Finding the best CSGO gambling sites in 2019 is not that easy. CSGO gambling has had a chequered past to say the least, with many sites being shut down and penalised because of illegal activity.
There is clearly a demand among some Counter-Strike lovers to bet on their favourite game but for the sector to be sustainable long-term, CSGO gambling sites must comply with the laws - primarily for the safety and security of esports fans but also for the sake of themselves.
In the latest dev stream they had some comments about plans for CA and CTF. We've been loud and clear about CTF, so I figured why not have a poll about how we feel about CA :)
Posted by quakectf @ 14:43 CST, 8 January 2024 - iMsg
When: Jan 24 - Mar 17 (8 week event) Where: Online (North America) Who: QFL | Quake for Life CTF League Total prize money : $500 + any community donations
Currently 56/60 confirmed participants as of this post. 4 spots remain. Must be present on QFL discord to participate.
NA CTF Pickup games will also occur in our Discord regularly throughout this event on our official Texas, Chicago, Atlanta, Denver, Virginia servers. We welcome and encourage new/returning players to join our CTF community.
Format: 4 week Swiss, 4-week Single Elim Bracket, completing in 8 weeks.
Not so much of an announcement or a recent release, but more of a reminder that there is actually a lively community playing the game that invented Overwatch. It is, of course, Team Fortress mod from the oldest instalment of Quake, now available as a standalone game that requires you do nothing but slap the download link.
Most notable features of the modernised game client are multi platform support (Win, Linux) and support for potat pcs that is bound to make our friends behind the modern day Iron Curtain happy (they even got #russia on discord!). Other than that, it's all down to the community which is hosting 2v2 & 4v4 TF leagues, ladders and overall keeps the game alive either through constant development or daily pickup games.
If you're interested in pugging, first step would be to hop on to the website and grab the client and optional files. Next up, sign in to the website via discord and grab your token. Run the game client and paste the line in to console. Congrats, you're ready to play! Hop on to the discord server and sign yourself up for a few games. And in true quaker fashion, don't watch the tutorials on how to play (because you're the best player!) and simply annoy the rest of your team mates for the day.
Posted by Demiurge @ 17:39 CDT, 27 September 2023 - iMsg
Valve officially released Counter-Strike 2, its sequel/free upgrade to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, today, Wednesday, September 27, 2023.
Counter-Strike was first released as a modification for Valve's Half-Life as a beta in 1999. Valve purchased the rights to Counter-Strike in 2000 and released a string of updates. CS 1.3, released in 2001, quickly became one of the most popular games in the world, and helped to pioneer and catapult competitive gaming to a larger international audience. In 2003, Valve released CS 1.6 exclusively on its then-new platform, Steam. One year later, in 2004, Counter-Strike: Source launched and fought for popularity against 1.6 for many years, until Counter-Strike Global Offensive was released in 2012. CS:GO has since dominated as one of Steam's most popular games; most often claiming the number 1 position in popularity.
Counter-Strike 2 iterates on the Global Offensive formula with significant updates to netcode, graphics, and gameplay. Official servers implement a new approach to backwards reconciliation with the introduction of subticks, a lay-explanation of which can be found in Valve's official Moving Beyond Tick Rate video. Valve attempted to cater to competitive and casual desires for scene clarity by meticulously refining visibility of models against the backgrounds of maps. An additional highlighted update to the gameplay is dynamic and reactive smoke grenade behavior, which sees smoke grenade volumes responding to environmental disturbances such as explosions and bullets and causally filling the surrounding environment geometry.
From the CS2 Steam store page:A free upgrade to CS:GO, Counter-Strike 2 marks the largest technical leap in Counter-Strike’s history. Built on the Source 2 engine, Counter-Strike 2 is modernized with realistic physically-based rendering, state of the art networking, and upgraded Community Workshop tools.
In addition to the classic objective-focused gameplay that Counter-Strike pioneered in 1999, Counter-Strike 2 features:
Qualified players:
-> From the QPL : Vengeur, Rapha, K1llsen, Raisy, Zenaku, Maxter, Nosfa, Strongsage, Dramis, Av3k, Serious, Cha1n, Toxjq, Psygib, Sib, Xron.
-> From the challengers : Garpy, Cnz, Bukster, Keltz, Dandaking, Spart1e, Yup, Effortless.
Unfortunately, due to travel restrictions, Av3k, Serious, Xron and Yup won't be able to come.
Format : The challengers and bottom seeds from the QPL fight it out in a group stage. The best two from each group will be able to join the top 8 QPL seeds into a double elimination bracket.
Day 1 schedule : here (local times).
Day 2 schedule : here (local times).
Day 3 schedule : here (local times).
PS: For those attending QuakeCon, don't hesitate to say hello to John Carmack, creator of the Quake series, who will be there as well after a long absence.
RESP (Russian eSports Project) are happy to announce a Quake Live 1v1 Tournament - King of the Jungle. The tournament will take place on 06:00 CDT, 6 August 2023, eight invited players will compete for a total prize pool of 100,000 rubles (˜1090 $)
Broadcast starts at 06:00 CDT, 6 August 2023. Don't miss the exclusive broadcast only on VK Play Live!
Players: cYpheR AGENT fog swex ash pavel cherrypuff Jibo
Map pool: Blood Run, Sinister, Furious Heights, Cure, Aerowalk
Prizepool:
1st place 50,000 rubles (547 $)
2nd place 30,000 rubles (328 $)
3rd place 20,000 rubles (219 $)
Hosts and commentators of the tournament: the legendary LEXER, BASE and POLOSATIY!
Tournament schedule:
06:00 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 1: cYpheR x cherrypuff (BO3)
06:40 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 2: swex x pavel (BO3)
07:20 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 3: AGENT x Jibo (BO3)
08:00 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 4: ash x fog (BO3)
08:40 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 5: Lower Bracket (BO1)
09:00 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 6: Lower Bracket (BO1)
09:20 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 7: Upper Bracket First Semi-Final (BO3)
10:00 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 8: Second Upper Bracket Semi-Final (BO3)
10:40 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 9: Lower Bracket (BO1)
11:00 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 10: Lower Bracket (BO1)
11:20 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 11: Lower Bracket (BO1)
11:40 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 12: Upper Bracket Final (BO3)
12:00 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 13: Lower Bracket Final (BO3)
13:00 CDT, 6 August 2023 Match 14: Grand Final (BO5)
Posted by CrazyAl @ 14:46 CDT, 15 June 2023 - iMsg
TimCon 10 will take place on the 14th-17th of September 2023. The venue will be the Esports Game Arena located in Alphen aan den Rijn. Games featured will be Quake Live, DOOMBRINGER, Quake 3 CPMA, Quake 3 DeFRaG and Midnight Guns. Players may secure their spot on the TimConLAN website.
TimCon is a community driven Arena FPS LAN party which started in the United Kingdom, now located in The Netherlands. What started as a small get together between five friends has grown into a four-day gaming event attracting players from across Europe.
Currently based in the picturesque town of Alphen aan den Rijn at the Esports Game Arena, TimCon is an intimate LAN that showcases and celebrates the best and breadth of Arena FPS, TimCon aims to unify the genre’s many split communities under one roof.
We have 30 PCs available for rental each day. The cost is €100 for the full four days. You may buy tickets for individual days at €25 per day. If you’re in the area and want to hang out, entrance to the viewing area is free. You cannot bring your own PC.
TimConLAN relies on crowdfunding from the community, this money will be used to pay for operational costs and prize pools. If you want your donation go to towards a specific game prize pool, please mention this in your payment message.
Thank you for support, donations can be made via PayPal through the website's Join page.
Posted by gaiia @ 07:47 CST, 2 February 2023 - iMsg
In preparation for TimConLAN 9, gaiia presents:
Crescendo - a CPM Duel tournament!
The event will commence at 11:00 CST, 11 February 2023.
To sign up, head on over to the Official CPMA Discord and request the admins or myself ( gaiia#2491) to give you access to the tournament channel. Alternatively, you can sign up via Challonge directly.
Date & Time: 11:00 CST, 11 February 2023 Check-in:Check-in starts 1 hour before the event goes live at 10:00 CST, 11 February 2023 Mode:Duel (1v1) Tournament Format: Double elimination bracket. All upper and lower bracket matches consist of one best-of-three (BO3) game. The Grand Finals will be played as a best-of-seven (BO7) with the player coming from the Upper Bracket having a 1-0 map lead. Map picking procedure:+pick, +pick, -drop, -drop, -drop, -drop. More details on the Challonge page.
Map pool:
cpm3a - Use and Abuse (WR 15) cpm15 - Patibuh's Lair (WR 15) cpm22 - Aerowalk (WR 5) pukkat2 - Evolution (WR 5) acid3dm10 - Interstellar Waltz (WR 5) sodab10 - Soda (WR 5) cpm30_b1 - Code S (WR 5)
IMPORTANT NOTE:Communication regarding the event will take place exclusively on Discord. Message gaiia or any of the admins for access to the tournament channel. Presence on the channel is mandatory to ensure admins/referees/staff can reach participants when needed.
If you want to donate to the prize pool, contact gaiia#2491 on Discord. Prize pool distribution is TBD.
You can also donate to the prize pool of TimConLAN 9 here.
"TimCon is a community driven Arena FPS LAN party which started in the United Kingdom, now located in The Netherlands. What started as a small get together between five friends has grown into a four-day gaming event attracting players from across Europe.
Currently based in the picturesque town of Alphen aan den Rijn at the Esports Game Arena, TimCon is an intimate LAN that showcases and celebrates the best and breadth of Arena FPS, TimCon aims to unify the genre’s many split communities under one roof."
TL;DR:
- TimCon 9 will take place on the 16th-19th of February 2023.
- The venue will be the Esports Game Arena located in Alphen aan den Rijn.
- Games featured will be Diabotical, DOOMBRINGER, Quake 3 CPMA and Quake 3 DeFRaG.
- The event will be livestreamed on TimConLAN's Twitch Channel. Tune in for some quality AFPS action or if you live close by, come and spectate the event live - entrance to the venue is free!
- For further information, check out their Website and the original Esreality.com News post
If you have any questions regarding the event, please don't hesitate to ask gaiia#2491 on Discord.
https://www.twitch.tv/quake or 
https://www.youtube.com/quake
Vengeur, 
Rapha, 
K1llsen, 
Raisy, 
Zenaku, 
Maxter, 
Nosfa, 
Av3k, 
Serious, 
Cha1n, 
Toxjq, 
Xron.
Garpy, 
Cnz, 
Bukster, 
Russian eSports Project) are happy to announce a Quake Live 1v1 Tournament - King of the Jungle. The tournament will take place on 06:00 CDT, 6 August 2023, eight invited players will compete for a total prize pool of 100,000 rubles (˜1090 $)
cYpheR
Jibo
Alphen aan den Rijn. Games featured will be Quake Live, DOOMBRINGER, Quake 3 CPMA, Quake 3 DeFRaG and Midnight Guns. Players may secure their spot on the TimConLAN website.
gaiia presents:
Challonge directly.
Official CPMA Website, 
Twitter
powerofheavymetal released an hour long compilation of vq3/cpm defrag runs.
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VQ3 frags. Check out the full video below!
DOOMBRINGER, 
