World Cyber Games Announces Official 2010 Tournament Rules and Player Regulations

Rules and Regulations Integrate Gamer Feedback Worldwide

The WCG 2010 Grand Final will be held on September 30 – October 3

Seoul, Korea, April 21, 2010 – World Cyber Games Inc. (WCG), organizer of the premier international video game competition and festival, today announced the official rules and player regulations for the 2010 tournament season. These policies and guidelines will be applied in all online qualifiers, local preliminaries and national finals in WCG participating countries.

The tournament rules reflect WCG's continued commitment to integrate the opinions and preferences of the gaming community around the world. Other aspects such as official maps for games, specific settings and overall processes were updated to improve the pace and game play that continue to make WCG tournaments exciting for gamers and spectators around the world.

These regulations are designed to provide clear guidelines for players competing in the WCG 2010 tournaments. All players competing in the WCG 2010 Grand Final must have proof of citizenship to their respective country. In addition, if a player has dual citizenship, he/she is only eligible to represent one country. All players who were born after September 30, 1993 must present a consent form in order to participate. Regarding age restrictions, WCG continues to follow ESRB rating standards.
 
The maximum number of players allowed on each national team is three people (for single player games) and two teams for team play games. Under the auto-berth rule, medallists in the WCG 2009 Grand Final are allowed to participate in the National Finals, without competing in local preliminaries. 
 
Lastly, if national team players cannot attend the WCG 2010 Grand Final due to sickness or any other unforeseen event, he or she may be replaced with the next-highest finisher in the National Finals up to two weeks before the first day of the Grand Final. As for Counter-Strike, the team whose substitution exceeds two players will be disqualified and replaced by the next highest finishing team. 

''The World Cyber Games prides itself on working closely with our dedicated community of gamers to ensure the rules of play reflect their valuable input.'' said Hyoung-Seok Kim, CEO of World Cyber Games Inc., the global organizer of the World Cyber Games.

The World Cyber Games 2010 official tournament rules are as follows:

''StarCraft: Brood War''   

Online Maps (Battle.net): Blue Storm, Python, Tau Cross

Offline Maps: Outsider SE, Tau Cross, Destination, Fighting Spirit, Match Point

''Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne''   

Maps: Turtle Rock, Echo Isle, Twisted Meadows, Terenas Stand, Ancient Isle

''FIFA Soccer 10''   

Game Mode: International and Club

''Counter-Strike''   

Maps: De Dust2, De Inferno, De Nuke, De Train, De Tuscan

''Carom 3D''  

Game Type: 3 Ball Pro & 8 Ball

Difficulty: Arcade (3 Ball Pro), Simulation (8 Ball)

''TrackMania Nations Forever''   

Competition Mode: Cup

Courses: WCG - AlienSkills, WCG - Classic, WCG - mymates, WCG - New Born, WCG – Siprus

Car Setting: Stadium Car Skin (only the livery can be changed)

''Tekken 6''  

Game Type: Offline Mode - VS. Battle

Rounds: 3

Round Time: 60 Seconds

Handicap: 110%

Stage: Random Choice

''Forza MotorSport 3''  

Laps: 3

Courses: Camino Viejo Full, Sebring Short, Sedona Club, Silverstone National, Suzuka West, Tsukuba Full

Car Class: Any

Car Setting: Any

''Guitar Hero 5''  

Hyperspeed Mode:  Can be decided by each player to whichever speed they prefer

Songs: ''American Girl'' - Tom Petty & the Heart Breakers, ''Demons''  - Darkest Hour, ''Deadbolt'' - Thrice, ''Done with Everything Die for Nothing'' - Children of Bodom, ''No One to Depend On (Live)'' - Santana, ''One Big Holiday'' - My Morning Jacket, ''Scatterbrain (Live)'' - Jeff Beck, ''Young Funk'' - The Derek Trucks Band, ''Sultans of Swing'' - Dire Straits, ''2 Minutes to Midnight'' - Iron Maiden

Final Song: ''The Spirit of Radio (Live)'' – Rush

The WCG2010 Grand Final will be held in Los Angeles on September 30 to October 3. For more information please visit www.wcg.com

About World Cyber Games (WCG)

World Cyber Games Inc. (WCG) is the organizer of the longest running global videogame tournament and festival, celebrating its 10^th anniversary in 2010. With a yearlong competition spanning online, regional and national qualifying matches, elite gamers ascend to represent their countries at the WCG Grand Final, a thrilling high-pressure challenge to crown the world's best gamers. More than 1.6 million players from 65 countries competed for a spot in the WCG 2009 Grand Final in China. Entertainment capital Los Angeles will host this exciting competition in 2010. To showcase the passion and competitive spirit of gamers, WCG also produces the hit reality show WCG Ultimate Gamer, which premieres a second season this summer. For more information visit www.wcg.com.