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First Massive Multiplayer Online World Champion Crowned in Entropia Universe
Swedish Gamer Skalman Prevails in 90 Minute Head-to-Head Hunting Event
| Source: Entropia Universe
MIAMI BEACH, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 2, 2007 -- The first Massive Multiplayer Online World
Championships (MMOWC) concluded on December 15th in Miami Beach, Florida
with former Swedish Counter Strike Champion Skalman beating U.S. Gamer
Neomaven in a 90 minute head-to-head hunting event.
The MMOWC was hosted in Entropia Universe, attracting entries from online
gamers all over the world, many from different games and virtual worlds
including World of Warcraft and Second Life. Official sponsors included Entropia Universe and Entropia
Forum, RealityPort.com, leading
Danish accessory company Icemat, U.S.-based internet advertising agency
AdDynamix, and voice server provider Vivox.
The two finalists were flown to Miami to compete in a filmed finale.
Skalman, a Swedish Gamer with a long history of competitive gaming, stayed
in the lead from the outset of the event. He said, "I've been eating
macaroni for three years while building my avatar's skills and putting
together top of the line equipment. I really feel like the MMOWC title is
a receipt for all my hard work." Well respected in the Counter Strike
tournament circuit and in Entropia Universe, Skalman was the 3-1 favorite.
This was American Gamer Neomaven's first tournament and he had been
preparing his avatar for less than 8 months.
The MMOWC is an independently owned and operated U.S.-based company that
utilizes Entropia Universe's private virtual land ownership and fully
automated Event System to create massive multiplayer tournaments.
"We are very impressed with the level of organization of this event and the
overwhelmingly positive reaction from the Entropia Universe and online
gaming community," said Marco Behrmann, MindArk's Chief Information
Officer. "We are very pleased to announce that we will be sponsoring the
2007 Event and we have committed a land area with hunting and mining rights
for the first prize. We are very pleased to see our FPS hunting system in
Entropia Universe elevated to a sport and are glad that our automated event
technology is being fully exploited by independent organizations."
The MMOWC is an event targeting gamers from all gaming platforms. AdDynamix
CEO Benoit Pecqueur says, "The MMOWC is a very valuable global marketing
platform for corporations looking to market their products to online gamers
who are now one of the most sought after demographics. The Massive
Multiplayer genre is the most immersive with gamers, easily spending
upwards of 20 hours per week and years playing the same game."
Club NEVERDIE owner and celebrity gamer Jon "NEVERDIE" Jacobs says,
"Entropia Universe provides the only platform capable of hosting an event
of this scale that is managed and owned independently of the Developer. As
it stands no other Massive Multiplayer Universe with a skill-based game
engine currently offers the right kind of tools or the private ownership to
its users to develop commercial events and business ventures."
About Entropia Universe and MindArk
Entropia Universe is a registered trademark of MindArk PE AB. MindArk
supports and monitors the services and maintenance of the Entropia Universe
site. MindArk began in April of 2003 in Sweden, and has expanded to have
partners throughout the world. Entropia Universe was launched in 2003 and
has reached over 500,000 registered accounts. MindArk offers the Entropia
Universe software to users free of charge with no monthly costs or
associated subscription fees. For more information or to download the free
Entropia Universe software please visit www.entropia-universe.com. For
more information on EU developer, MindArk, please visit www.mindark.com.
About MMOWC.com
MMOWC, LLC, a Florida-based corporation, exists solely to manage, market
and handle corporate sponsorship for the Massive Multiplayer Online World Championships. Aspiring champions may sign
up for the MMOWC at MMOWC.com and start their Entropia Universe Avatar
directly at Club NEVERDIE via the free download at www.MMOWC.com.
About Club NEVERDIE
Club NEVERDIE is situated within Entropia Universe. NEVERDIE is a
registered trademark of Jon Jacobs. Club NEVERDIE was established on Dec
19, 2005 and can be visited via spaceship from the planet Calypso or new
accounts can be spawned directly at the resort by downloading the Entropia
Universe client from www.RealityPort.com and also www.NEVERDIE.com.