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GOMTV boost Korean e-sports further

February 15th, 2013

With the vanishing of MBC GAME, it seems Korean e-sports took steps backwards. However, GOMTV is moving aggressively in 2013 with the huge success of GSL, GomTV Starcraft2 League, from abroad.
GOMTV (Executive Director In-sik Bae) has announced the relocation of the GOMTV Mokdong Studio to near Samseong Station in Gangnam-gu, which will occur in mid-March. The new studio is named as GOMTV Gangnam Studio. Yes, Gangnam Style!

GOMTV expect they could take care of about 200 spectators at the new studio, which is more than double size comparing to the previous studio. The new location is more convenient to spectator due to COEX(Shopping, Theaters, Foods etc.) and other hotels are near.

With the opening of the GOMTV Gangnam Studio all studio broadcasting equipment will be switched to HD. Also it is expected that they could held tournaments in different games(beside Starcraft2) in the future because it is the one of main reasons to have a new bigger studio.

GOMTV expect 2013 will be the year of extension and a huge leap. With ‘Heart of the Swarm’, the expansion of Starcraft2, released in March and the new studio, they want e-sports fans all around world get more excited this year.

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eSports Federation deferred joining OSL

August 24th, 2012

eSports Federation deferred joining Ongamenet Starleague. eSports Federation mainly consists of Starcraft2 players and staffs in GSL, GOM TV Starcraft2 League.

They said “We cannot believe KeSPA decided not to join GSL Season 4.” They also retort KeSPA’s argument that they cannot join GSL because of busy schedule and the lack of communication with GOM TV. Because GOM TV has managed SC2 League schedule for more than 2 years and keep contributing to improve Starcraft2 e-sports scene throughout the world.

They also said they don’t want to GSL disappeared because it could damage Korean e-Sports market and threat the fate of eSports Federation. They also insist that the decision from KeSPA attenuate the day of the vision declaration. Blizzard, KeSPA and GOM TV promised to cooperate for further e-Sports growing on the 2^nd of May, 2012.

According to above reasons, they asked KeSPA to join GSL and decided to postpone their decision on joining OSL until KeSPA makes their final decision for GSL Season 4.

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KeSPA explains the reason not joining GSL Season 4

August 24th, 2012

KeSPA announced their official stance on their decision that made yesterday – KeSPA pro-gamers won’t join GSL Season 4 Code A Qualifiers.

After the day of the vision declaration with GOM TV, KeSPA and Blizzard, KeSPA allowed their playes to join WCS, OSL, Cross Match on GOM TV, WCG, MLG Invitational. Those have been possible because KeSPA communicated with the host of each event over months to control the schedule.

KeSPA players will be presented at SC2 Proleague, OSL, WCG Korean representative qualifiers, WCS and MLG online matches, MLG final invitational. Their regular week schedule will be 4 days for Proleague, 2 days for OSL, 2days for MLG cross matches.

Therefore, KeSPA decided not to join GSL Season 4 because of their busy schedule.

About the future plan for joining GSL, KeSPA told “We don’t join GSL Season 5 because there has not been enough discussion prior to the event. If we discuss several issues prior to the event enough and if it could make some synergy with Proleague, we will join the future GSL.”

KeSPA told that if there were any requests to join the event domestically as well as internationally, they will give priority to their event schedule such as Proleague and other planned events.

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Alt1 Sponsors Starcraft 2 eSports Team SlayerS

February 10th, 2012

Alt1 announced that it is going to sponsor a <Starcraft 2> eSports team SlayerS.

SlayerS is a team of YoHwan Lim, a.k.a. SlayerS_BoxeR, owned by KaYun Kim, an actress and a girlfriend of Lim.

“I am so glad that my ex-company Alt1 decided to sponsor my team. We will help each other to create a synergy effect and will repay it with great games,” said Kim.

“I hope to build a great relationship with SlayerS and provide reasonable service for fans with diverse marketing,” said SukChun Kang the director of Alt1.

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Tags: ALT1 boxer esports kayun kim slayers sponsorship Starcraft 2 yohwan lim

MBC Game should be continued

December 9th, 2011

Jeon Byung Heon, a member of the National Assembly, distribute the press release on 8^th of December about what he thought of e-sports and the demise of MBC Game.

The cable channel MBC Game, known as GemBC previously, will be changed to MBC Music from 31^st of January, 2012. MBC Plus Media submitted the application form for changing channel to Korea Communications Commission.

Korea’s game industry is the most competitive field among other contents. Game occupied about 52%(US$16 billion) of total Korean content export in 2010.

E-Sports. Which is built upon Starcraft League, in Korea is also very competitive. As a matter of fact, Korea has led e-sports throughout the world. E-Sports has important roles such as showing the right function of games to general societies as well as being the cornerstone of game industry.

He thinks we still have Ongamenet as the only e-sports cable channel, but there should be competitors like MBC Game to expand e-sports much deeply. He also insists that the government should consider supporting MBC Game to do their business continuously.