NEWS & PRESS
We want to bring the latest news to the LAN. Its amazing how the community has grown and shown their support throughout the beginning phases until now. It is our goal to provide our readers up to the minute news on issues surrounding the gaming community.
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May 19 , 2007
Blizzard Announces Starcraft 2
Starcraft 2 Announced by Blizzard Entertainment!! After nearly a decade of its successful original hit Starcraft and BroodWar, Blizzard officially announces its sequel. The story will continue detailing the struggle between the Terran, Zerg, and Protoss. Most of the memorable characters will make appearances to further the story with an enhanced 3D graphics engine.
May 11, 2007
Best U.S Gamers to Face Off in New York City
America's best gamers to face off for the Finals in New York this September. Grand Finals are set to take place in Seattle, Washington this October.
NEW YORK - The United States' top gamers will meet June 2-3 at the Samsung Experience in New York City for the World Cyber Games US Open video game tournament. The two-day competition kicks off the American leg of the WCG USA 2007 Championship Series for the world's largest international video game festival, which culminates with the WCG 2007 Grand Finals this October in Seattle, Washington. During the U.S. Open, a virtual who's who of the top professional video gamers will compete in 10 of the highest profile PC and Xbox 360 games on the market including: Starcraft®: Brood WarTM (PC), WarCraft® III: The Frozen Throne™ (PC), Half-Life®: Counter-Strike™ (PC), Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium WarsTM (PC), Age of Empires® III: The WarChiefs (PC), FIFA Soccer 07 (PC), Need For Speed™ Carbon (PC), Gears of War® (Xbox 360), Dead or Alive® 4 (Xbox 360), Project Gotham Racing® 3 (Xbox 360).
Competitors will be vying for automatic berths and top seeds to the WCG USA National Championships in September and some will earn an invitation to the exclusive invite-only WCG Pan American Championships, taking place at the end of June in Cancun, Mexico. Additionally, spectators and local gamers are invited to compete in Tony Hawk's Project 8 for an automatic berth at the WCG USA National Final, as well as check out the many interactive product demonstrations and giveaways from tournament sponsors.
Headlining an all-star lineup of elite e-Sports competitors at this year's WCG US Open are defending WCG 2006 gold medalist Wesley “Chomper” Cwilko (Project Gotham Racing), Sean “Max1mus” Heffelfinger (Project Gotham Racing), Emannuel “Master” Rodriguez (D.O.A.), Isidro “Novusnaim” Sifuentes (FIFA), Team Pandemic (Counter Strike), Ralph “Red_ScorpiO” Geunhwa (StarCraft), Oscar “Teknoboy” Riviera (War Craft), Team MoB Hot n Mild (Gears of War) and more. On June 2nd and 3rd, the tournament will play out in a double elimination format, with individual game finals held on Sunday, June 3rd. The complete schedule can be found at http://us.worldcybergames.com/sp/web/us.asp.
“The World Cyber Games US Open offers fun for the whole family, where spectators will have the opportunity to see top-notch competitive e-Sports action, as some of America's best pro gamers vie for a spot in the WCG USA National Championship,” said Michael Arzt, general manager and senior vice president of ICM, global organizers of WCG. “The most exciting part is that this event is not just for the pros. In the true spirit of the word ‘open', people can come off the street and compete in one of the most popular games on the market: Tony Hawk's Project 8. The WCG is renowned for launching the professional careers of many of the world's top gamers. Now is the time to find the next generation of e-Sports stars.”
April 22, 2007
oPc Net Changes to a new Hosting Partner
We have successfully changed servers with our new hosting company and business partner Reliance PC Solutions. Look to see other changes in the near future as well as setting up our online services. We aim to provide a wide array of services which we will continue to add for you to enjoy
April 13, 2007
JOBS at oPc Net
WEB 2.0 Designers
HTML Code Editor
FLASH Designers
Summary of Duties:
* Work closely with marketing and print design to ensure that creative intent and results are achieved at the highest level.
* Use motion and animation techniques to bring high click-thru rates from search engines
* Implementing innovative Flash techniques and features
* Analyzing statistics to develop more successful banner designs
LAN/WIRELESS Technician
Summary of Duties:
Demonstrate proficiency in:
* Basic network troubleshooting using tools such as ping and traceroute
* Basic understanding of the OSI model, in particular layers 1-3
* Knowledge of CAT5 wiring and troubleshooting and repair.
* Able to connect nodes to a network, map network drives, setup network printers
* Basic understanding of network hardware platforms (i.e. Cisco routers and switches)
* Basic knowledge of Wireless security. Integrate security within a WIFI network, Test securities and systems
RETAIL & PC Technicians
Summary of Duties:
* Perform first level problem determination and resolution
* Log detailed information regarding all incoming problems on remedy
* Monitor and follow-up outstanding issues and update customers as to current status
* Communicate effectively and professionally with all levels of personnel
E-mail Resumes jobs@oraclepcnet.com or come by and drop them off.
April 09, 2007
World Cyber Games 2007 Announces Rules
Register now before you get left behind!!
SEOUL, KOREA; NEW YORK, NY April 5, 2007 - The World Cyber Games (WCG), the recognized blue chip leader for international video game competitions, today announced the official rules and player regulations for the 2007 tournament, which will be applied in all local preliminaries and national finals in WCG participating countries. Registration for the first rounds of competition began this month, with players vying for the opportunity to represent their country at the Grand Final in Seattle, United States, from October 3 - 7.
The official maps for several WCG titles have also been changed to reflect the feedback of gamers. In StarCraft®: Brood War™, “Neo Beakdu Daegan,” a well-recognized map among gaming communities and the Korean StarCraft leagues, will be adopted as the new official WCG map. In WarCraft® III: Frozen Throne™, the “Gnoll Wood” map has been added to adjust the balance among races. In addition, in PGR3, “New York - Park Row” will be the official course of Seattle's Grand Final.
Strengthened Penalty for Unfair Play
Rules to restrict unfair play have been strengthened as well. First, for Half-Life®: Counter-Strike™ 1.6, in 2006 if a problem occurred with “flash bang bug,” the referee decided whether there was a winner or a rematch by his or her own judgment. This year the referee will review the demo file and the offending team will lose the round.
Player Regulations for WCG 2007
Very similar to previous years, player regulations for WCG 2007 consist of participant qualification, age restriction, auto-berth, and more. They are designed to provide clear guidelines for players competing in the WCG 2007 tournaments.
Much like the Olympics' standards for participation, for WCG tournaments, all players competing in the WCG 2007 Grand Final must have citizenship to their country. In addition, multiple citizenships are not allowed.
In the case of age restriction, any national representative born after Oct 4th, 1989 should submit a signed parental consent form before they are allowed to participate in the Grand Final.
In addition, the maximum number of players in each national team is 39. Under the auto-berth rule, which is the same as last year's, medalists in the WCG 2006 Grand Final are allowed to participate in National Finals, without competing in local preliminaries.
Lastly, if national team players cannot attend the WCG 2007 Grand Final due to sickness or any other unforeseen event, he or she may be replaced by the next highest finisher in the national finals. As for Half Life®: Counter-Strike™ 1.6 and Gears of War®, the team whose substitution exceeds 2 players will be disqualified and replaced by the next highest finishing team.
March 16, 2007
LAN All Nighter | March 23, 2006
Get your energy drinks ready, sleep early, and prepare yourself for hours of nonstop adrenaline rush. All nighter begins Friday at 12 midnight and ends the following morning Saturday at 10am with food and sodas included. Small prizes awarded for LAN tourneys 3v3 CSS, WoW, etc.
February 05, 2007
Valentines Special | February 14, 2007
Love is in the air, how about meeting that special someone through the power of the Internet? Ladies get a special $1/hour rate the whole day on Wednesday.
January 30, 2007
Windows Vista Released!
The long awaited Windows Vista has been released for the general public though there are still compatibilty issues to be resolved. We will look into upgrading our OS once the issues are solved or a Service Pack is released, which ever comes first. In the mean time check out the difference between XP and Vista in the Microsoft Website.
January 05, 2007
WoW: Burning Crusade Release Party | January 16, 2007
We will have a Burning Crusade Release Party on Tuesday, January 16. This is your chance to meet with local World of Warcraft players to discuss strategies and find teammates. Come and make new friends that enjoy your favorite game! We will give out an autographed collector's edition of The Burning Crusade plus a few other goodies.
January 01, 2007
Happy New Years from everyone at oPc Net!
All of us at oPc Net wish you a safe and happy New Years with friends and family. What was your New Years Resolution? Get better at a particular game? Get into certain teams or guilds? Win game tournaments? We have lots of stuff coming soon to oPc Net, everything just keeps on getting better: new games to come, along with continuous support through updates and equipment upgrades---> we're just getting started!!
