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FragFighters.com once again opens up the goodie bag and have launched two new concepts, with a total prize pool of €7,000.

The first concept and probably the most interesting, is the FRAGTIME #1 tournaments in Counter-Strike 1.6 and Counter-Strike: Source. There is a prize pool of €3,000 for each game and it will be a 5on5 tournament with a maximum of 64 participating teams. Below you will find the specific information for the tournaments:

For signup process and more specific information please click here. If you are still not a member of FragFighters, then signup by clicking here.

Total prize pool: €6,000 (€3,000 for CS.16 and €3,000 for CS:S)
Team Limit: 64 (5on5)
Registration time: 8th – 21st of March (Please apply before 17th March at 5pm CET)
Registration fee: NONE
Requirements: You must be +16 years old; have a registered user on FragFighters and the Pay-Per-Frag client.
Tournament duration: 22nd March – 22nd April
Tournament Format: 64 teams double elimination

But that’s not all, as FragFighters also introduces the addition of the AIM FOR FAME tournament in Counter-Strike 1.6. The tournament is a 1on1 tournament, with a maximum of 64 participants. The prize pool for this tournament will be €1,000 and it will be all just for you, as there will be no team mates to share it with.  Below you will find the specific information for the tournament:

Total prize pool: €1,000
Player Limit: 128 (1on1)
Registration time: 8th – 21st of March (Please send before 17th March, 5pm)
Registration fee: NONE
Requirements: You must be +16 years old; have a registered user on XLFrag and the Pay-Per-Frag client.
Tournament duration: 22nd March – 22nd April
Tournament Format: 128 players single elimination

For those who would just like to follow the tournament as it progress, then you will be able to watch all of the action via
For signup process and more specific information please click here. If you are still not a member of FragFighters, then signup by clicking here.

Of course Sypher will try to participate in both tournaments and put up a good result! We also congratulate Misiu Pajor for running this great tournament! Thumbs up warlock!

source: www.hltv.org – www.fragfighters.com

In this feature we will look at new technologies  that can be the next step for gaming and maybe for esports.
You might all know the Wii effect is causing alot of companies to focus on movement tracking of the actual gamers and giving them a whole other playing experience, but what about first person shooters ? Can they be improved for the esports world ? Can Counter-Strike, Call of Duty or Team Fortress become the next duck hunting or is all this technology making us lazy to use the 80 year old keyboard, maybe it was time to get something new? Then start giving some feedback on the following topic…

Next generation of gaming or something to get a stiff neck ?

The Australian researcher Torben Sko has been developing and improving several technique of  head tracking and using it to play games.
His latest study is based on the idea of traditional forms of interaction with computer games to be adapted through the use of unconventional, but affordable applications. For this he uses a simple webcam to track his head movements in using it on the Source Engine used for games such as Half Life 2 and Counter-strike souce, with off course the needed background software.  As demonstrated in the attached video the software recognizes the depth and the angle of your head making it possible to look around a corner or to focus  on your gun sight.

I will not write down everything he has researched and post you all about his scientific research and stuff just wanted to know, is this the future for shooters or is this a no go? Let us know !

Source: torbensko.com