The Facebook page of the World Cyber Games, the biggest gaming festival in the world, has been bombed with Angry reactions following WCG’s decision regarding the teams qualified for the CrossFire semi-finals on July 19, 2019 (Friday).

The incident started when the Brazilian CrossFire team Black Dragons was replaced by the Chinese CrossFire team ALL GAMERS as a qualifier in the WCG 2019 CrossFire semi-finals. Despite the two CrossFire teams being tied with three other teams in the standings, WCG initially reported that ALL GAMERS was qualified for the semi-finals due to the tournament’s rules.

The incident sparked rage on Twitter with the hashtag #ShameOnWCG which became trending worldwide. This also resulted in the bombing of all posts on the WCG Facebook page with Angry reactions and comments such as “HONOR YOUR RULES” and “Beyond the Rules”.

Even posts unrelated to the incident were also bombed with Angry reactions on Facebook. The reaction bomb affected posts such as event photos, event highlights, and greetings for exigo (Hungary) and JuicyJ (USA) who were the Grand Winners of Hearthstone and Clash Royale respectively.

WCG released an explanation on their website regarding the incident. They explained that, in case of a tie between/among teams in the standings, the head-to-head rules shall apply. In this case, Black Dragons lost to ALL GAMERS in an earlier match which gave ALL GAMERS an advantage in the standings based on the rules.

The head-to-head rules were also applied to the other tied teams resulting in Golden V (Germany) and Pacific Macta (Philippines) qualifying for the semi-finals; eliminating Black Dragons and Carbon (USA) from the five tied teams.

The Championship Match for CrossFire has recently concluded with SUPER VALIANT (China) winning the Gold Medal. They are followed by ALL GAMERS (China) and Golden V (Germany) winning Silver and Bronze respectively on July 20, 2019 (Saturday).

This actually looks so cool to me. :D

I think I posted about this tournament before, but I just love the idea of mech battles coming to life. What was once my childhood dream is now coming into reality. Fun fact: I really looooove mecha animes. And I'm now more thrilled to see some real robots fighting against each other. I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS.His robot moves as he moves! Now imagine seeing robots fighting like that! Totally wicked! :O

The 2019 World Cyber Games conducted the first-ever WCG VR Championship with Final Assault as the official game for the tournament and you can watch the game replay on Twitch and on YouTube!

The Americas Preliminary was streamed live on WCG's official Twitch and YouTube channels on May 17, 2019 at 8PM (CDT). You can watch the replay on these links:

Twitch - twitch.tv/discoverwcg
YouTube - youtu.be/4RmDZfNMvr8

The Europe Preliminary was held on May 18, 2019 at 2PM (CEST) while the APAC Preliminary was held on May 19, 2019 at 6PM (KST) You can also watch the replay on WCG's Twitch channel.

Final Assault is a World War II-themed virtual reality real-time strategy (VR RTS) multiplayer game by Phaser Lock Interactive. It involves two opposing players deploying military units with the objective of destroying the enemy on the battlefield. You can find out more about the game here.

Final Assault looks like a childhood dream that came true. What you once imagined as toy soldiers fighting against each other is now a video game. The World Cyber Games even included it as an official game title in their event this year. A VR RTS being in an esports event sounds strangely new to me.

Depends on the game.

Generally, for me:

Headphones for first-person games.
Speakers for third-person games.

Sometimes, however, I just use whichever is available and applicable in the given situation. Like, if the place is noisy, I use headphones; if I'm alone, I use speakers.

@disgrace: Some of the players on this list are actually pros, but that doesn't mean they already have the upper ground. I'm still rooting for the amateurs to win in the Grand Finals. But I also find it interesting to watch matches of pros and amateurs playing against each other.

I posted the list of players who are qualified for the Regional Finals which will be held in particular locations around the world based on their region. It will be held on May 27 to 30. I'm still waiting for the live stream links.

https://www.gamespot.com/forums/games-discussion-1000000/wcg-2019-players-advancing-to-the-regional-finals--33458217/

Are Diner Dash, Feeding Frenzy, and Plants vs Zombies story-driven?

What if robots finally become sentient? Should we treat robots like humans? Would they need a Bill of Rights to protect them when that time comes? Why or why not?