EPTBlizzard Games may be excluded from WCG2011 - Page 3
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Bijan
United States286 Posts
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Torpedo.Vegas
United States1890 Posts
On February 25 2011 17:42 BLinD-RawR wrote: WCG is still one of the biggest events in the world even for Blizzard games. not having it broadcasted is even worse as they make no money out of it and lose a lot more.I'm pretty sure Blizzard will let OGN broadcast without paying for licensing. Well I can see it hurting Blizzard, but won't the WCG be hurt worse overall but not having those games? I mean, Blizzard is making a good deal of money already, and while they will lose potential profit off of WCG due to legal rights, wouldn't obtaining a favorable legal end to the dispute in combination with promoting and assisting the formation of the leagues I mentioned (as well as others) be more profitable in the long run? Not only that, but negotiating the logistics and legalities of making this work without compromising their legal status seems to be more of a headache then it is worth. But like I have not been following the WCG very closely so I could be wrong, but I think in the long run, the WCG will bleed a lot worse then Blizzard due to this. | ||
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Avaloch
241 Posts
On February 25 2011 17:29 arioch wrote: I guess this will also include Guitar Hero too... It would seem inconsistent of them to allow other ActivisionBlizzard games. Guitar Hero is an Activision game and besides, Activision already discontinued the series. Having people play it in a tournament is actually beneficial for the series failing sales. | ||
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teamsolid
Canada3668 Posts
On February 25 2011 17:48 Eury wrote: Whatever happens, this will most likely be WCG's last year anyhow. Their economy is in shambles after several very bad events from an economical standpoint. What made the last few WCGs so much worse economically than the years before that? | ||
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Wolf
Korea (South)3290 Posts
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SmoKim
Denmark10305 Posts
 ! i was SO looking forward to WCG this year with BW, SC2 and WC3fuck this ruins my day, please win today in GSL moonglade =( | ||
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Scorch
Austria3371 Posts
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zobz
Canada2175 Posts
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Terrakin
United States1440 Posts
2000-2010 SC:BW Winners all South Korean + Show Spoiler + * GoRush (South Korea) (Z) over I.LOVE_STAR (South Korea) (2000) * BoxeR (South Korea) (T) over ElkY (France) (2001) * BoxeR (South Korea) (T) over YellOw (South Korea) (2002) * Ogogo (South Korea) (Z) over FiSheYe (Germany) (2003) * XellOs (South Korea) (T) over Midas (South Korea) (2004) * fOru (South Korea) (P) over Androide (Russia) (2005) * iloveoov (South Korea) (T) over JulyZerg (South Korea) (2006) * Stork (South Korea) (P) over PJ (China) (2007) * Luxury (South Korea) (Z) over Stork (South Korea) (2008) * Jaedong (South Korea) (Z) over Stork (South Korea) (2009) * Flash (South Korea) (T) over Kal (South Korea) (2010) But I would LOVE it if Kespa and Blizz solve their differences and help BW and SC2 can grow even stronger. | ||
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Godstorm
Romania845 Posts
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biskit
Australia355 Posts
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DisaFear
Australia4074 Posts
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bmg4ever
Germany74 Posts
On February 25 2011 17:51 Torpedo.Vegas wrote: But like I have not been following the WCG very closely so I could be wrong, but I think in the long run, the WCG will bleed a lot worse then Blizzard due to this. exactly this. not adding the currently most watched, most important and newest esports title (to promote gaming hardware suitable) will not just directly affect their viewer count massively but also hurt their reputation as the olympic games for esports. then wcg will be just another cs only tournament, cause the amout of people caring about the other titles is insignificant. | ||
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m3rciless
United States1476 Posts
edit: typo | ||
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Torenhire
United States11681 Posts
On February 25 2011 17:22 aimaimaim wrote: you sure aint getting the point in all of this .. the place is asia where blizzard games practically rule WC3. BW. SC2. .. samsung is the main sponsor of WCG if its gonna be held in korea, then OGN/MBC will be covering it .. but because of the IP rights case .. blizzard just made a problem. no game advertisement for the biggest international tournament on earth = bad thing for blizz (?) [IMO] Thank you for seeing the light. I was getting worried that everyone was like "BOO THAT SAMSUNG" without seeing what this whole IP rights bull is causing. | ||
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blade55555
United States17423 Posts
This will be interesting I'll be sad if there's no sc2/bw in this years wcg | ||
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mprs
Canada2933 Posts
On February 25 2011 17:22 aimaimaim wrote: you sure aint getting the point in all of this .. the place is asia where blizzard games practically rule WC3. BW. SC2. .. samsung is the main sponsor of WCG if its gonna be held in korea, then OGN/MBC will be covering it .. but because of the IP rights case .. blizzard just made a problem. no game advertisement for the biggest international tournament on earth = bad thing for blizz (?) [IMO] Blizzard needs game advertisement? That is the real news... | ||
Whitewing
United States7483 Posts
If I made this hugely popular game, and an organization decided to host tournaments, put it on T.V., and make money off the game without consulting me, asking for permission to use the game to earn money, or even recognizing that the game belongs to me, I'd be pissed and probably sue too. Blizzard actually tried, for years, to convince KESPA to recognize their property rights without filing a lawsuit. KESPA refused, and has continued to earn a profit off of Blizzard's game. Just to be clear: Blizzard tried to settle the issue without a lawsuit. KESPA is basically a money grubbing organization that has no respect for the players (tons of reports of this), no respect for the games themselves and the game developers, and no respect for ESPORTS in general based on their wanton refusals. | ||
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ScrubS
Netherlands436 Posts
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zaii
Guam2611 Posts
Looks like WCG is gonna die out this year, MLG,NASL, and IEM on the rise. | ||
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