International Cyber Marketing (ICM) and IDG World Expo today announced that the World Cyber Games (WCG) USA 2008 National Final will be held during E for All Expo in Los Angeles, October 3 – 5. This competition will have 200 of America's best players competing for slots in Team USA for the WCG 2008 Grand Final, to be held in Cologne, Germany on November 5 – 9. Other events at the WCG USA 2008 National Final will include a women's gaming invitational tournament, a pinball competition and numerous walk-up video gaming contests.
"E for All is the perfect stage for the World Cyber Games, providing attendees with a unique opportunity to see the who's who of elite competitive gamers in-person as they show their mastery of today's most popular video game titles," said Mary Dolaher, Chief Executive Officer of IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows and events around the globe. "Through our partnership with ICM, we're not only establishing a home for the 2008 WCG USA National Final, we're underscoring our support of the growing global eSports gaming community."
"E For All has quickly established itself as a premiere video game event in the United States," said Michael Arzt, General Manager of WCG USA. "This World Cyber Games USA National Final at E For All will immerse gaming fans and attendees into the ever-expanding genre of International eSports competition – this is the only place to see America's best gamers, live and in person, battling for the treasured opportunity to represent the USA on competitive gaming's most coveted stage, the World Cyber Games Grand Final this November in Cologne Germany."
