all probably aware, Valve has brought into affect some changes to TF2. These new changes have made some problems for competitive play so we have made changes to the rules to bring us back on track.

The new medic weapons for all ED matches are currently not allowed. Until valve release the option to allow ALL users access to these weapons for matches, they will not be allowed.

The rules have now been updated to include changes to new custom maps for ladder matches, along with a class limit change. The class limit change is a medic limit of 2 for 8v8 ladder. 6v6 remains unchanged with a medic limit of 1, with all other classes set at 2.

The maps that we have included for use during ladder matches are warpath2, redstone_b2, turbine, station and pro_granary. Also added to this is the new map Goldrush which will be played with one attack and one defence using the edtf2tl120 or edtf2nctl120 configs depending on which ladder the match is being played in.
The configs for use for all matches have now been updated to reflect the changes introduced by valve. Version 1.7 is currently available from - http://www.enemydown.co.uk/forumrep lies.php?id=121933 These will be added to the ED site shortly, and changes to location will be updated in this forum post. Please make sure your servers have these configs in use asap please.

We do have several other custom maps in mind to be added to the ladder list, these we will play test over the next week or two. So if you would like to participate in the testing, a note will be put up on the ED forums - http://www.enemydown.co.uk/forumtop ics.php?id=39 and also broadcast over our steam group - http://steamcommunity.com/groups/ed tf2...]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 BST X-ray Cheaters Hall of Shame http://www.enemydown.co.uk/newscomments.php?id=1466

As you all know X-ray Anti-cheat has been with us a while now and it's proving to be a big success, with the 2 million screenshot milestone fast approaching and almost 600 cheaters caught in the last 6 months X-ray has been making online gaming better for all of us.

If you've ever wondered why or how people cheat and what sort of advantage it can give them, you can have a look in our Hall of Shame on X-ray to see these low-lifes caught in the act. From subtle cheats to full on kill-bot mode we have them all, you can even see when it goes wrong and these losers can’t even get a cheat to work correctly!

In the traditional community spirit, we want you to have your say; you can add comments to any screen shot, abusing the cheats or laughing at their incompetence!

]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 BST CLUK21 reaches 100 sexy signups! http://www.enemydown.co.uk/newscomments.php?id=1464

We're pleased to say that CLUK21 has now reached a landmark 100 signups for the first big LAN event ran in conjuction with ED since CentralanUK became part of the TNWA Group.

Just two weeks after announcing our 300-player fun-fest taking place Thu 10th - Sun 13th July, we've already got 100 eager beavers who are ready to pwn in our £1500 Call of Duty 4 and CSS tournaments, our devotii Rainbow Six Vegas 2 tournaments and a whole load more, as well as strutting their stuff in at-the-event ladders and tournaments.

If you fancy a piece of the action, early payment for CLUK21 is only £44 before 28th May, after which it will go to £55. You can see more information about the event and tournaments and signup for the glorious frivolities here.

]]> Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 BST The CGS coming to Eurosport! http://www.enemydown.co.uk/newscomments.php?id=1463


Eurosport signs exclusive distribution deal with only worldwide professional video gaming league

PARIS, LONDON and LOS ANGELES – April 22, 2008 – The Eurosport Group and Championship Gaming Series (CGS) announced today that Eurosport has signed a deal with BSkyB (Sky) that grants Eurosport the exclusive continental European broadcast rights for Championship Gaming Series, the only worldwide professional video gaming league.

“The video game industry has exploded during the past few years and expanded its mainstream appeal to an ever-growing audience, and with this latest announcement we at CGS are similarly increasing the level of mainstream exposure for our teams and professional players,” said Andy Reif, Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner for CGS. “Our broadcast production values are, by far, the best in pro gaming and this distribution deal with Eurosport will introduce CGS to more than thirty million new European households and raise the profile of our sport with the television audience throughout Europe.”

CGS is the world’s only professional video gaming league with full-time General Managers and contracted gamers on teams throughout the world that compete in televised regional qualifying events and a World Final to win more than a million dollars in cash prizes.

Read more about this story on devotii

]]> Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 BST Last chance for the Spring League! http://www.enemydown.co.uk/newscomments.php?id=1461
Don't miss this chance to grab some prize money and a shot at glory for yourself and your team. Sign up at http://www.enemydown.co.uk/league.p hp?event=333

Good luck to all involved! ]]> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 BST Enemydown CSS Spring Invite Final http://www.enemydown.co.uk/newscomments.php?id=1460

This weekend Enemy Down will be hosting the final of the CSS Spring Invite event. In an all finnish affair 4Kings need just one map to beat Team Logitech who have come up from the lower bracket after beating nameless (formally CreatiV) in style last week.

Logitech can boast being the only team to seriously challenge 4K so far in the competition losing out 16-13 on de_cpl_mill.

Date: Sunday 20th April
Time: 19:00 BST (UK Time)
Maps: de_contra (4Kings' choice) & de_dust2 (LGT's choice)
Prize: €2000 winner takes all

SourceTV: 82.136.42.53:27025

 ]]> Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:00:00 BST COD4 CLUK QUALIFIERS http://www.enemydown.co.uk/newscomments.php?id=1457 http://www.enemydown.co.uk/league.p hp?event=339

The structure of this event is that it is split into 2 separate halves, 1 online and 1 at CLUK21 itself. The online half will be run by Enemy Down and will start off with up to 64 teams split over 8 divisions with the top 2 teams from each division qualifying for the LAN finals. The LAN finals will be held at CLUK21 and will comprise of another small qualifying league with 4 divisions of 4 teams. The 8 teams that go through at this stage will go through to a double-elimination knockout where the prize money will be split as follows.

1st place - £1000
2nd place - £500

The 8 teams that do not get through to the double-elimination event at the LAN itself will still be able to play in a LAN-only tournament with other teams that go to simply turn up and play. There is a £375 prize pot for this tournament so even if you don't qualify for the main tournament you will still have a chance to win some money. Due to time constraints it will not be possible to get through to the double elimination finals at the LAN and compete in the LAN tournament as well.

Wakko of Packard Bell who were the winners of the CLUK19 Cod4 Tournament had this to say:

Considering it was its first proper tournament event, it ran very smoothly. The tournament organisers were willing to listen and take on points people had to say...]]> Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 BST CentralanUK21 Announced! Early payment discount! http://www.enemydown.co.uk/newscomments.php?id=1456

Signups are now live for the biggest CentralanUK event yet! Our 300-player CLUK21 LAN will take place between Thu 10th & Sun 13th July at Uttoxeter Racecourse, Staffordshire. Boasting over £5000 in tournament prize money, huge console gaming areas and tons of LAN tournaments and events, it's set to be the most fun CLUK to date too!

You can see the immense games and tournaments we're running at CLUK21 on the Information Page. You can also check who's booked and even pick your seat (now how cool is that?).

Signup & pay before 28th May and receive a £15 discount - just £44 per ticket!

With CSS, COD4, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, FIFA08, Company of Heroes, World in Conflict and Team Fortress 2 events, CLUK21 is an event you and your mates simply do not want to miss! Find out more about the event and the venue and book your place now. If you're looking for compadrés or seeing which ED Admins you can pester @ LAN, then check out the Forum Post here on ED.

Event Information | Seating Plan | Tournaments | Payment & Signup

]]> Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 BST ED:CZ Bomb Plant Bonanza.. Pt1 http://www.enemydown.co.uk/newscomments.php?id=1455
Match Schedule:

9th April: Signups open.
18th April: Signups close
19th April: Teams announced
20th April: Week 1 games de_nuke
27th April: Week 2 games de_prodigy_cz
4th May: Week 3 games de_cbble_cz
11th May: 1 week break, Bomb Plant Bonanza.. pt2 created

Bomb Plant Bonanza.. pt2 maps.
18th May: week 1 games de_train
25st June: week 2 games de_truth_cz
1st June: week 3 games de_inferno_cz
8th June: week 4 games de_cpl_mill
15th June: week 5 games de_dust2_cz

Signups are open now:

http://www.enemydown.co.uk/league.p hp?event=336 ]]> Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 BST