Clementi Game Fest

Singapore’s Cybersports & Online Games Association (SCOGA), Clementi Community Centre (Friends of Clementi) and Clementi Youth Executive Committee (YEC) is proud to bring you, Clementi Game Festival 2. This is the second installment of the games festival that was held last year on 24th April 2012. This year, Clementi Game Fest 2, will be held over two days, on the 9th and 10th June 2012. Additionally, Clementi Game Festival 2 will also play host to South East Asia Major 2012: Road to EVO Singapore,  the largest and longest-running fighting game tournament in the world.

South East Asia Major 2012: Road to EVO Singapore is fully sanctioned and is open to international competitors to fly into Singapore to compete and acquire EVO points for their overall ranking.

This is also the first major event held in Clementi Community Centre since its major renovation overhaul. Clementi Games Fest and EVO participants will get to enjoy their favourite games in the comfort of the centre’s new fully air-conditioned multi-purpose hall. South East Asia Major 2012: Road to EVO Singapore will feature Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, King of Fighters XIII, Street Fighters X Tekken, Soul Calibur V with a side competition for the FIFA 12.

There will be carnival activities for the enjoyment of all ages and is expected to attract participants of all ages in fun family time.

Useful Information

9-10 June 2012
10.00am to 7.00pm
Clementi Community Centre Multi-Purpose Hall

Facebook Event Page

Competition Games:
1. Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition
2. FIFA 2012
3. Marvel vs Capcom 3
4. King of Fighters XIII
5. Street Fighters X Tekken
6. Soul Calibur V

S$5 Tournament Fee per competitive title

Public Free Play:
1. Sony Gran Turismo (GT-5)
2. Microsoft Kinect
3. Basketball Challenge

SINGAPORE, 12th March 2012 – Singapore will host South East Asia Major 2012: Road to EVO Singapore. As the largest and longest-running fighting game tournament in the world, EVO attracts the best players from around the world in a dazzling exhibition of skill and fun, as players and fans gather to honor the competitive spirit in an open format to determine a champion. The event will be held on 9th to 10th June 2012 @ the Clementi Community Centre in conjunction with Clementi Game Fest 2012, as part of a partnership between Singapore’s Cybersports & Online Games Association (SCOGA), Clementi Community Centre (Friends of Clementi), Clementi Youth Executive Committee (YEC).

South East Asia Major 2012: Road to EVO Singapore is fully sanctioned and is open to international competitors to fly into Singapore to compete and acquire EVO points for their overall ranking.

This is also the first major event held in Clementi Community Centre since its major renovation overhaul. Clementi Games Fest and EVO participants will get to enjoy their favourite games in the comfort of the centre’s new fully air-conditioned multi-purpose hall. South East Asia Major 2012: Road to EVO Singapore will feature Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, King of Fighters XIII, Street Fighters X Tekken, Soul Calibur V with a side competition for the FIFA 12.

There will be carnival activities for the enjoyment of all ages and is expected to attract participants of all ages in fun family time.

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.

Looking forward to a greater 2012 gaming year!

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…

SCOGA would like to congratulate Singapore GameFEST 2011 Lucky Draw winner:

Wong Ming Heng(left)

on winning his brand new iPad 2.

The lucky draw was one of the highlights at SGF2011 which also featured the Singapore-China Gamebox Championshiops as well as a showcase of locally developed digital games.

Once again, Congratulations!

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.

Singapore Will Be Represented at ESWC 2011 Grand Finals, France

SINGAPORE, October 20, 2011 – Singapore’s Cybersports and Online Gaming Association (SCOGA) will be partially funding Tan ‘kim07′ Kim Leong to represent Singapore in the ESWC 2011 Grand Finals in France.

The Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) is a worldwide competition of video games, starting locally with national qualifying, to end with a World Final gathering all the cyberathletes and designed as a live show.

Tan ‘kim07′ Kim Leong is a local FIFA11 player and hold many titles under his belt. He was invited to France for ESWC.

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 partially fund Tan ‘kim07′ Kim Leong to ESWC. 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.

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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