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All Games: CPL to return in 2009 with two events

By: Luis Mira - Published October 02, 2008 at 2:10 PM EDT - Writer Archive

The Cyberathlete Professional League has released info on a new season for 2009.

According to the official announcement, the CPL, who was allegedly acquired by an investment group based in the United Arab Emirates during the summer, has revealed that it is currently seeking to fill several positions in the organisation.

The CPL is also in talks with several media and gaming technology properties for either acquisition or partnership.

Meanwhile, the CPL has announced that it plans on hosting two "large international events" during 2009, one of which to take place in the United States .

It has also been revealed that several game titles across multiple platforms are being reviewed for inclusion in these two events as the CPL wants to embrace both "competitive and entertainment titles" in 2009.

Stay tuned to GotFrag.com as we will update you on the new CPL season.

User Comments

Go! CPL NOT DONE BY ANGEL MUNOZZ!! weeEEe

#GCzone

1.6 kthx

asdsadsa

sick

#foxgmaing www.ographix.com

CPL need make ESL system.

Proof?

I'm sure you can read whatever at their website: www.thecpl.com

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I'm with you #5, it is still news as people want to know what's going on but I would like to see some action instead of another press release.

Marc Turner | Editor in Chief | www.GotFrag.com | #gotfrag

Source?

Source of this?

And I don't see any contact information. How does one get in contact with them?

calleague,kthxbye

I wonder if they truely think they will get worldclass teams and a solid showing at their tournaments, just because they are the "new" owners of the CPL, doesnt mean that every one from the past who didnt get paid their prize money will magically forget about it and attend the "new" CPL. Or the fact that they were boycotted before or whatever by the G7/9 (whatever the number is) teams, I dont think that organization or the poor poor attendance numbers last time (8-10 teams) will change.

If it is truely a new ownership group, great for them, and while it is a lot to ask from them, but they should pay out the previous prize money that the former ownership group failed to do. If they follow through with paying out the previous winners, and talk to the G7/9 group and get everything in the clear it could be successful once again. However its highly unlikely that the new ownership will just deal out thousands of dollars just to pay back previous winners that they had nothing to do with.

First and foremost proof is needed, that there is a new ownership, and not just the previous guys trying to pull a stunt to get out of paying out the money to the previous winners.

Hopefully this time with prize money...

1.6 or bust

cr.roundhouse

CPL might actually be the event to watch again. I can only hope

i like to use the deagle.

they better show the $ before that tourney is even held...give the prize money in cash , then everyone will come back.

Fate has me highly skilled and loaded with talent - Vince Vaughn

@ #7, you have to understand that the acquisition only happened a month ago, being quick to judge won't help anyone

They have to reconstruct the organization from the ground up. IMO, only taking what was good from the "old" CPL and making it better, as well as taking advice from gamers on what they want would be a good idea.

The new CPL is in good hands

1.6 = GOOD ESPORTS EVENT LIKE ESL, WCG, ESWC...
SOURCE = will fail like OLD CPL or CGS.

I dont think that they will choice 1.6 =/

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Why cant they just have both geez stop hating

CPL Winter 2004 one of the best events in e-sport history ! bring old times

#17, being quick to pump out press releases, promising the world, is very much like CPL of old. Not quick to judge, just basing opinion on fact. Just because you say its in good hands does not make it so. This organization will have to prove itself with this community with real actions if it plans to become a legitimate player again and if it expects to gain the trust of legitimate eSports organizations and sponsors.

Marc Turner | Editor in Chief | www.GotFrag.com | #gotfrag

they will probably give the terrorists a big avantage

#18 what exactly is your definition of fail? CGS is on season 3, is partnered with Dells CGL among others. They have done nothing but attempt to push gaming to the forefront of media in this country. http://store.steampowered.com/stats/ now css has more players than 1.6 and of course the argument now will be "omgz st33m stats are flawed." yet when everyone was lambasting source all the sudden the steam stats were testament.

pay me my money then ill go.

#bulldozer

#24 CGS failed in all world. Only in USA 3D & coL was the " idiots" quit 1.6 for the Source.

CGS fail because all spectators in this " CGS esports Events " (esports? dude) are paid for see the event and scream: go coL! . I dont need speak about ESWC, WCG , ESL, KODE5 events about spectators in finals, the screens and videos are up in all websites.

If you want be on TV, you can join in big brother and dont need play the false CGS.

the funny thing about CGS is that as a gamer, i dont even like it. CGS thought that it could slap some good camera angles and keep some half-assed ingame shots and people would be like "OMG VIDEO GAMES ARE SO COOL!". the thing is, video games are not professional sports teams. they never will be. you're not going to have a fanbase of hundreds of thousands like the patriots, yankees, or red sox. its a pipe dream. what would be ideal is if they took all the production money and just became a company that covered all the major events of the year and streamed them and produced vods much like MLG and gotfrag.

i like to use the deagle.

#26 I guess The canadian EG failed as well. Last time I checked esports was the correct term for what this whole process is called.

#27 Not to support/bash either way but thats exactly what people said about Basketball and Baseball.

#27

I somewhat agree. The downside to watching games on TV currently, is that you can only see what their camera's show you. With things like HLTV you can see any player you want, so you get the liberty of watching your favorite player 100% of the time.

The major plight of the CGS is that the one audience that it caters towards (gamers), don't like it. If they had some kind of online viewer subscription system then maybe they'd be in business. Think of it like the move Death Race, where you can watch all the players (HLTV-style) and can also hear the announcers (Shoutcast\TSN-style) for a low subscription fee (which I guess is unlike the movie).

xenoc!de

This reminds me of an article that I once read that was asking the question how long it will be until we pay for HLTV

"CPL wants to embrace both "competitive and entertainment titles" in 2009"

back to the same old shenanigans

#22 I understand where you're coming from but like everyone is saying, "eSports will never be embraced by the massive casual gamer base"

What we all need to do is welcome companies like these and help bring eSports to the forefront. Even though some might be out there to make a quick buck, and some we may think are far too mainstream, we still should take advantage of what they have to offer to make these communities larger and have greater numbers in competition.

As said in the press release on CAL's website

QUOTE:
*Due to the Islamic EID holidays, email addresses in this release will not be active until Monday, October 6, 2008.

I'm sure we won't see any results just yet! We should sit back and be patient.

Use 1.6 = sucess
Use source= fail and poor again

theyre from the UAE so for sure they have a lot of money to throw at this, hope it works out

There is a reason CGS has cut down the viewing time of source...

Use 1.6

Chron F. Kennedy's the fucking name.

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#24 CGS failed in all world. Only in USA 3D & coL was the " idiots" quit 1.6 for the Source.

CGS fail because all spectators in this " CGS esports Events " (esports? dude) are paid for see the event and scream: go coL! . I dont need speak about ESWC, WCG , ESL, KODE5 events about spectators in finals, the screens and videos are up in all websites.

If you want be on TV, you can join in big brother and dont need play the false CGS.

You do also realize that JMC, Pandemic, EG have all put their 1.6 teams in for the first season of CGS when it was first introduced. Not only coL and 3D went to "the source" as you would call it. None the less, I think this is a very risky move of them to try and have events go on... if they pay all the players first, then host their events, that will work. Otherwise, I see this as another big failure. Singlecoil is right, press releases are nice, but the gamers want to see action. First step would be to pay all of those who haven't been payed by the previous CPL. After that, they can start talking about what direction they want to take. As for the CGS being a joke or not, yes it does look rediculous in some ways with what they do, but don't stop there. Many gamers want to attend big events and all and the CGS is trying to push gaming forward. Maybe they will fail hard after all, but you can't blame them for at least trying to do something. As they say "You can't fail if you don't do anything"

Hopefully, they will stick with popular titles in the competitive scene this time and not get titles like F.E.A.R. kill their organization.

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and #35, no that isn't the reason. It's easy to catch on to a 1v1 game. Either Player 1 wins or Player 2 because he either beat the hell out of the other one or scored more goals or won a race. Look at a cs match (1.6 or source) and take into consideration you have never seen the game before nor played it. You're looking at 10 people running around shooting each other with guns, some times you'll see a player aim at the sky to do a set nade and then flash here and there. If you have no idea of the mechanics of the game for sure you won't watch it because you have no clue whats going on... thats just normal..

#24 the >CORRECT< stats were testament.

they have to pick 1.6 if they want sucess

http://www.shrclan.net/

they won't pay the former winners... because well they weren't in charge back then. But if they show the prizes prior to the event... and actually pay off the winners after the first event... it could be back to the old ways, but this time w/ actual payed prizes :)

pick css

go cpl

"fRoD doesnt cheat" "#7 online/north america, you do the math" -qu4kE_

#28 How the hell would you know what people said about baseball and basketball?

no source please

Kobe Bryant for President

CSS please

I think a Dubai company bought the license or CPL brand name?

In which case they are buying the reputation of the CPL. So the gaming community should still hold them accountable for the old debts and actions.

It's more surprising that the money spent buying the tarnished brand name, couldn't have been better spent on the events themselves. You really don't need an established brand name at the moment to have a successful event.