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Today, It's Gosu is very pleased to announce the acquisition of All4ONE Gaming. The acquisition marks the eSports media company's first foray into the competitive side of eSports, and will serve as the launching point for a Starcraft 2 team and a League of Legends team, both of which will be initially sponsored by SteelSeries and MAXXintegration, and fighting under the banner of It's Gosu eSports (GoSu).
The entire ALL4ONE Starcraft 2 team will be making the jump to It's Gosu eSports, and will include Brandon “FireFlash” Ferris and Scott “Rumcake” Ball serving in key managerial positions.
The first major competitive event in which the It's Gosu eSports team will compete will be MLG Anaheim, where ten players will be in attendance alongside of former All4ONE management, which will be making the full jump to It's Gosu, as well.
Aside from continuing to serve as the Starcraft 2 team's manager, Ball will also be serving as manager for all future teams assembled under the It's Gosu name, including the newly acquired League of Legends team.
Concerning the acquisition, Ball said:
“As the owner and team manager for All4ONE gaming, it's my distinct pleasure to announce this merging of All4ONE with It's Gosu. We will now constitute the official It's Gosu Starcraft 2 team, and will be playing under the name It's Gosu eSports (GoSu). I couldn't be more proud of what this means for our team, as it ensures that our players will have the funding and equipment for which they've worked so hard, and which they deserve. Our new team will be composed of all previous All4ONE players and management staff, and we will be proud to represent It's Gosu to the tune of 10 players which will be present at MLG Anaheim.
“Our players are extremely excited to know that we now have the funding, equipment, and support they've worked so hard to gain, and they're extremely pleased with how our organization will be run. We are all being welcomed into the It's Gosu family with open arms, and are excited to be working with such a dedicated group of people. The players are also thrilled to know that the managerial staff of our team will no longer be responsible for expenses, and that such matters will now be handled by the sponsors involved with It's Gosu.
“Aside from what this means for our team, this is a huge step for me personally, as well. I will be the team manager for all It's Gosu eSports teams, which will, as of this announcement, include our SC2 team, as well as our League of Legends team. The opportunity to oversee professional teams on multiple platforms is one I've desired for quite some time, and this acquisition will make that dream a reality.
While nearly all aspects of All4ONE will be making the jump to It's Gosu, we have decided due to community feedback that Blight Gaming is not an organization we wish to bring into the Starcraft 2 community, and they will therefore not be making the transition with us. While the Blight organization was reasonably reliable concerning MLG Columbus, we feel that this opportunity is much more beneficial and healthy not just for us, but for the Starcraft 2 community as a whole.”
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It's Gosu, a relatively new name in the Starcraft 2 community, considers this to be a major step forward concerning our future success, and feels that this acquisition marks a major turning point for both organizations.
“To say that we're simply 'excited' wouldn't do justice to how amazing we consider this opportunity to break into competitive eSports to be. We're ecstatic,” the executive team of It's Gosu said. “When we first started our operation, we were just a tight knit group of friends who wanted to participate in this amazing community, and pour our passion for gaming back into this community as much as we could. It's hard to believe that, in such a short time, we've reached the point where we're now working closely sponsors like Steel Series, and will now be sending 10 players to Anaheim to compete under our name on the biggest stage imaginable. Truly, we owe all of our thanks to the amazing players, viewers, and fans across all of the largest community hubs, from Team Liquid to Reddit, and all points in between. This is all happening because of their support.
“In acquiring All4ONE, we know beyond any shadow of a doubt that we've managed to add some of the most skilled and professional players in North America to our gaming family, and knowing that we're going to have veteran, respected managers like Scott Ball and Brandon Ferris helping to steer the future of our teams gives us immense confidence and optimism as we move forward and attempt to expand our reach and influence in the burgeoning international eSports industry.”
It's Gosu eSports Starcraft 2 lineup:
GoSu.RuMCaKe (Team Manager)
GoSu.FireFlash (Assistant Manger)
GoSu.NamhciR
- Top 32 of MLG Columbus. Made it to Championship bracket through open bracket. Top 10 on ladder and in North America.
GoSu.Bubbles
- 2nd Place in Justin.TV Invitational #1, eliminated White-Ra and aTnDarkforce. Top 8 in FXOpen invitational #2, eliminated mouzMana and mouzNama.
GoSu.Kyhol
- Top 16 of FXOpen invitational #3, eliminating oGsHero, oGsTheSTC, and oGsVines. Second in a Teamliquid Open, defeated Liquid`Ret in the semi finals
GoSu.Zerker
- One of the most popular zerg players in North America, frequently holding over 1000 viewers for several hours at a time on his stream. Won ESL Cups 9, 10, and 11.
GoSu.wbc
- Top 35 at MLG Columbus from Open Bracket. Top 8 in the $10,000.00 Complexity gaming Pro Amateur Tournament.
GoSu.linko
- Top 100 Grandmasters in North America.
GoSu.Gatored
- Qualified for WCG USA Finals in second qualifier, only other player currently qualified is EGIdrA. Zotac 5 Champion, Alert Cup Semi Finalist, third at Hotkeyit Arizona Open #2, 2nd at Hotkeyit Arizona Open #4, Top 75 GM
GoSu.Shield
- Top 100 GM
GoSu.ostojiy
- 1st place finish in go4sc2, 2nd place finish in Craftcup, 2nd place finish in SCReddit Open, 3rd place finish go4sc2, 1st CSL Champions Cup Finished #1 in NA season 1 (ladder), CEVO champion season 1
GoSu.Daisuki
- Top 100 ranked GM player
GoSu.sonkie
- 3rd WSVG 2006, 2nd WCG USA 2006, Blizzcon Qualifier 2008, 1st place, Blizzcon Quali 2008 2nd place, WCG 2009 2nd place, WCG Pan America 1st place, 2008 ESWC USA 1st, Winner of multiple WCG Open tournaments.
It's Gosu eSports League of Legends Team:
GoSu.Araragi
GoSu.Xcessiv
GoSu.Yoona
GoSu.Zuna
GoSu.Reidan
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That is absolutely incredible! I can't wait to see how things go in the future. Are they planning on picking anyone esle up now?
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I am excited for the news to finally break!! Been planning this for a while and I am happy with the forming of the team! I look forward to working with the staff of ItsGosu now!
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Hadn't really heard of you guys before reading this, but it seems like there's a lot of up and coming talent on this team so I'll be sure to look out for you guys! Good luck!
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loving all the recent mergers/acquisitions
GL to iGe!
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Col acquires ROOT
VT acquires the other root members
Twilight going to FXO
.. and now this..?
THIS IS MADNESS
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Well I think their team name is even worse than any of the bad Korean ones... That's all the criticism I've got though.
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Wait I thought you guys got sponsored by someone else? Obviously didn't work out like alot of people were saying? xD.
Grats though guys.
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loving all the recent mergers/acquisitions
GL to iGe!
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Good luck with It's Gosu formerly All4OneGaming! This should be good for the future of the team.
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Wow, finally has been released :D.
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wasnt namchir the player who played for another clan in a clan war or something... i remember his name connected with some problems...
+ Show Spoiler +
anyways, atleast some of those guys are actually pretty good, i hope there will be a bright future for It's Gosu
glhf!
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Love my boys @ ONE
<3 from vVv grats guys!
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ige.bubbles?
this isn't ppgbubbles is it?
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Congratulations for the new pick-up and for distancing itself from Blight! Wbc is awesome to watch.
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Glad to hear an often underrated team is getting some better funding (It is always fun to watch wbc cannon rush). So what is the deal with Blight?
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On June 16 2011 07:31 travis wrote:
ige.bubbles?
this isn't ppgbubbles is it?
I'm sure the PPG stands for Power Puff Girls Bubbles... if you've ever watched that show as a kid. Unless I'm mistaken, there is no ppg gaming or whatnot.
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PPGBubbles is iGeBubbles now 
PPG stood for Powder Puff Girls
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So much esports madness. Congrats guys and good luck.
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On June 16 2011 07:27 blade55555 wrote:
Wait I thought you guys got sponsored by someone else? Obviously didn't work out like alot of people were saying? xD.
Grats though guys.
I thought the exact same thing :D
Best of luck with this one.
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i like shield, been watching his stream!
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United States7481 Posts
will have to fix tlpd when i'm done with dinner, congrats all around on this
i would have chosen a different short name than ige though, most gamers who hear that will think of a less than reputable compay when they hear those 3 letters
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I remember bubble from the fxopen invitational series played pretty well. kyhol is the team ace?
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Big Congratz to everyone over at One Best of luck with flying a new banner and best of luck at Anaheim hope to see you all there.
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Korea (South)11596 Posts
this is awesome. will they be coming to the Its Gosu LAN in D.C. next weekend?
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Holy, teams changing their roster/being acquired left and right.
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Hey everyone, we really appreciate the kind wishes. It has been a real journey so far as a team owner and we have come a long way. The community saying positive things is one of our biggest motivators. We look forward to meeting more people at Anaheim, and thanks again for everything!
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On June 16 2011 07:39 iGe.FireFlash wrote:PPGBubbles is iGeBubbles now PPG stood for Powder Puff Girls
lol, does he actually play real games? I don't think I have ever played him and he didn't try to cheese. And same when I've seen him on streams.
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YAY ZERKER AND DAISUKI
What of Blight Gaming?
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On June 16 2011 08:01 travis wrote:Show nested quote +On June 16 2011 07:39 iGe.FireFlash wrote:PPGBubbles is iGeBubbles now PPG stood for Powder Puff Girls lol, does he actually play real games? I don't think I have ever played him and he didn't try to cheese. And same when I've seen him on streams.
well namchir's the same way  .
Actually lately when i have been playing bubbles he's been playing me straight up so think he finally realized how dumb it was to only cheese :D
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So many merges going on right now its amazing. I reckon next year, shits about to get real with all these competitive teams coming onto the scene.
Hope all goes well!
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Yay new team! Best of luck, what I've seen so far from some of the members things are looking good
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On June 16 2011 07:49 Antoine wrote:
will have to fix tlpd when i'm done with dinner, congrats all around on this
i would have chosen a different short name than ige though, most gamers who hear that will think of a less than reputable compay when they hear those 3 letters
-.- It would seem that TLPD required a lot of fixing in the past week. Hly sht so much going on
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Wow this is great! Good luck to them in the future :D
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anyone else notice a trend of team-forming after MLG columbus?
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Wow this is pretty big news !!
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I hate to say I told you so about Blight...but I did..so . Congrats on something that is hopefully better though.
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By the way itsgosu owes me a shirt and a hat! LOL !! :D
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Just to clear a couple things up with Blight Gaming
1. Blight Gaming held up 55% their bargin on all MLG Columbus agreements.
2. iGe aka ONE has nothing bad to say about the Blight Gaming Organization
3. We decided to go seperate ways with Blight due to massive community feedback.
We listened and reacted to you the fans!
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A lot of changes in the scene recently :o these teams are changing and disbanding at quite a fast rate <.<.
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Sonkie is coming back?? Wowwww, would look forward to that.
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IGE is the gold selling site, so it is not the best acronym as mentioned earlier.
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Congrats guys! See you at Anaheim!!
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Great to see this pick up - best of luck guys!
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Congrats to ONE and itsgosu, can say my dealings with both organizations have always been great. Best of luck! gogo daisook!
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On June 16 2011 08:25 iGe.FireFlash wrote:
Just to clear a couple things up with Blight Gaming
1. Blight Gaming held up 55% their bargin on all MLG Columbus agreements.
2. iGe aka ONE has nothing bad to say about the Blight Gaming Organization
3. We decided to go seperate ways with Blight due to massive community feedback.
We listened and reacted to you the fans!
Have you paid everyone that played in your tournaments yet?
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On June 16 2011 09:06 Greatness wrote:Show nested quote +On June 16 2011 08:25 iGe.FireFlash wrote:
Just to clear a couple things up with Blight Gaming
1. Blight Gaming held up 55% their bargin on all MLG Columbus agreements.
2. iGe aka ONE has nothing bad to say about the Blight Gaming Organization
3. We decided to go seperate ways with Blight due to massive community feedback.
We listened and reacted to you the fans! Have you paid everyone that played in your tournaments yet?
I would be surprised if Blight did. They tried the same stuff in DOTA.
See:
http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/28364-BlightInt_Becomes_Nirvana
Basically they promised the top Western DOTA team of the day contracts and travel reimbursement, then proceeded to never pay them. Maybe it was because of their sponsors, but they definitely alienated the DOTA community with that move.
Maybe they have improved their ways, but I know I have been pretty suspicious of them since that incident.
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heyyy i just got done playing gatored 2v2
my partner and i cheesed the shiiiiiiiiittttttttttt out of him
(it was really unfair for them and I don't feel bad about it)
their 2v2 team has a pretty nuts record btw
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On June 16 2011 09:33 travis wrote:
heyyy i just got done playing gatored 2v2
my partner and i cheesed the shiiiiiiiiittttttttttt out of him
(it was really unfair for them and I don't feel bad about it)
Is there even such a thing as cheese in team games?
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The more SC2 (foreign) teams, the better! Good luck to iGe!
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eSports FIGHTING!!! Congratulations to the good pick-up!
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On June 16 2011 09:33 travis wrote:
heyyy i just got done playing gatored 2v2
my partner and i cheesed the shiiiiiiiiittttttttttt out of him
(it was really unfair for them and I don't feel bad about it)
their 2v2 team has a pretty nuts record btw
i wasn't aware iGe had a 2v2 team, i know we have players who play 2v2 but no 2v2 team set in stone.
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lol way to go zerker, hes talking about gatored and geno. GG!
On June 16 2011 09:49 Zerker wrote:Show nested quote +On June 16 2011 09:33 travis wrote:
heyyy i just got done playing gatored 2v2
my partner and i cheesed the shiiiiiiiiittttttttttt out of him
(it was really unfair for them and I don't feel bad about it)
their 2v2 team has a pretty nuts record btw i wasn't aware iGe had a 2v2 team, i know we have players who play 2v2 but no 2v2 team set in stone.
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sonkie is playing sc2 now?
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Congrats! I'm sure we'll see more awesome events and results from this team in the future.
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I used to play CSS with Blackfoger, and he didn't seem like the kind of person you'd want running a team.
Glad to see ONE doing bigger things!
love zerkers stream
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On June 16 2011 09:49 Zerker wrote:Show nested quote +On June 16 2011 09:33 travis wrote:
heyyy i just got done playing gatored 2v2
my partner and i cheesed the shiiiiiiiiittttttttttt out of him
(it was really unfair for them and I don't feel bad about it)
their 2v2 team has a pretty nuts record btw i wasn't aware iGe had a 2v2 team, i know we have players who play 2v2 but no 2v2 team set in stone.
Well I never said it was iGe's 2v2 team, just that I played gatored 2v2. Probably was just gatored and a friend?
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later blackfoger. guess you'll need to get mommy's credit card again to play business man with another team.
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lol all the team changing is crazy but awesome at the same time! Lets go e-sports!!!! Sorry "ESPORTS"!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Congrats, Rumcake you're a great manager.
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so this is pretty much just a name/sponsor change?
gl to the new team ^^
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On June 16 2011 11:52 L3g3nd_ wrote:
so this is pretty much just a name/sponsor change?
gl to the new team ^^
We are the same exact team just changed to a new name / sponsor correct
we are know known as It's Gosu eSports
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Can't keep up with all this team news D:
Linko is cool though!
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On June 16 2011 08:01 travis wrote:Show nested quote +On June 16 2011 07:39 iGe.FireFlash wrote:PPGBubbles is iGeBubbles now PPG stood for Powder Puff Girls lol, does he actually play real games? I don't think I have ever played him and he didn't try to cheese. And same when I've seen him on streams.
namchir, bubbles and wbc never play a real game
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Congrats to ONE. I think this is a great move for you guys from Blight to Its Gosu. Hope everything works out for you guys. Keep up the good work.
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On June 16 2011 07:23 lazydino wrote:
Col acquires ROOT
VT acquires the other root members
Twilight going to FXO
.. and now this..?
THIS IS MADNESS
THIS IS SPARTA!!!! sorry, had to
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you dudes cheese me every time we play
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CONGRATULATIONS!!! This is HUGE for ONE So glad they kept RumCake. The man's a total G.
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I can't wait to start the It's Gosu Invitationals!!
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GOGO ONE IG !
Good for them, best of luck with IG
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what the f lol, is this the weak of "teams aquiring other teams"
this is like the 5th one.
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Acquisitions left and right make my brain hurt @_@
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Dominican Republic913 Posts
nice news GL in new proyect
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Gz doods! Been following ONE since they picked up daisuki and ost. Solid team, now awesome sponsors :D I'm excited to see an amazing open bracket in Anaheim!
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On June 16 2011 09:55 benjammin wrote:
sonkie is playing sc2 now?
I'm 99% sure Sonkie has been playing since beta. I know he's been with ONE for months.
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Everybody is acquiring everybody, this is crazy! Best of luck with the acquisition though
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Sonkie has been playing a while, however he hasn't been able to play full time until about 2 weeks ago.
He will be at Anaheim 
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Congratulations to All4OneGaming and It's Gosu eSports.
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i will enjoy this new GOSU tag ^.^
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On June 16 2011 18:02 Zerker wrote:
i will enjoy this new GOSU tag ^.^
GoSu... get it right, soldier!
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Get them in check Ayesee!!!! lol
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I've never heard of "its gosu" before o.O
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On June 16 2011 07:31 travis wrote:
ige.bubbles?
this isn't ppgbubbles is it?
The one and only.
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Congrats everyone! This is really exciting news!
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Congrats to ONE, really strong/underrated team.
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The "GoSu" tag is nice, what about iGs though?
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On June 16 2011 12:07 unSpeake wrote:Show nested quote +On June 16 2011 08:01 travis wrote:On June 16 2011 07:39 iGe.FireFlash wrote:PPGBubbles is iGeBubbles now PPG stood for Powder Puff Girls lol, does he actually play real games? I don't think I have ever played him and he didn't try to cheese. And same when I've seen him on streams. namchir, bubbles and wbc never play a real game
Bubbles' constant cheesing is only a recent development. He has been high up on the ladder ever since release and can easily play standard.
Richman is starting to play macro games now as well, the last few times I played him he did FE builds.
wbc... yea I have yet to see him not cheese but he's a really nice guy though :p
btw fireflash... get your team members names' right.. it's power puff girls, not powder puff girls
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On June 16 2011 07:23 lazydino wrote:
Col acquires ROOT
VT acquires the other root members
Twilight going to FXO
.. and now this..?
THIS IS MADNESS
Exactly what I was thinking.
So many mergers and buy-outs O.O I didn't realize there was so much volatility. I guess it's all about the money for now, and it'll settle down later.
Well, congratulations! Good luck in the future
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So much money in SC2, more and more organisations are making their claim.
Best of luck to the team.
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Thanks Poke, your pretty dang underrated yourself.
On June 17 2011 00:15 Pokebunny wrote:
Congrats to ONE, really strong/underrated team.
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wbc... yea I have yet to see him not cheese but he's a really nice guy though
He may cannon rush a lot (only in pvp normally) but they are so fun to watch with his awesome commentary. It is incredible though when wbc plays a standard game, he manages to beat GMs while floating up to 2k in the first 10 minutes. It is pretty inspiring to those of us without mechanical perfection. Also how many other protosses will go out of their way to get a mothership? Bah he needs to start streaming again.
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On June 16 2011 08:00 CaucasianAsian wrote:
this is awesome. will they be coming to the Its Gosu LAN in D.C. next weekend?
No, most of the players are not from the east coast. We might try to get one of our player that's closer to DC to join future lan tournaments at Cyber Ground if his schedule permits.
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On June 17 2011 06:02 RuMCaKe wrote:Thanks Poke, your pretty dang underrated yourself. Show nested quote +On June 17 2011 00:15 Pokebunny wrote:
Congrats to ONE, really strong/underrated team.
After getting to see all of your (including you, Poke) face off against all the folks in our Faction Wars, you're ALL definitely underrated... just not by IG =)
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