The Olympics of the video game world opened Thursday with gamers from 58 countries marching through the Los Angeles Convention Center holding their nations’ flags.<\/p>\n
Over the next four days, more than 400 players will compete for more than US$250 000 (±R1 740 000) in prize money at the World Cyber Games Grand Final.<\/p>\n
Players who previously qualified at regional competitions held across the globe will virtually face off in such games as “Guitar Hero 5,” “Forza Motorsport 3,” “FIFA 10,” “Tekken 6” and “Warcraft III.”<\/p>\n
The tournament-style matchups are occurring along rows of monitors erected in a giant circular pattern inside a dimly lit hall at the convention center.<\/p>\n
The first WCG event took place in 2001 and since then, it has gone from strength to strength.<\/p>\n
The full list of games being played at the event:<\/p>\n
PC Games<\/strong><\/p>\n -Warcraft III-<\/p>\n StarCraft<\/p>\n -Counter Strike<\/p>\n -FIFA 10<\/p>\n -Track Mania<\/p>\n -Carom3D<\/p>\n Xbox 360 Games<\/strong><\/p>\n -Forza Motorsport 3<\/p>\n -Guitar Hero 5<\/p>\n -Tekken 6<\/p>\n