CPL Announces New 1v1 Competition Game

The CPL announced today the one-versus-one competition game for 2006.

At the first Cyberathlete Professional League® (CPL) event in October of 1997, the primary competition game was id Software's first-person action game QUAKE®.

A year later, the CPL commenced using QUAKE II®, and in September 1999 the CPL launched the first professional gaming competition for QUAKE III Arena® in New York City.

Less than a year later, the CPL introduced the first ever $100,000 tournament for QUAKE III Arena. This ground breaking tournament was won by Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel and helped launch him into worldwide fame.

Today, the CPL is proud to announce that it is returning to its hardcore gaming roots by selecting id Software's upcoming QUAKE 4® as the primary one-versus-one competition game for the 2006 World Series events.
QUAKE 4 marks the return of id's trademark deathmatch-style multiplayer formula. Online gameplay action in QUAKE 4 is based on the speed, style and overall multiplayer feel found in the popular QUAKE III Arena, and allows gamers to compete in deathmatch, team deathmatch, capture-the-flag, and tournament modes.

NOTE: If QUAKE 4 is released prior to the Winter Event 2005, the CPL will conduct a small qualifying tournament at that event.