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eSports organization Quantic Gaming has officially disbanded as of this morning. A goodbye message was released earlier today via quanticgaming.com stating, “What a short, strange trip it’s been. Looking back, it is hard to believe just how far we’ve come in such a short time. Starting in early 2011 with humble beginnings, Quantic quickly took a foothold with our multiple MLG Championship titles in Call of Duty: Black Ops followed by our entry into StarCraft II and the subsequent acquisition of Kim “SaSe” Hammar. Since then it’s been one crazy rollercoaster ride from our short-lived partnership with Incredible Miracle, to NaNiwa's astounding GSL Code S runs. So many wonderful memories.”
The post goes on to say “In spite of making great strides along the way, we were ultimately unable to realize the growth in revenue needed to justify the continuance of our great pursuit. We are extremely sad to announce that we are ceasing operations as a team, calling a close to a great era for Quantic as a company and as a brand. Quantic may enter eSports again in the future, but not likely as a team that fields competitive players.”
This is obviously sad news for North American eSports in general and to all of those directly affected by the shut down. As a former sponsor of the organization we’d like to wish everyone at Quantic good luck and we hope you all find success at your next spawn point.
Quantic forever!
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How Do You Freek Contest, GoldGlove and More - FreekNation AUGUST 2012
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Hi, How Do You Freek? We want to know “How Do You Freek?” Create a short video telling us about your KontrolFreek combination and you could win a custom gaming setup inspired by TmarTn worth over $1,000! Hurry submissions end Aug. 2nd! ENTER NOW or VIEW GALLERY 
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For one night only, everyone’s favorite gamer, Brennon “GoldGlove” O’Neill is going to show you how to dominate in Gears of War 3!
Join us Aug. 22 for our KontrolFreek LIVE streaming event where GoldGlove will share his tips and tricks and even let you get in on the action. Register early and get ready to win over $250 in prizes!
To learn more about GoldGlove, check out his YouTube channel.
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Gears of War pro, CrReaM playing GoW3 and Max Payne 3
If you know anything about competitive gaming, chances are you’ve heard of pro gamer and Twitch.TV legend, Kenneth “CrReaM” Lawson. A former Gears of War pro, CrReaM is an outstanding TPS player.
If you didn’t catch our KontrolFreek LIVE event with CrReaM, you should be ashamed of yourself—but here are the first two hours of gameplay so you can see what you missed. Thanks again to everyone who tuned in and congrats to all of our prize winners!
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@Stederz
“@KontrolFreek Since I have had your FPS Freek Elite sticks I have seen awesome results! Thank you for making a brilliant product :D <3 <3”
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With NCAA 13 out now and Madden 13 on its way, it’s time to dust off your virtual cleats and get back to the gridiron. If you want to start the season off with a "W," TD Freek is the perfect addition to your play book! Take control of your ball-carrier like never before: juke, spin, stutter and high-step with greater control thanks to the added grip and leverage that you’ll get from TD Freek. BUY NOW
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Tags: Crream, GoldGlove, KFLIVE, Pro Gamer, MLG, Max Payne. Gears of War Judgement, GOW |
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Categories: MLG, KontrolFreek, Pro Gamers, Giveaway, FreekNation, KontrolFreek LIVE |
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Since there is so much interest in Battlefield: Bad Company 2, we figured we'd inform you of a little tournament being put together by GameStop, MLG/Gamebattles and Xbox 360. Maybe you’ve heard of it already; maybe you haven't. Either way, the deadline for entry is 3/14 (that’s Sunday, people!) and if you haven't registered yet you should probably get on it. The tournament is for teams of 4 and you can play from your house. So you can essentially team-up with anyone from anywhere. And since we have such a great community of like-minded gamers here, we figured we'd create a space for you all to meet and maybe team up to play together in this tournament.
Head on over to our forums at KontrolFreek.com now! You can discuss BC2, recruit, form squads or just yell at each other. Just hurry, the deadline is near.
See you on the Battlefield!
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Tags: Gamestop, Battlefield, Bad Company, Tounament, Battle of the Baddest, Gamebattles, MLG |
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Categories: FPS Freek, MLG, PS3, Xbox 360, Microsoft, KontrolFreek, Pro Gamers, Industry news, Opinion, Call of duty, Halo ODST, The Science, Battlefield, Tokyo Game Show, News, Gamebattles |
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Team Fear Dominates in Gaming Tournaments Using FPS Freek
DECEMBER 2, 2009 — ATLANTA, GA. — KontrolFreek today announced that several professional gaming teams including Team FeaR have been using KontrolFreek’s FPS Freek product with success in several recent Major League Gaming (www.mlgpro.com) tournaments.
Carefully designed to give gamers more leverage, the FPS Freek adapter adds movement precision without disturbing the natural game-playing feel. Team FeaR felt the advantage of using the FPS Freek first hand in recent MLG tournaments they’ve won, including the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare National Championship this November.
“We’ve been using FPS Freek’s for months and wouldn’t dare play without them”, said Joey ‘Moho’ Morehouse, Captain of Team FeaR. “We’re competitive gamers and winning matters – using FPS Freek is now just part of our winning routine.” “We’re extremely proud of Team FeaR and their recent top place finish in Anaheim,” said Ashish Mistry, CEO of KontrolFreek. “We can’t wait to see how our guys do at nationals in Orlando this January.”
The KontrolFreek products are approved for use in MLG tournaments and have been widely adopted across the first person shooter, fighter and sports gaming genres. In fact, gamers have been evolving the products original use across many gaming titles.
In addition to the FPS Freek, KontrolFreek also offers the SpeedFreek. Designed to gives gamers added control and comfort when playing racing and aviation games, the SpeedFreek's supporting slide walls enable sharper movements while adding control and precision.The FPS Freek and the SpeedFreek are $9.99 each and can be purchased at www.kontrolfreek.com or participating retailers.
About KontrolFreek
KontrolFreek designs and build products for serious gamers, giving them a competitive edge and helping them to improve performance and accuracy. KontrolFreek products are developed based on a careful study of ergonomics, ensuring each product also helps to reduce gamer fatigue, improving overall gaming comfort.
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Tags: Pro gamers, FPS Freek, MLG, Major league gaming, Call of Duty |
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Categories: FPS Freek, MLG, PS3, Xbox 360, Microsoft, KontrolFreek, Pro Gamers, Industry news, Opinion, Call of duty, Halo ODST, Left 4 Dead 2, News, MW2, PlayStation, VGA 2009 |
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Is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 consuming your life? We know. We can’t stop playing it either. Speaking of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, did you know that Team Fear (Kontrol Freek sponsored MLG team) earned a podium finish at last weekend’s COD 4 National Championships in Anaheim, CA? That’s right! Out of all of the really awesome players in the U.S. who play Modern Warfare, they manage to be awesom-er. We think that’s pretty... awesome! So congratulations, Fear, on your third-place finish! Keep dominating! And keep on using those FPS Freeks.
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Pro-Gamers, including $100,000 Grand Prize Champ Sign On To Support Gaming Innovators
  
Kelly Kelley Jamal Nickens Mark Smith
KontrolFreek today announced that it had landed professional gamers Kelly Kelley, Jamal Nickens, and current Ultimate Gamer champion Mark “applesauce” Smith, of the World Cyber Games (WCG) Ultimate gamer as spokespersons.
Kelley, Nickens and Smith are the first spokespersons in a series of announcements KontrolFreek plans to make in the coming months as they announce new innovations for the gaming community. KontrolFreek’s products have been openly accepted by both serious and casual gamers who appreciate adding competitive advantage to comfort in their gaming products choices.
Specifically, KontrolFreek’s patent pending FPS Freek is a controller attachment that increase a gamer’s accuracy in first-person shooters (FPS) like Halo, Gears of War, and Call of Duty. Designed and tested by professional gamers, the FPS Freek attachment simply snaps over the existing Xbox and PS3 analog sticks, adding 40% more linear distance from full stop to stop - enhancing aiming precision and increasing overall game performance.
"When you’re playing to win, it’s important to be comfortable while taking advantage of products that are available on the market," said Mark “applesauce” Smith. Adding, "And competing in gaming tournaments is about winning. The FPS Freek add-on’s for my controllers gives me more precision. Simply put, I wouldn't play without it."
Designed to give gamers more leverage, the FPS Freek offers increased precision without disturbing the natural game-playing feel. "When you compete at a professional level, the difference between winning and losing can come at a high price,” said Kelly Kelley. "With the affordable KontrolFreek Sticks, I get the perfect advantage to my play style and game."
In addition to the FPS Freek, KontrolFreeks’ patent pending SpeedFreek gives gamers added control and comfort when playing racing and aviation games. The SpeedFreek's unique design allows gamers to relax their thumbs while keeping in constant contact with the controller. The SpeedFreek's supporting slide walls enable sharper movements while adding control and precision. "There's nothing worse than having your fingers slip off the controls during a competition," said Jamal Nickens. "When I use the SpeedFreek I don't have to worry about that happening."
KontrolFreek spokesperson Ashish Mistry welcomed the announcement saying, “we’re simply thrilled to have such a great crew of pro-gamers behind us. It lends even more credibility to our company, products, and industry innovation. We look forward to sharing more good news in the time to come.”
Contacts:
Hillary L. Lyons / William O’Neal
For The Win! PR, Inc. for KontrolFreek
206.359.0257 / 510.409.9913
Hillary@forthewinpr.com / William@forthewinpr.com
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MW2’s MLG Playlist?
By NoXiDe
8/4/2009 11:58:00 AM
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This is NoXiDe here giving you guys an idea of what I believe the rules for MLG will be for Modern Warfare 2.
Since Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has had plenty of changes in the rules for MLG Variant game play; you can pretty much say that the Modern Warfare 2 will be similar to the current MLG Variant rules for Modern Warfare 2.
With the new additions of perks, attachments, and more variety of weapons to choose from, you can pretty much say Modern Warfare 2 will be a great game to compete competitively on. As you all are aware of, Bandolier is the only perk available to choose from because of the rules that Major League Gaming decided to create.
What does that mean? That means in Modern Warfare 2 you can already imagine that the rule will be forwarded into play. What about other perks? Good news is that it’s a brand new game and they will decide on what other perks to allow so that the game can be balanced and competitively friendly to all gamers.
Should we expect any new game modes to be added to the MLG Playlist besides the current three which consists of Domination, Search and Destroy, and Sabotage? Yes, expect them to add another game mode to be played but it all depends on what the Professional Players suggest to add. As for the game mode settings, it will be based on the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare current MLG Settings.
About the guest blogger:
NoXiDe is currently the top ranking player on COD 4 Arena GB Rankings. He lives in Atlanta, GA, but crushes it online daily.
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