PC Gamer + AMD Launch TAG

Posted by Antmoo at 15:58 26/9/2003.

PC Gamer have announced on their website that they have partnered up with AMD to launch a new clan. The new team, to be named "Team AMD Gamer" will be sponsored by AMD and will receive coverage by PC Gamer, there is no news yet as to who will be in the team, but contact details have been posted so that people who are interested can apply.

To be in with a chance of joining the elite clan, email tag@futurenet.co.uk and tell us who you are, which clan you're currently a member of, and any details of relevant experience or tournament results.

Here is a snippet from the statement on their site:

PC Gamer has teamed up with microprocessor company AMD to recruit and promote a gaming clan to play in PC games tournaments - and this is your opportunity to get involved.

TAG - Team AMD Gamer - will consists of a clan of pro-standard gamers who will be sponsored and equipped by AMD using their cutting-edge AMD64 technology. The team will play in regular online events and attend and compete in leading tournaments across the world.

This definitely looks like an excellent an opportunity, not only for a team to be able to compete along side the likes of 4Kings and SK, but also to promote the UK gaming community as a whole.

Check out the Statement. Good luck to anyone who decides to apply!

Comments

Gryff
16:00 26/9/2003
Hi kritikal, hektic, saber, adulki and rapier for TAG! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Smittins
16:01 26/9/2003
Gonna have to be very careful about who they choose or it could blow up in their face

I'd of thought taking a current clan unde rtheir wings (omg!/IES/lc/ONE?) would be a more viable option, the odds of them picking 5 people and them all gelling must be pretty low [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Geordie
Last Chance
16:01 26/9/2003
im sure someone wanted to do this over a year ago, create an elite team with full backing but it never flourished.. also doesnt say what game the clan will actually play ? multigaming? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Macca
16:02 26/9/2003
oo lol
hmm what good players from the uk are there to match against 4k/sk? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Dudeman
16:02 26/9/2003
go t0m! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Jolleh
Team56
16:02 26/9/2003
this is gonna turn sour! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
GaZ-
16:03 26/9/2003
im gonna apply!!!! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Pharcyd3
16:03 26/9/2003
ouch, not a good move to make without having an intimate knowledge of the community.... or looking at another country first ;) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Geordie
Last Chance
16:04 26/9/2003
knock em dead with ur past lan experience gaz ;P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
cobbeh
fluid element
16:04 26/9/2003
lol funny s*** that [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
fez
16:04 26/9/2003
choke for TAG! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Smittins
16:05 26/9/2003
heres that previous attempt:

ukterrorist.com/comments/view.php?type=n&id=2002 [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Antmoo
16:05 26/9/2003
I think it looks good. PC Gamer and AMD, I'm sure, will be able to make this into a very exciting project! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
darkst0rm
the demonic radicals
16:06 26/9/2003
hmmmm [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Purple
16:09 26/9/2003
I think that it may well be i-es. I have a hunch.
Unfortunately it is caused by bad posture! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Pepz
16:10 26/9/2003
I think ill apply!!!!!!!

:P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
GaZ-
16:11 26/9/2003
k how does this sound

profile
im GaZ the best looking hardest gamer in the uk ive pld for bdw and wL

cs history
wL were ranked 6th in ukt clan rankings back in the day and we got to number 1 in the pro cs league know as clanbase uk alot of ppl say i config but i only use ex_interp 0.02

lan history
i can get 100-0 vs pod bots on knife mode

k thats my all about me plz let me join i need a f***in new cpu [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Wolfie
WanadooWolfie
16:12 26/9/2003
me for TAG!
i bring with me previous knowledge of no lans, loss of most pcws and 'official' games, and a fluffy teddy bear named george [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
fez
16:13 26/9/2003
f*** me GaZ-, ur deffo in there pal! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Un4z
Team-EviL
16:13 26/9/2003
ur all s*** dont bother :P

lets face it, pc gamer is gonna be utterly new and pick any one that lies enuf ;)

biggest flop ever unless they take on i-es, omg or ONE, otherwise its just not gonna happen. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
KaM
16:14 26/9/2003
silly people!, they should take an already stable team :x [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Valar
16:14 26/9/2003
Realistically in CS terms the only way they could enjoy success within a reasonable timeframe would be to take on an established clan and rebadge them as TAG.

Looking at it from a purely commercial aspect, it still makes more sense to integrate an established clan than form a new one. A fresh team without a good deal of luck is going to take around 6 months to mature into a stable, capable side. That's a lot of time to wait and a lot of money to invest in a venture with a very small likelihood of showing any real success or return on the investment put in. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
outy
16:14 26/9/2003
i-eS should definatly apply , in my mind they are 2nd best in the UK and no doubt better than ONE and omg!, and with AMD backing them they would get the LAN experiance they need to challenge 4K. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
outy
16:15 26/9/2003
If they are looking for a multigaming team they could take omg! and steal ONE's DoD section :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
16:17 26/9/2003
i'm sure PCGamer have selected an able and knowledgeable member of the gaming community person to select this team. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
GaZ-
16:18 26/9/2003
u? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
ZaG
Online Multiplayer Gaming
16:18 26/9/2003
any1 cud pass for a "knowledgeable member of the gaming community" tho ;/ [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Geordie
Last Chance
16:19 26/9/2003
i-es have proven nothing with there new team so how the hell can they be the uks 2nd best? get real [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
16:19 26/9/2003
heh no, well not yet :P, my Team-UK managerial days have passed for now :) (p.s. Quarter-Finals) *high-fives chris0* [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Geordie
Last Chance
16:19 26/9/2003
LOL [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Smittins
16:20 26/9/2003
btw isn't there a TAG clan already made up of by7 "pros" ? :P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Geordie
Last Chance
16:20 26/9/2003
could of so had sweden that day :( [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Geordie
Last Chance
16:20 26/9/2003
ye they were called imminent but they folded ;P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Pharcyd3
16:23 26/9/2003
yeah that's true, from the outside every1 is as credible as they want to seem, should do real life meetings with every1 would sort things out much better [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
outy
16:24 26/9/2003
On paper i-eS have a better team than ONE/omg! so im confident they would make 2nd best in the UK. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
KaM
16:25 26/9/2003
lol how outy [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Geordie
Last Chance
16:26 26/9/2003
yea outy cos on paper thats how it works
the top5 uk clans excluding 4k playing each other will result in games going to either clan depending on the map situation etc, there is no clear uk 2 3 4 or 5 [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
emfive
16:27 26/9/2003
Disturbed are number 5, no worries Geo! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
KaM
16:28 26/9/2003
why not just go by results, i thought thats how they do it in real sports, omg! #2 YO [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
outy
16:28 26/9/2003
how not? , i-eS have players that are more experianced than those in OMG! DArt,annum,kwak and luck have all been top players for a long time. Its just my opinion , nothing will be proved until they all play each other. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
ZaG
Online Multiplayer Gaming
16:29 26/9/2003
hugs KaM and rofl @ geos imminent comment ;) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Montaver
theb0g
16:29 26/9/2003
its about time [3MC] showed they have more than just potential, good luck boyz¬! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Geordie
Last Chance
16:31 26/9/2003
im sorry but omg's lineup is better than i-es's bom should be in 4k [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Smittins
16:32 26/9/2003
oh my. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
16:33 26/9/2003
no-one said that this was just cs btw, there's a lot of players that *gasp* don't play cs... [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Rhyzz
Nocturne
16:34 26/9/2003
i love the cussing, just goes to show none of you people have any actual ambition. I cant remember who i said this to the other day but i thinks its super true:

People mock 'Pro' gaming because yes its a geeky thing to do and its not gonna impress the ladies, but lets face it, if any person who posted on this website got offered to go to Dallas for free, play a computer game and possibly come home with $40,000 prize money, i dont think many people would turn it down?

looks like a good plan, hope it goes through [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Un4z
Team-EviL
16:34 26/9/2003
as i said before there all s*** :P cept 4k who are just monopolisers :/ i cant spell =] [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Geordie
Last Chance
16:34 26/9/2003
thats what i was asking myers! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
omg ! Sarge
Shoot First Ask Later
16:34 26/9/2003
omg! are #2 UK till proven otherwise [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Choke|MaT
Choke
16:35 26/9/2003
Geordie
Disturbed
16:19, 26/9/2003 i-es have proven nothing with there new team so how the hell can they be the uks 2nd best? get real

potential? and all bar akujii have had experience in the top clans, maybe this deal would make them more committed. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
omg ! Sarge
Shoot First Ask Later
16:35 26/9/2003
Myers
Champion bread eater
UKTerrorist
16:33, 26/9/2003 no-one said that this was just cs btw, there's a lot of players that *gasp* don't play cs...

This is a "Counter-Strike" news website, so of course people are going to discuss CS mainly, who gives a f*** about other games :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Geordie
Last Chance
16:37 26/9/2003
potential of people 'removed' from 4k for various reasons, i rate dart and kwak VERY highly though :D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
CoRadDo
16:37 26/9/2003
eCore :o [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
16:39 26/9/2003
if this is for uk gamers only, then i-es could be in trouble, the interesting debate would be, if they pick 5 cs players and put them together, who would you pick? :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Obz
16:39 26/9/2003
they should go for unknowns.. eg. me. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Choke|MaT
Choke
16:39 26/9/2003
they werent removed because of skill though were they? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Kid
Clan ONE
16:40 26/9/2003
outy we had a better team 'on paper' than omg! at WCG , look what happened there...

dont talk s*** :0 [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
KaM
16:40 26/9/2003
MaT everyone in omg! has top clan experience, cos er, theyre in omg!, likewise with ONE lc dist etc :o NO? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Marcus
calibre
16:40 26/9/2003
what about eCore [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Geordie
Last Chance
16:41 26/9/2003
well knowing how 4k works and how they get rid of players, i know in my mind why certain players were removed.. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Smittins
16:41 26/9/2003
Myers they are basically considering anyone not in 4k?

DArtagnan, Keiju, KhAoS, Luck1ng, Annum ? :] [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Rhyzz
Nocturne
16:42 26/9/2003
eCore were the worst team ever made [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Marcus
calibre
16:42 26/9/2003
they beat noc, making noc the worst team ever ever ever ever EVER [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Geordie
Last Chance
16:42 26/9/2003
lol smittins u really have lost touch with the scene havent u [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
16:42 26/9/2003
Well i'm just assuming that no 4K players would leave to join the AMD team + contracts etc...

if it was anyone not in 4K probably: Keiju, Dartagnan, Luck1ng, Boms, b0b

but how many of them would actually join the team? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Choke|MaT
Choke
16:43 26/9/2003
idd KaM but the 4K players have done more travelling to europe's best LANs. It would still be a very hard choice between I-eS, OMG! and ONE you would think. As myers says though, they're looking for 5 top UK players, so whether they would take a clan on or try and split a few clans up to lure the best players is another thing. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Smittins
16:43 26/9/2003
Thats just an example team, which would obviously be awesome, but could in fact set the scene back a step

taht team would probably fold ONE and IES, and might not end up surpassing 4k, so we lose to pretenders for the throne to gain one that still isnt as good :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Demun
got:Game
16:43 26/9/2003
<3 ukt [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
NukeMasta
16:44 26/9/2003
To be in with a chance of joining the elite clan, email tag@futurenet.co.uk and tell us who you are, which clan you're currently a member of, and any details of relevant experience or tournament results

id love to get the list of names for that after its finished. just for jokes of whos willing to leave there clan to be in a magazine noone reads [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Smittins
16:44 26/9/2003
ok geo what would yours be? :P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Geordie
Last Chance
16:45 26/9/2003
nothings gonna beat 4k anyway not even team amd gaming [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Rhyzz
Nocturne
16:45 26/9/2003
cant see Lucking even applying, his job takes up most of his day.
Greg wouldn't leave i-es unless a big big big offer came along, and i doubt Bom would leave omg! for anyone other than 4K, maybe not even 4K, he's loyal.

so there u go! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
outy
16:45 26/9/2003
It's the best PC Gaming magazine though. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Marcus
calibre
16:45 26/9/2003
why not ? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Geordie
Last Chance
16:46 26/9/2003
i prolly couldnt even pick 5 names smittins :/ [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
16:46 26/9/2003
i have to agree PCGamer is the best gaming mag out there at the moment. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Smittins
16:47 26/9/2003
nothings gonna beat 4k anyway not even team amd gaming

cop-out! :D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Smiffeh
Game2XS.Monkey Magic
16:47 26/9/2003
Hey, don't write yourself off yet. It's only in your head you feel left out or Looked down on. Just try your best, try everything you can. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Demun
got:Game
16:47 26/9/2003
and some 1 must buy it ;/ [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
N38
16:48 26/9/2003
how do anyone of you knows its even for CS? doesn't say so.

But if it is... :D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
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