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Counter-Strike: Gotfrag and MFAVP CPL Summer Videos

By: Jason Coene - Published September 23, 2004 at 12:09 AM EDT - Writer Archive
During the CPL Summer 2004 event held at the end of July in Grapevine, Texas, Gotfrag and MFAVP took to the floor and created a series of video productions meant to deliver the CPL experience to a wide Internet audience.
CPL Summer 2004 Video coverage by Gotfrag and MFAVP
During the CPL Summer 2004 event held at the end of July in Grapevine, Texas, Gotfrag and MFAVP took to the floor and created a series of video productions meant to deliver the CPL experience to a wide Internet audience.

Gotfrag has released all of the videos produced during the CPL Summer 2004 event online for free, available via Windows Media streaming technology - a feature usually reserved exclusively for Gotfrag Prime subscribers!

If you still haven't seen the excellent work done by MFAVP at the event, be sure to view the videos below. Answers to common problems regarding streaming technologies are at the bottom of this page.



CPL Introduction

This MFAVP movie from Wednesday at the CPL Summer 2004 event includes shots from the Gaylord Texan resort, and players during the day of setup.

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Sponsor Booths

MFAVP takes a look at the area of the CPL that's filled with Sponsor booths, providing plenty of entertainment for the thousands of gamers at the event.

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Interview: Four Kings (Counter-Strike)

Four Kings is arguably the most successful Counter-Strike team from the UK. Gotfrag's Trevor "Midway" Schmidt sits down with 4K staple player Mangiacapra about their hopes for the upcoming tournament.

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Competition Begins (Day 3)

Day 3 is all about action, where the best teams start to face off as the brackets come together - creating a number of upsets and an abundance incredible action.

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The First Eliminations (Day 3)

As day 3 comes to an end, we see the results of the close games and early eliminations as a number of top teams face off, including a game with Four Kings and Complexity in Counter-Strike.

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Interview: Fatal1ty (Painkiller)

John "Fatal1ty" Wendel is arguably the most popular and most well known professional gamer in the world. A former Quake 3 champion, Painkiller competitor and winner of the first Doom 3 champion, John talks about his competition at the CPL and his future.

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Win Or Go Home! (Day 4)

Watch as many top seeded teams in Counter-Strike are forced to win or go home. Featuring United 5, NoA, MiBr and more, learn all about the hardest day at the CPL: elimination day.

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Only the Elite Remain (Day 4)

Watch Teams 3D, Evil Geniuses, Schroet Kommando and others in both on-site and in-game footage to recap day 4 Counter-Strike. Also includes footage from Call of Duty and Halo.

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The CPL Finals (Counter-Strike)

Watch the finals as EYE dominates SK to become CPL Summer 2004 champions! In-game footage, along with player reactions and a post-match interview with Gotfrag's Trevor "Midway" Schmidt and Hyper from EYE.

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Technical Requirements

Gotfrag Video Streams require a broadband cable, DSL or T1+ internet connection.

To stream the above videos, please be sure you're using Microsoft Internet Explorer. You need to have Windows Media Player 9 installed.

If you're having problems viewing the videos, please ensure that you don't have any desktop firewall software blocking the video stream. Some firewalls commonly used in corporate or educational environments may prohibit access.

Alternatively, you can find download links for these videos here.

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