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Gamer Assistance Program and E-Sports TV announced at inaugural E-Sports Seminar

Posted by geekonomics in Gamers | News | Seminars - (7 Comments)

SCOGA held its inaugural E-Sports Seminar at Infocomm Experience Centre on 21 January 2012 with the Infocomm Development Authority’s (IDA) venue sponsorship. The purpose of the seminar was to improve communications and gather feedback from community leaders and stakeholders. The highlight of the day was the announcement of the Gamer Assistance Program (GAP), a SGD 20,000 fund dedicated to helping Singaporean gamers pursue their ambitions for international recognition and excellence. SCOGA contributed SGD 10,000 and Sphere Exhibits Pte Ltd, a fully-owned subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), matched SCOGA’s contribution dollar-for-dollar. SCOGA aims to continue to grow the fund over time. Details regarding applications, selection criteria, disbursement and obligations are being discussed with community leaders and stakeholders and is expected to be ready by end of Q1 2012.

Since its inception in 2008 by a group of veteran gamers, SCOGA has helped gamers fly overseas 44 times, held more than 50 public gaming events and reached over a million people in its efforts to serve gamers in Singapore. Key accomplishments over that time include SG Champs, Singapore GameFEST, Road to EVO and the soon to-be-launched eSports TV which will showcase the best of Singapore’s competitive gaming scene. eSports TV will be broadcasted from a custom-built studio for gamers, and is expected to be launched by March 2012.

For all parties interested in the fund and for more information, please email info@scoga.org.

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SCOGA to Sponsor Xian to Compete in China

Posted by Keith Lim in Gamers | Games | News | Tournaments - (0 Comments)

SCOGA and TKA will be sponsoring this man to compete in the Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition(SSF4AE) HuaHei Tournament in China.

This man is XIAN.

He has the eye of the tiger.

He will be competing this Sunday the 18th of Decemeber 2011 and you can follow him at http://xiansf4.blogspot.com/

As always, SCOGA is committed to helping quality gamers fulfill their medal hopes and dreams of glory. We wish Xian the best of luck and we know he will represent.

 

 

Now pleaae make him stop staring at us…

 

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Singapore-China Game Box Qualifier

Posted by Mohd Hisham in Events | Gamers | Games | Tournaments - (1 Comments)

The qualifying rounds for the inaugural Singapore-China Game Box Championship 2011, jointly organised by Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) and China Information Broadcast Network (CIBN), is on-going right now in Wuhan, China.

Representatives from SCOGA is on-location to soak up the competitive atmosphere. The Singapore-China Game Box Qualifiers, attracted some 514 Chinese gamers competing for 4 slots to represent China in the grand finals in Singapore. The 4 winners will pitch their skills against Singaporean champions. The 4 winners who win gets air ticket and hotel, and a trip to Universal Studios Singapore. The prize giving ceremony will be held tomorrow morning 11am.

The grand finals in Singapore will be held from 2nd to 4th December 2011 at Funan Digitalife Mall.

Check out the images from the qualifying rounds of the inaugural Singapore-China Game Box Championship 2011 below.

 

 




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Asiasoft to distribute Blizzard titles in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand

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SCOGA sends our congratulations to Asiasoft and look forward to pwnage days ahead for all local fans of Blizzard titles. More information in the press release below:

THAILAND, MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, 19 OCTOBER 2011 – ASIASOFT CORPORATION PLC (www.asiasoft.net) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., to distribute Blizzard Entertainment® games in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.

The distribution agreement includes the bestselling games from Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo® action role-playing game series, including the upcoming Diablo III; the Warcraft® and StarCraft® real-time strategy game series, including StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty™; and World of Warcraft® and its three expansion sets, The Burning Crusade®, Wrath of the Lich King®, and Cataclysm™. 

“One of our top priorities is ensuring that our games are easily accessible to players all around the world,” said Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment. “We are confident that as a leading online game services provider in Southeast Asia, Asiasoft will help us reach many new players in this growing region.”

“Blizzard Entertainment is well-known for the blockbuster entertainment experiences that they consistently deliver, and we are honoured to have acquired the distribution rights for their games in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore,” said Mr Sherman Tan, Chairman of Asiasoft Corporation PLC. “We are pleased to have the opportunity to provide more quality games to players in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.”

For more information on these games, please visit http://sea.blizzard.com.

About Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited
Asiasoft (http://www.asiasoft.net/) is a leading online game operator enjoying a dominant market share in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia. The Company’s affiliates are involved in international investment for online games publishing and development, as well as game portal services (www.playpark.com) including others IT related business. With 31 enjoyable and interactive online games from all over the world and more than 35 million registered IDs.

About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track record includes thirteen #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company’s online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active players.

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Evo 2011 Championship Series starts tonight 29th July!

Posted by Kelvin Tan in Events | Gamers | Games | Tournaments - (0 Comments)

This year’s Evolution 2011 Championship Series, one of the biggest fighting game tournaments in the world, will be special because it is the first time six Singaporean participants will be taking part. They are Kun-Xian Ho, Ghim-Kee “Gackt” Eng, Leslie Cheong, Paul “VintageSoul” Ho, Zhen-Yuan “HZY” Han, and Kenneth “Spore” Lim.

Read the full article here.

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What is your vision for Sports in Singapore?

Posted by Kelvin Tan in Gamers | Games - (0 Comments)

The Vision 2030 program by Singapore Sports Council has been launched. The website, powered by a tool called Uservoice, allows people to come together to share and discuss ideas.

A note from Lim Teck Yin, SSC CEO

How does sport add value to your life and the lives of your team and community? This is not a question that seeks an abstract answer, but one that asks us to ponder about the hard facts of what is needed for us to live healthy, happy and meaningful lives. We were born to move and play; we were born as social beings; we are raised to compete and excel (hopefully with the right values); and we are inspired by greatness.

So how can we develop sports in Singapore for it to be a force for the betterment of our lives? Many of you have already written to us, either by posting on the website, emailing us or sending us a letter with ideas and suggestions. It has been a great beginning, and I look forward to hearing more of your thoughts and views. Together, we can shape the sports scene in Singapore for the future.

Among all the ideas, eSports was brought up as a topic by the public. “eSports as a form of sport and have an eSports program in SG” received 100+ votes from time of report.

Head on down and tell us what you think and vote if you support the agenda.

Source: Vision 2030 Website

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Singapore Will Be Represented at EVO Street Fighter 4 World Finals USA

Posted by Mohd Hisham in Gamers | News | Tournaments - (0 Comments)

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Singapore Will Be Represented at EVO Street Fighter 4 World Finals USA

SINGAPORE, July 18, 2011 – Singapore’s Cybersports and Online Gaming Association (SCOGA) will be sponsoring an air ticket for Eng Ghim Kee (Gackt) to represent Singapore in the EVO Finals in USA. SCOGA will also be covering lodging expenses for two other Singaporeans, Leslie Cheong (Sagat) and Kun-Xian Ho (Xian). In total, three persons will represent Singapore in the EVO World Finals, which will be held at Rio Las Vegas, from 29th to 31st July 2011.

EVO World Finals is the concluding event for this year’s Evolution Championship Series (EVO for short). EVO represents the largest and longest-running fighting game tournament in the world. EVO events attract the best players from around the world in a dazzling exhibition of skill and fun, as players and fans gather to honour the competitive spirit in an open format to determine a champion.

On 24th April 2011, Clementi Game Festival 2011 was held, as part of a partnership between SCOGA, Clementi New Media Champions (Friends of Clementi), People’s Association Youth Movement (PAYM) and SGFighter (a local Street Fighter 4 community).

The EVO Singapore Street Fighter 4 qualifiers were conducted at Clementi Game Festival 2011, with the prize being a trip to Las Vegas for the EVO World Finals. Eng Ghim Kee (Gackt) triumphed in the final match-up, winning the prize of a sponsored flight to the EVO World Finals.

In line with SCOGA’s mission to make Singapore a global leader in gaming and eSports through positive engagements with local gaming, SCOGA decided to sponsor the three gamers to the EVO World Finals. This underlines SCOGA’s commitment to our mission.

SCOGA is always on the lookout for international opportunities for Singaporean gamers to represent the country, and will have more exciting announcements lined up in the near future.

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Gamespot Asia interviews Singapore’s Street Fighter 4 gamer: Xian

Posted by Kelvin Tan in Events | Gamers | Tournaments - (0 Comments)

Xian, our local Street Fighter 4 competitive gamer, is preparing for his biggest challenge yet at the upcoming EVO 2K11 tournament in Las Vegas at end of this month.

Check out his interview by GAMESPOT Asia.

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Alienware Arena Asia League

Posted by geekonomics in Events | Gamers | Games | News | Tournaments - (0 Comments)

Alienware Arena Logo

The Alienware Arena Asia League 2010 is an on-site tournament that gathers top DotA gamers in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore to compete for an Asian championship title.

The qualifying rounds in Indonesia, Malaysia & Thailand took place on 27th and 28th of November and the winners are:

· Indonesia: Alienware Olympus DiGi
· Malaysia: PtR
· Thailand: Roccat-Trust

The respective country winning teams have won themselves an all-expenses paid trip to Singapore where they will compete in the grand finals for a chance to win up to S$3000 in cash on the 15th of December 2010 at Funan DigitalLife Mall.

The inaugural Alienware Arena Asia League is a physical extension of the Alienware Arena online tournament platform.

The Singapore qualifiers will take place on 13th & 14th December at the atrium of Funan DigitalLife Mall from 11am onwards to pick our best gamers.

The Asian grand finals will take place on 15th December from 11am at Funan DigitalLife Mall.

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SCOGA is Recruiting Volunteers!

Posted by geekonomics in Gamers | News - (0 Comments)

Dear all,

For all of you who have been writing to and talking to us about joining SCOGA, you’d be glad to know that SCOGA is recruiting!

SCOGA Exco 2010

 

 

 

We are looking for a passionate person like yourself, who wants to make a difference in the local gaming scene, to join us!

Do write in to nicholas@scoga.org and tell us about yourself with basic information like your age, what you are currently doing now (school, NS, working, where), how you are involving in gaming, and why you want to volunteer with SCOGA!

UPDATE: We thought we provide more information from feedback from the queries. We are interested in:

1. People who have some time and don’t mind to use it to serve the community.
2. People who want to make a difference in their game communities, especially community leaders.
3. People who have skills like design, networking, etc who want to use it to serve the games scene.

If you are not sure if you are suitable, don’t hesitate, just write in!

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