Posts tagged south korea
League of Legends – World Cyber Games Finals @ Garena
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October 22, 2011 marked the day where two teams duke it out to get the right to earn the title of “Philippine Representative” to the World Cyber Games for League of Legends. The Garena office became ground zero for the epic battle between team Bida Gaming (BD) and team Wild. We were given the opportunity to watch and be part of history.
So here’s a big congratulations to team BD for taking the crown! You can see the coverage pics after the jump!
Mother Kills Son After 4 Hour Game Session
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Okay I know it’s Christmas eve and all but since we still live in the real world and BAD things happen everywhere I just had to post this bit of news since it involves playing too much video games. So here it is.
Ghosts ‘N Goblins Getting the MMO Treatment
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Yep that’s right, apparently, Arthur’s not just coming out next year in Marvel vs. Capcom 3 but he’s also going online as well. While the news about the game getting the MMO treatment isn’t new, attendees of the recently concluded C-Star 2010 conference that was held at Busan, South Korea was able to see and get to experience it’s gameplay.
A Friendly Little Reminder
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It’s July 27th. There’s this little independently-produced game called Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty that’s coming out (or actually, IS out) today. So, will you be rushing to stores to get it, or are you going to take your sweet time before you do? Either way, it’s inevitable that everyone’s gonna have the game one way or another.
On a slightly related note, I have this gut feeling that a lot of Korean ESL students, or at least the ones that play SC, won’t be showing up for class later. Well that, and there’s also my prediction that South Korea’s overall productivity is going to grind to a halt for the foreseeable future. I’m not really one to reinforce stereotypes, but Starcraft is A REALLY BIG DEAL there.
Oh, here’s a little historical tidbit: July 27 also happens to be the day the Korean War ended. It was July 27, 1953, to be exact. The United States, People’s Republic of China, North Korea, and South Korea came to an armistice. Syngman Rhee, president of South Korea at the time, refused to sign the agreement, but pledged to uphold the ceasefire. To this day, North and South Korea are still in a state of war, the armistice agreement was there simply to end open hostilities between the two halves of the Korean Peninsula.
