From the front page of CommFT:

Alienware has surprised the gaming world with the announcement of its "Alienware Arena", a series of online and LAN tournaments across North America. Although a Team Fortress 2 event is not scheduled yet, the game is mentioned in their opening announcement:

Welcome to Alienware Arena™, a new ongoing series of LAN and online tournaments for your favorite games, sponsored by Alienware®.

Through Alienware Arena events you’ll meet and compete against rival gamers in head-to-head and team challenges for the opportunity to win cash and high-performance Alienware gaming gear. No matter what part of the country you’re from or what type of games you prefer, we’ve got tournaments for you.

We’re kicking off Alienware Arena on June 27th with the Quake Live PC Gaming Season Open, an online tournament featuring Quake Live – the ultimate deathmatch title. Quake Live is free to download and play through your web browser and there’s no entry fee for the event. Register to play now at http://www.alienwarearena.com/event/ql-pcgs-09/.

In July and August we’ve got more tournaments coming for Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike: Source and Left 4 Dead; details will be posted in the coming weeks. Check back regularly for more event announcements for other games as well, including Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Team Fortress 2, DotA, and new titles yet to be released.

For all the latest information as it becomes available, register a new Alienware Arena account today and follow us on twitter. If you had a Dell College Gaming League (CGL) account, you’re already a member.

Step into the arena…

What do you guys think?

http://communityfortress.com/tf2/news/alienware-arena-tf2-tournament-announced.php

Alienware Arena just announced (http://www.alienwarearena.com/event/killeredge/news/45/bigfoot-killer-edge-challenge/) an online TF2 tournament with over $2200 worth of prizes. Check out the press release:

Alienware Arena hosts the Bigfoot Killer Edge Challenge, sponsored by Bigfoot Networks™. The tournament is the latest in the ongoing Alienware Arena series presented by Alienware®, Dell’s premier, high-performance PC gaming brand representing premium power and performance for gamers and technology enthusiasts alike.

The Bigfoot Killer Edge Challenge will feature the PC version of Team Fortress 2, the critically acclaimed first-person shooter. Gamers will form teams and compete online from across the United States and Canada, starting November 23rd.

Teams with the sharpest game play tactics will advance through two phases of double-elimination brackets, leading up to the Championships on Saturday, January 23rd. In addition to their share of the $1,500 cash prize pool, the Champions will win a set of Killer Xeno Pro Gaming Network Cards.

“Online gaming is one of the fastest growing segments of the entire entertainment industry,” said Michael Howse, CEO of Bigfoot Networks. “And competitive online gaming is at the bleeding edge of this phenomenon. Bigfoot Networks hopes that more events like these will pave the way for the growth of professional gaming leagues here in the United States, now that pro gaming is so popular in the rest of the world.”

Registration for the Bigfoot Killer Edge Challenge is free and open now at www.alienwarearena.com/event/killeredge (http://www.alienwarearena.com/event/killeredge). Teams will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis while slots remain available.

For more information about Bigfoot Networks or the Killer Xeno Pro gaming network card, including where to buy one, go to www.bigfootnetworks.com (http://www.bigfootnetworks.com/).

You can check out the tournament home page HERE (http://www.alienwarearena.com/event/killeredge/home/), the prize distribution HERE (http://www.alienwarearena.com/event/killeredge/prizes/), and the official rules HERE (http://www.alienwarearena.com/event/killeredge/rules/). Notice the first rule (a rule that is in place for all Alienware Arena events):

"The Tournament is open only to residents of any state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia and any Province of Canada (other than Quebec) that are 13 years of age or older as of November 22..."

The tournament schedule (http://www.alienwarearena.com/event/killeredge/schedule/) will be as follows:

Initial registration for teams closes on Sunday, November 22nd.

Double-Elimination Preliminary Schedule (Nov 26 - Dec 17)

In the opening phase, teams will be scheduled to complete two matches per week – with deadlines on Mondays and Thursdays.

Using the communication tools available through the Alienware Arena control panel, it is up to teams to negotiate their exact match time, which can be any day or time prior to the deadline.

Match 1 Deadline: Thursday, November 26 -
Match 2 Deadline: Monday, November 30 -
Match 3 Deadline: Thursday, December 3 -
Match 4 Deadline: Monday, December 7 -
Match 5 Deadline: Thursday, December 10 -
Match 6 Deadline: Monday, December 14 -
Match 7 Deadline: Thursday, December 17 -

Final 2 teams per bracket advance to the next phase.

Tournament Finals (Jan 7 - Jan 23)

Match 1 Deadline: Thursday, January 7 -
Match 2 Deadline: Monday, January 11 -
Match 3 Deadline: Thursday, January 14 -
Match 4 Deadline: Monday, January 18 -
Match 5 Deadline: Thursday, January 21 -
Matches 6-8 Deadline: Saturday, January 23

The final teams that remain will play out all remaining matches during the Championships on Saturday, December 5 starting at 2:00 PM eastern time. It is likely that the final Match may not end until around or after 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time on that day. The brackets will specify the exact order of the maps.

Be sure to get your team signed up for this event as soon as possible since the 128 spots will undoubtedly filled quickly.

Would you guys like to see cp_obscure in this event?

Would you guys like to see cp_obscure in this event?
I'm not sure that a map that is still in alpha belongs in an event like this, especially when there are a number of other maps like Gullywash and Turbine that are in finalized states. ETF2L is using both of these maps this season, and Turbine has been used in Europe for quite some time now.

That being said, cp_obscure is a very solid map even in its current state, and I'd say at the very least it's on par with Follower and definitely a better map than Well. In particular, I don't think that the community is very fond of Well, so if you're looking for something to replace it, cp_obscure is definitely a viable candidate.

i lold at no quebec

I played obscure and don't think that it's in a competitive state yet for this kind of competition, especially considering that it has gotten very little time in NA to be gotten a feel for.

I played obscure and don't think that it's in a competitive state yet for this kind of competition, especially considering that it has gotten very little time in NA to be gotten a feel for.

That's what I am thinking at this point. I would do turbine but it was thoroughly rejected after using it this past season. Some members of the community wanted it and then after that week of play, everyone said it was the worst choice ever.

The first few rounds don't matter much for the top teams so it's not really a big deal but I just wanted to know what you guys think.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1024461

Bump that.

This is the last day for Alienware registration.