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Rules and Regulations Integrate Gamer Feedback Worldwide
The WCG 2010 Grand Final will be held on September 30 – October 3
Seoul, Korea, April 21, 2010 – World Cyber Games Inc. (WCG), organizer of the premier international video game competition and festival, today announced the official rules and player regulations for the 2010 tournament season. These policies and guidelines will be applied in all online qualifiers, local preliminaries and national finals in WCG participating countries.
The tournament rules reflect WCG's continued commitment to integrate the opinions and preferences of the gaming community around the world. Other aspects such as official maps for games, specific settings and overall processes were updated to improve the pace and game play that continue to make WCG tournaments exciting for gamers and spectators around the world.
These regulations are designed to provide clear guidelines for players competing in the WCG 2010 tournaments. All players competing in the WCG 2010 Grand Final must have proof of citizenship to their respective country. In addition, if a player has dual citizenship, he/she is only eligible to represent one country. All players who were born after September 30, 1993 must present a consent form in order to participate. Regarding age restrictions, WCG continues to follow ESRB rating standards.
The maximum number of players allowed on each national team is three people (for single player games) and two teams for team play games. Under the auto-berth rule, medallists in the WCG 2009 Grand Final are allowed to participate in the National Finals, without competing in local preliminaries.
Lastly, if national team players cannot attend the WCG 2010 Grand Final due to sickness or any other unforeseen event, he or she may be replaced with the next-highest finisher in the National Finals up to two weeks before the first day of the Grand Final. As for Counter-Strike, the team whose substitution exceeds two players will be disqualified and replaced by the next highest finishing team.
''The World Cyber Games prides itself on working closely with our dedicated community of gamers to ensure the rules of play reflect their valuable input.'' said Hyoung-Seok Kim, CEO of World Cyber Games Inc., the global organizer of the World Cyber Games.
The World Cyber Games 2010 official tournament rules are as follows:
''StarCraft: Brood War'' > Download
Online Maps (Battle.net): Blue Storm, Python, Tau Cross
Offline Maps: Outsider SE, Tau Cross, Destination, Fighting Spirit, Match Point
''Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne'' > Download
Maps: Turtle Rock, Echo Isle, Twisted Meadows, Terenas Stand, Ancient Isle
''FIFA Soccer 10'' > Download
Game Mode: International and Club
''Counter-Strike'' > Download
Maps: De Dust2, De Inferno, De Nuke, De Train, De Tuscan
''Carom 3D'' > Download
Game Type: 3 Ball Pro & 8 Ball
Difficulty: Arcade (3 Ball Pro), Simulation (8 Ball)
''TrackMania Nations Forever'' > Download
Competition Mode: Cup
Courses: WCG - AlienSkills, WCG - Classic, WCG - mymates, WCG - New Born, WCG – Siprus
Car Setting: Stadium Car Skin (only the livery can be changed)
''Tekken 6'' > Download
Game Type: Offline Mode - VS. Battle
Rounds: 3
Round Time: 60 Seconds
Handicap: 110%
Stage: Random Choice
''Forza MotorSport 3'' > Download
Laps: 3
Courses: Camino Viejo Full, Sebring Short, Sedona Club, Silverstone National, Suzuka West, Tsukuba Full
Car Class: Any
Car Setting: Any
''Guitar Hero 5'' > Download
Hyperspeed Mode: Can be decided by each player to whichever speed they prefer
Songs: ''American Girl'' - Tom Petty & the Heart Breakers, ''Demons'' - Darkest Hour, ''Deadbolt'' - Thrice, ''Done with Everything Die for Nothing'' - Children of Bodom, ''No One to Depend On (Live)'' - Santana, ''One Big Holiday'' - My Morning Jacket, ''Scatterbrain (Live)'' - Jeff Beck, ''Young Funk'' - The Derek Trucks Band, ''Sultans of Swing'' - Dire Straits, ''2 Minutes to Midnight'' - Iron Maiden
Final Song: ''The Spirit of Radio (Live)'' – Rush
The WCG2010 Grand Final will be held in Los Angeles on September 30 to October 3. For more information please visit www.wcg.com