Showing posts with label videogames. Show all posts
Showing posts with label videogames. Show all posts
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Skyrim Live Wallpaper for Android
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Friday, August 19, 2011
Portable Angry Birds Rio v1.1.0
Angry Birds Rio - A product of partnership Rovio and 20th Century Fox. The action takes place in the magical city of Rio, where after the kidnapping were brought evil bird.
They eventually go away from the kidnappers and sent to rescue his friends, Blu, and Jewel - Rare parrot and heroes multfilma Rio from 20th Century Fox.
The Angry Birds have been captured, caged, and taken to Rio! There they meet new friends, and work together to make their escape from a desolate grey
warehouse to the lush green jungle. Help the Angry Birds escape and beat their captors by bombarding the evil marmosets and smashing all obstacles in the way!
FreakShare: http://hides.at/7f3317050d63515e9f829dc84e0153d1
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Portable Bejeweled 3
Bejeweled 3 offers high-definition graphics, updated and expanded re-imaginings of the four original game modes from Bejeweled 2, and four additional secret games including Ice Storm and Poker.
* Classic: Play the most popular puzzle game of the century, with powerful new gems and new ultra-smooth gameplay.
* Quest: Journey through 40 magical puzzles in this multifaceted Bejeweled challenge.
* Zen: Personalize your experience with ambient sounds and binaural beats - a revolutionary new way to relax.
* Lightning: Charge up with a heart-pounding, beat-the-clock bout of gem-blasting fun.
* Secret Games: Unlock 4 all-new games including Butterflies and Ice Storm.
* Badges: Earn up to 65 badges to prove your skills.
* High-definition graphics and high-fidelity audio.
* Make multiple matches while new gems fall into place.
FreakShare: http://hides.at/ee1937bf36d2cf289abe91d95ffa89a5
Monday, August 15, 2011
Portable Guerrilla Bob
Guerrilla Bob, the hit iOS dual-stick shooter game, is now available on your PC.
The comedic shooter offers stunning visuals, cross-platform multiplayer, an arsenal of kick-ass weaponry, unique enemies, explosive ammunition and non-stop humor.
The PC version of Guerrilla Bob takes advantage of the PC graphics power and also features many other gameplay improvements. It has various ‘next-gen’ visual effects, like real-time soft shadows, advanced shaders, bloom and glow, motion blur, soft particles, real-time lighting, and other image processing effects.
FreakShare: http://hides.at/d05aa71d6e963d3f73bec92793c9926b
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Free Super Mario Icons
Absolute video game legend. Awesome free Mario icon collection from different eras. He made his way by jumping barrels in Donkey Kong from 8bit early 80ties arcade machines to 3d smash hits on modern consoles. Pack includes .png and .ico icons of legendary Italian plumber and many of his friends and foes. If you’re into early gaming be sure to check out great The King of Kong documentary.
Author’s homepage: http://ph03nyx.deviantart.com
Author’s homepage: http://ph03nyx.deviantart.com
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Bejeweled 3 | Mac Os X
Bejeweled 3 (Intel Full) | Mac Os X | Games | 91.4 MB
Match 3 Game
Match 3 Game
Discover all-new ways to play the world's #1 puzzle game with Bejeweled® 3 for Mac, the highly-anticipated sequel in the hit series. Find your perfect match with breathtaking game modes that will suit all of your moods. Ease into Classic Bejeweled for cascades of fun, journey through 40 challenging Quest puzzles, charge into the electrifying Lightning for non-stop action, and tailor your experience in Zen for a revolutionary new way to relax, plus more. Enjoy the amazing sights and sounds and engage in endless gem-matching fun as you earn flashy achievements while soaring to dazzling new heights. With eight incredible modes, 65 wonderful badges, fantastic power-ups, and ultra-smooth matching action, this is the Bejeweled you've been waiting for!
Experience the amazing gameplay of an all-new Match 3 extravaganza.
Find a perfect match with eight breathtaking modes to suit your mood.
Ease into Classic Bejeweled, challenge Quest puzzles, relax in Zen, and more.
Use fantastic power-ups and earn 65 wonderful achievement badges.
System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.5 or better
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Torchlight | Mac Os X
Torchlight 1.151 (Intel Full) | Mac Os X | Games | 457 MB
Word of Ember blazed across the land, and the town of Torchlight flared to life. Ember is the essence of magic and the keystone of alchemy; it lures the restless with promises of power and riches. Miners burrowed deep beneath the dirt streets of Torchlight, discovering veins of the ore richer than any found in living memory- but they were not the first to covet these mines. The miners broke through into the buried past, a dangerous labyrinth of caverns and ruined civilizations, twisted creatures and the bones of those who came before. Evil bubbles up from the depths and threatens to overrun this town as it has so many others. The heart of a villain has infused the Ember, and his darkness seeps through the veins. To survive, the townspeople must break the cycle of destruction; they need a champion who can destroy the evil at its root. Removing the source of the rot may purify the Ember, but it is a long and perilous journey. The champion must battle through rock and fire, through lost cities and ancient tombs, into the palace of the villain himself.
The adventure is set in the mining settlement of Torchlight, a boomtown founded on the discovery of rich veins of Ember – a rare and mysterious ore with the power to enchant or corrupt all that it contacts. This corruptive power may have dire consequences however, and players set out into the nearby mountains and depths below to discover the full extent of Ember’s influence on the civilizations that have come before.
The adventure is set in the mining settlement of Torchlight, a boomtown founded on the discovery of rich veins of Ember – a rare and mysterious ore with the power to enchant or corrupt all that it contacts. This corruptive power may have dire consequences however, and players set out into the nearby mountains and depths below to discover the full extent of Ember’s influence on the civilizations that have come before.
Players will choose from among three character classes, and venture from the safety of the town of Torchlight into randomly generated dungeon levels, with a huge variety of creepy monsters, endless variations of loot to find, and quests to complete. The endless randomization ensures a long-lived gameplay experience.
An endless wanderer, who is drawn to conflict with his dual-welding blades, was led to Torchlight after hearing of the evils befallen it. Through channeling the power of his ancestors, the Destroyer excels at close-quarter combat and is able to smite his foes with such ferocity as to easily dispatch multiple enemies at once. With a strong sense of virtue, the Destroyer sets out to deal justice with his blades, but things may not be as simple in Torchlight as they appear.
With a darkness rising to cloud the Destroyer’s judgment, only time will tell whether or not the draw of Ember will tempt his soul into corruption.
Drawn to the power of Ember as a cornerstone of his magical art, the Alchemist came to Torchlight for his own ends. Being the largest cache of Ember ever found, the temptation may lead the Alchemist never being able to break free of its influence and ultimately to his downfall. The power of Ember is beyond imagining, but the price is very high.
By channeling the power of Ember, the Alchemist is able to dispatch enemies from afar as well as summon minions to his aid.
Part of an ancient order dedicated to justice and bringing balance to the world, the Vanquisher was sent out to Torchlight to investigate the mysterious slayings and missing town folks. Unknown to her, the darkness below the small town of Torchlight runs far deeper than the mines beneath. As an expert marksman, the Vanquisher is able to take enemies from afar as well as use traps to confuse and deliberate her foes from all directions.
The flow of Ember and the darkness below will test the Vanquisher’s skill and conviction to the fullest.
KEY FEATURES
* Randomization – Our level layouts are randomly created, so each adventure is unique. Monsters, treasures, puzzles, and items are also different each time you embark on an adventure.
* Easy, approachable interface – Torchlight is designed to be easy to play right from the beginning. The intuitive interface gives players easy access to a rich and varied world.
* Retirement System – Once characters are sufficiently leveled up, they can “retire” and bestow specific benefits and perks to new characters.
* Pets – Players will choose a pet to accompany them. Pets can level up along with the player, and will help in battle, carry items, and perform a variety of helpful services.
* Character Classes – Players will create and customize a character and choose an animal companion. Through cosmetic choices, skill path decisions, and the treasures they acquire, each character will be custom-tailored and different.
* Fishing – Players can take a break from the high-energy pace of adventuring to visit one of the fishing holes and relax and see what they can catch. Fish have interesting benefits for the player and pet, and other rewards can also be discovered
* Editor – Runic Games is embracing our modding community by providing an editor so our players can create and design their own content.
Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later
* Processor: Intel Mac
* Memory: 1GB RAM
* Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible video card with 256MB dedicated RAM (ATI Radeon X1600 or nVidia equivalent)
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Friday, November 12, 2010
CrossOver Games 9.2.0 | Mac Os X
CrossOver Games 9.2.0 | Mac Os X | 54 MB
Now gamers can play the games they want, on whatever platform they want! With CrossOver Games, you can run many popular Windows games on your Intel OS X Mac or Linux PC. Whatever your tastes — first-person shooters, fantasy, strategy, MMORPGs — CrossOver Games lets you run many popular game titles. CrossOver comes with an easy to use, single click interface, which makes installing your games simple and fast. Once installed, your game integrates seamlessly with your Desktop. Just click and run! Best of all, you do it all easily and affordably, without needing a Microsoft operating system license.
CrossOver Games is built on the latest versions of Wine, based on contributions from both CodeWeavers and the open-source Wine community, and then lovingly hand-crafted by Stefan Dösinger, our very own Wine/Games connoisseur. Unlike other CrossOver products, which are aimed primarily at office productivity applications (and hence maximum stability), CrossOver Games aims to bring you the latest, greatest, bleeding edge improvements in Wine technology. This means that the newest games run faster and better under CrossOver Games than under other versions of CrossOver, or other version of free Wine, for that matter. You want to run your Mom's knitting software? Maybe you should look elsewhere. On the other hand, if you need better framerates on Linux or Mac so you can frag your buddies: check out CrossOver Games!
Mac Version
Intel-based Macintosh system running Mac OS X (note: CrossOver Games will not run on PowerPC systems)
120 MB of free disk space
Mac OS 10.5.x (Leopard) or later is recommended.
Some low end Mac systems with built in Video chip sets may not be able to play high performance first person games at full frame rates.
| WHAT'S NEW Version 9.2: * Merged with Wine release 1.2.1. This includes bug fixes for several unsupported games, as well as fixing a crash in the launcher for Street Fighter IV and a lag in Team Fortress 2. * Fixed a bug that causes DRM problems on Ubuntu 10.10. * Fixed patching of StarCraft II (via an updated Gecko engine). * Fixed a problem that prevented StarCraft II from launching properly during the first run. * Fixed the sending of text in Worms Armageddon WormNET. * Improved behavior with built-in msvcr71. Should simplify the installation of several unsupported games, including Lord of the Rings Online. * Fixed a double mouse-pointer bug that appeared in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II on some Linux distributions. * Improved font rendering for Trainz 2004 and others. * Got Tomb Raider: Chronicles working again. * Fixed a serious rendering problem for Civilization V. |
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Quake in your browser
The developer of the popular Quake game series, id Software, has released a closed beta of their newest prodigy, Quake Live. Based on the 1999 hit game Quake III Arena, Quake Live brings the same graphics and gaming experience to a browser near you -- if you own a Windows Vista or XP computer and have a Firefox (version 1.5, 2.0 or 3.0) or an Internet Explorer (version 6, 7 or 8) web browser. Quake Live does not support Mac, at least not yet.
Quake Live comes with pretty much all the same features as Quake III Arena -- character selection, control customization, video settings and full screen mode. As an addition it introduces gaming statistics and a friends list.
Quake Live should scale pretty well and you don't need the latest and greatest PC on the market. That being said, if you want to enjoy full graphics and details a netbook won't do it. Anyway, everyone obviously wants to see what it looks like so here's a video:
Quake Live comes with pretty much all the same features as Quake III Arena -- character selection, control customization, video settings and full screen mode. As an addition it introduces gaming statistics and a friends list.
Quake Live should scale pretty well and you don't need the latest and greatest PC on the market. That being said, if you want to enjoy full graphics and details a netbook won't do it. Anyway, everyone obviously wants to see what it looks like so here's a video:
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
18 Undiscovered Websites Every Gamer Should Know
All credits go to "GAME FORUM -ADMIN"
And COPYRIGHTS TO HIM
Others, but what about the great, lesser-known gaming sites?
This post introduces 18 great gaming sites you might not have seen before. Whether you’re looking for freebies, music, laughs or oddities, there’s something here for occasional and hardcore gamers alike.
1. Overclocked Remix
is a community hub of users who painstakingly remix and arrange video game music. There are thousands of tracks available for download. If you like the soundtrack to your favorite game, you can bet it has been remixed and reworked here.
2. The Freeware Indie Games Database
offers just under 1,000 play-tested freeware titles from independent game developers. The games here are innovative and unique. Some of them are bound to be re-developed as Wii titles.
3. POKE is a light-weight utility that allows you to cheat in almost any single player game, whether it’s already published or to be published in the future.
4.The Daedalus Project
gets into the minds of MMORPG players. The website’s author has surveyed over 35,000 gamers and provides a detailed break-down of his findings in areas such as the player life-cycle, making friends and status reversal. It’s fascinating stuff.
5.Gaming Magazines of the Pre-Internet Era
is a treasure trove for retro gamers. It links out to .PDF databases of old and out of print gaming magazines.
6. The Grand List of Role Playing Game Clichés
is a list of 100+ painful clichés any RPG fan would have encountered before. My favorite? The No! My beloved peasant village cliché: “The hero’s home town, city, slum, or planet will usually be annihilated in a spectacular fashion before the end of the game, and often before the end of the opening scene.”
7. GameCakes
is the website for people who love cake and video games. These game-themed cakes run the gamut, from the bizarre to the majestic. The scrumptious photos will have you baking your own cupcakes in no time.
8. CrazyPC
is the hardcore gamer’s place for computer accessories. All the neon, case mods, plexiglass, tubes and coolant fluid you can poke a memory stick at.
9. VGMusic
is host to 24,000+ midi versions of video game tracks from all your retro favorites: Megaman, Mario, Zelda, Sonic the Hedgehog, et al.
10. Build Your Own Gaming Computers
is a website dedicated to helping you… well, you can probably guess. Gaming rigs sell for thousands of dollars and learning to build your own can save you lots of cash. This website provides advice on the entire process, from choosing parts to installation.
11. Abandonia
offers thousands of abandonware DOS downloads. Abandonware essentially means games which aren’t sold anymore, prompting their release into the public domain. They’re the games you might have owned and loved as a child or teenager. Chances are you’ll find some old favorites here.
12. Jay is Games
sources out the best casual games and brings them directly to you. The blog’s authors sure know their stuff and their opinions are worth listening to. Subscribe to their feed for a daily stream of gorgeous, idle distractions.
13. Old Grandma Hardcore
is the blog of a foul-mouthed, lovable gamer grandma (with the pictures to prove it!). No, we’re not talking Brain Training and The Sims — we’re talking games like Bioshock and The Darkness. This grandma really is hardcore!
14. Insert Credit
is a multi-author Japanese games and culture blog specializing in breaking news from the land of the rising sun.
15. Replacementdocs
is an online archive of .PDF game manuals for thousands of popular games. If you’ve experienced the frustration of losing the manual to your favorite title, replacementdocs should have a solution for you.
16. Wonderland
is an odds-and-ends gaming blog mainly known for its cool gamecrafts. From Darth Vader backpacks to Quake coasters, this blog is proof that gamers are an arty bunch.
17. The Speed Demos Archive
is host to hundreds of videos documenting the efforts of those dedicated individuals who’ve conquered games in the shortest time possible. Watch epic games like Half Life 2 and Icewind Dale beaten before your lunch-break is over.
18. The System Requirements Lab
analyzes your computer, benchmarking it against the minimum requirements of a specific product. Ever wondered if your computer can handle that gorgeous new release? Now you’ll know.
Update: Here are some more great websites that you might not have seen before, suggested from our readers
http://www.ggmania.com/]GGMania
http://www.multiplayergames.com/]MultiPlayerGames
http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/SarcasticGamer
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/-Rock, Paper, Shotgun
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/-CheapAssGamer
http://www.gamenewshq.com/-GameNewsHQ
http://www.automouse2.com/-Game Helper
And COPYRIGHTS TO HIM
Others, but what about the great, lesser-known gaming sites?
This post introduces 18 great gaming sites you might not have seen before. Whether you’re looking for freebies, music, laughs or oddities, there’s something here for occasional and hardcore gamers alike.
1. Overclocked Remix
is a community hub of users who painstakingly remix and arrange video game music. There are thousands of tracks available for download. If you like the soundtrack to your favorite game, you can bet it has been remixed and reworked here.
2. The Freeware Indie Games Database
offers just under 1,000 play-tested freeware titles from independent game developers. The games here are innovative and unique. Some of them are bound to be re-developed as Wii titles.
3. POKE is a light-weight utility that allows you to cheat in almost any single player game, whether it’s already published or to be published in the future.
4.The Daedalus Project
gets into the minds of MMORPG players. The website’s author has surveyed over 35,000 gamers and provides a detailed break-down of his findings in areas such as the player life-cycle, making friends and status reversal. It’s fascinating stuff.
5.Gaming Magazines of the Pre-Internet Era
is a treasure trove for retro gamers. It links out to .PDF databases of old and out of print gaming magazines.
6. The Grand List of Role Playing Game Clichés
is a list of 100+ painful clichés any RPG fan would have encountered before. My favorite? The No! My beloved peasant village cliché: “The hero’s home town, city, slum, or planet will usually be annihilated in a spectacular fashion before the end of the game, and often before the end of the opening scene.”
7. GameCakes
is the website for people who love cake and video games. These game-themed cakes run the gamut, from the bizarre to the majestic. The scrumptious photos will have you baking your own cupcakes in no time.
8. CrazyPC
is the hardcore gamer’s place for computer accessories. All the neon, case mods, plexiglass, tubes and coolant fluid you can poke a memory stick at.
9. VGMusic
is host to 24,000+ midi versions of video game tracks from all your retro favorites: Megaman, Mario, Zelda, Sonic the Hedgehog, et al.
10. Build Your Own Gaming Computers
is a website dedicated to helping you… well, you can probably guess. Gaming rigs sell for thousands of dollars and learning to build your own can save you lots of cash. This website provides advice on the entire process, from choosing parts to installation.
11. Abandonia
offers thousands of abandonware DOS downloads. Abandonware essentially means games which aren’t sold anymore, prompting their release into the public domain. They’re the games you might have owned and loved as a child or teenager. Chances are you’ll find some old favorites here.
12. Jay is Games
sources out the best casual games and brings them directly to you. The blog’s authors sure know their stuff and their opinions are worth listening to. Subscribe to their feed for a daily stream of gorgeous, idle distractions.
13. Old Grandma Hardcore
is the blog of a foul-mouthed, lovable gamer grandma (with the pictures to prove it!). No, we’re not talking Brain Training and The Sims — we’re talking games like Bioshock and The Darkness. This grandma really is hardcore!
14. Insert Credit
is a multi-author Japanese games and culture blog specializing in breaking news from the land of the rising sun.
15. Replacementdocs
is an online archive of .PDF game manuals for thousands of popular games. If you’ve experienced the frustration of losing the manual to your favorite title, replacementdocs should have a solution for you.
16. Wonderland
is an odds-and-ends gaming blog mainly known for its cool gamecrafts. From Darth Vader backpacks to Quake coasters, this blog is proof that gamers are an arty bunch.
17. The Speed Demos Archive
is host to hundreds of videos documenting the efforts of those dedicated individuals who’ve conquered games in the shortest time possible. Watch epic games like Half Life 2 and Icewind Dale beaten before your lunch-break is over.
18. The System Requirements Lab
analyzes your computer, benchmarking it against the minimum requirements of a specific product. Ever wondered if your computer can handle that gorgeous new release? Now you’ll know.
Update: Here are some more great websites that you might not have seen before, suggested from our readers
http://www.ggmania.com/]GGMania
http://www.multiplayergames.com/]MultiPlayerGames
http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/SarcasticGamer
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/-Rock, Paper, Shotgun
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/-CheapAssGamer
http://www.gamenewshq.com/-GameNewsHQ
http://www.automouse2.com/-Game Helper
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Singapore beat Italy at WCG2008 Finals
Singapore strikes gold in World Cyber Games (WCG)
Team also wins a silver at World Cyber Games
By Tham Yuen-C
A silver, came from Mr Danny Koo (left), 28 in the fighting game Virtua Fighter 5. -- PHOTO: COURTESY OF RAPTURE GAMING
A SINGAPORE gamer has delivered the Republic's first gold medal from the World Cyber Games (WCG), considered the Olympics of the cybergaming world.
Mr Jared Beins, 19, beat Mr Steven Anderson from the United States to become the top player of mobile phone game Asphalt 4.
Another medal, a silver, came from Mr Danny Koo, 28 in the fighting game Virtua Fighter 5.
'The best part was waving the Singapore flag for the first time ever,' said Mr Beins, whose gaming name is Slyfoxlover.
The national serviceman was representing Singapore for the first time at an international meet, and had set aside two hours every day in the last three months to practise the car racing game.
It was the first year that mobile phone games were played at the WCG, in a bid to attract a wider range of competitors.
'They're very simple,' said Mr Beins, of mobile phone games. 'Anybody can figure them out.'
Aside from those, casual games such as Guitar Hero III and Fifa 2008 were also introduced this year.
Singapore fielded 19 gamers in nine games at the annual tournament's grand finals in Cologne, Germany. Some 800 players from 78 countries competed in 14 computer, console and mobile games such as Warcraft III and Halo 3.
Singapore's other medal, from another WCG newbie, Mr Koo, was hard-fought.
'When my teammate Wilson [Chia] lost against the US, I was really nervous,' he said.
Players assume different characters with different skills in the hand-to-hand combat game. The business development manager of a fine-dining restaurant lost in the final round to Japan's Hiromiki Kumada, the country's top player.
'He's won a lot of national tournaments,' said Mr Koo, who went to Japan in August to spar with the gamers there.
To compete on the world stage, players first have to win their regional championships.
The wins put Singapore in the top seven of the medal tally - behind gaming powerhouses like first place-winner South Korea which was followed by the Netherlands and the US - and more than made up for the disappointing performance at last year's tournament.
At the WCG finals in Seattle last year, all but one of Singapore's top gamers crashed out after the first round.
'We're an underdog, no one expected us to get two medals,' said Mr Herman Ng, managing director of Rapture Gaming and manager of the Singapore team.
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_300906.html
Team also wins a silver at World Cyber Games
By Tham Yuen-C
A silver, came from Mr Danny Koo (left), 28 in the fighting game Virtua Fighter 5. -- PHOTO: COURTESY OF RAPTURE GAMING
A SINGAPORE gamer has delivered the Republic's first gold medal from the World Cyber Games (WCG), considered the Olympics of the cybergaming world.
Mr Jared Beins, 19, beat Mr Steven Anderson from the United States to become the top player of mobile phone game Asphalt 4.
Another medal, a silver, came from Mr Danny Koo, 28 in the fighting game Virtua Fighter 5.
'The best part was waving the Singapore flag for the first time ever,' said Mr Beins, whose gaming name is Slyfoxlover.
The national serviceman was representing Singapore for the first time at an international meet, and had set aside two hours every day in the last three months to practise the car racing game.
It was the first year that mobile phone games were played at the WCG, in a bid to attract a wider range of competitors.
'They're very simple,' said Mr Beins, of mobile phone games. 'Anybody can figure them out.'
Aside from those, casual games such as Guitar Hero III and Fifa 2008 were also introduced this year.
Singapore fielded 19 gamers in nine games at the annual tournament's grand finals in Cologne, Germany. Some 800 players from 78 countries competed in 14 computer, console and mobile games such as Warcraft III and Halo 3.
Singapore's other medal, from another WCG newbie, Mr Koo, was hard-fought.
'When my teammate Wilson [Chia] lost against the US, I was really nervous,' he said.
Players assume different characters with different skills in the hand-to-hand combat game. The business development manager of a fine-dining restaurant lost in the final round to Japan's Hiromiki Kumada, the country's top player.
'He's won a lot of national tournaments,' said Mr Koo, who went to Japan in August to spar with the gamers there.
To compete on the world stage, players first have to win their regional championships.
The wins put Singapore in the top seven of the medal tally - behind gaming powerhouses like first place-winner South Korea which was followed by the Netherlands and the US - and more than made up for the disappointing performance at last year's tournament.
At the WCG finals in Seattle last year, all but one of Singapore's top gamers crashed out after the first round.
'We're an underdog, no one expected us to get two medals,' said Mr Herman Ng, managing director of Rapture Gaming and manager of the Singapore team.
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_300906.html
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