iGUK Breakthrough with Valve

Posted by Myers at 08:55 10/8/2004.

Many will recall problems between iGUK and Valve/Steam over licensing issues which eventually led to iGUK centres boycotting the software. Today it was announced that there has been a breakthrough in negotiations leading to an IGUK Official Valve CS Source League beginning in September.

Starting in September IGUK are to run their first Counter-Strike League between participating gaming centres, for over a year. This league follows a break-through in negotiations with Valve that have provided IGUK Gaming Centres the ability to now install a legal version of Steam in their venues. The version we will be using is the new Counter-Strike Source game that was released to participating IGUK gaming centres today. Get down to your nearest IGUK centre and try out this amazing game now! The league will run from September until early November and will include prizes that will be announced at the start of the league.

As a result the majority of iGUK centres nationwide will receive Counter-Strike Source a month or so before we get to play, if you wish to give it a go, then you can try the following locations:

Bifflan - Banbury, GameTheWorld - Bangor, Virtual Realm - Bath, Ozzi's Online Gaming - Batley, GlobalGamingArena - Birmingham, Surf 'N' Play, The LAN Rooms - Bristol, Cyber Emporium - Buxton, Matrix - Chester, Lansport - Derby, Netplay - Eastbourne, Code Red - Essex, Squeex - Halesowen, Cyberscene - Essex, Harrow Arena - Harrow, Web Frenzy - Hastings, Cybernet - Huddersfield, The Hub - Hull, LGI - Ipswich, Games Genius - Kent, And So It Begins, High Score - London, Cyberience - Manchester, Psisoft Games - Nailsworth, WKD Computers - Newcastle, E-Quest - Newport, Battlenet - Norwich, Lantasia - Rotherham, Gamecentre2 - Scarborough, The Hangout - Sheffield, StarBytes - Southampton, Rogues Asylum - Southend, Cyber Centre - Southend-on-sea, Xcession - Stevenage, Wired Inn - Swindon, Cobwebs - Weymouth, Cyber Realm - Wickford, Console Computers - Wirral, Quarks - Wokingham and Landen - Worcester.

You can reference the full centre addresses here. No excuse now for not giving CS:Source a go at least once before it comes out for the rest of us.

Comments

ensnare
Atari.Crew
09:21 10/8/2004
Bifflan yey, is the beta only dust though? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
09:22 10/8/2004
i wouldn't know, goto bifflan and find out *cough* [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
SumsoluS
09:25 10/8/2004
f*** awm [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Phunky
09:39 10/8/2004
So iGUK Centers get it Free? or they getting it at a very discounted price?

Cos find that a bit unfair to all the Cyber Cafes that have been enroled in the Program and been paying £10 a month for basicly CS...

But still it good news that we get some iGUK torneys agian! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
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UKTerrorist
09:42 10/8/2004
yeh, it does sound a bit unfair on all those centres paying £10 a month in the uk...perhaps they should join iGUK then? :P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
m|ke
Team-Creative
09:56 10/8/2004
CYBER GAMES ZONE ROCKS! w00 [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
m|ke
Team-Creative
09:58 10/8/2004
gonna dick em so bad in iguk k thx :D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
boger
10:10 10/8/2004
strange how Unicon & LITE are not on the officialy cyber cafe list found on steampowered.com, are they using it illegally?

Anyway, great to see IGUK back in the CS way again, was getting bored of COD. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
boger
10:15 10/8/2004
Myers the official charge for gaming centres is 10 a month PER PC - so it can get expensive. Unless you are an IGUK centre I spose. But it does show that strenth in numbers works [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
fezemoN
10:19 10/8/2004
BiffLan owns :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
ensnare
Atari.Crew
10:22 10/8/2004
its dust and its 20v20 :| although i would think most lans don't have 40 computers [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Wood
10:48 10/8/2004
ill be down to give it a try for sure... peace out. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
trippz
10:48 10/8/2004
Web Frenzy - Hastings LOL my townie festered lan centre HAH! dont go their, youll get beaten up by the 'midnight kru' if you hs one of them !!!! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Magic^
11:04 10/8/2004
anyone from brighton know if eHorizon will have this ? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Mu1e
RemOte.uK
11:07 10/8/2004
midnight kru lol, these guys recruiting? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Magic^
11:08 10/8/2004
lol trippz , the only person on earth who has been bullied in an internet cafe! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DoZ
Anti-saviour of UKT
11:08 10/8/2004
I imagine my nearest lan center is a good 2-3 hours drive away! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
11:09 10/8/2004
same here doz, lets start a string of MyerDoZ centres.

or MyDoZ :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
MonkH
11:13 10/8/2004
UKT FINALS ON CSS!! :P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Magic^
11:17 10/8/2004
im not following this properly

i can go and play it now? or in a week or what? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
MonkH
11:17 10/8/2004
so like week or summit till cz users cus thats wot fille said or about that [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DoZ
Anti-saviour of UKT
11:17 10/8/2004
That sounds like a laxative or lubricant ;-/ [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
amgolkm7
11:20 10/8/2004
need one of this iguk in devon FFS I QUI THIS LIFE [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
11:28 10/8/2004
I think it becomes fully available in LAN centres from Wednesday. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
sicKboy
got:Game
11:31 10/8/2004
If IGUK sorted this sooner they could have held the WCG pre-qualifiers. Now its gonna be at w**k i21. Anyone know if this is gonna be a byoc event? No way they can do the WCG pre-qual at a byoc event can they? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Kr1stal
11:31 10/8/2004
wooo, back to local lan :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
ilic``
Team56
11:43 10/8/2004
derby!! crackin stuff

shame the pc specs are dogs***

AMD 2100 XP Processors, Gigabyte motherboards (8x AGP), Gainward Geforce 4 Ti 128mb graphics cards, 256mb DDR RAM.

gl in running cs:s on them :(

Online is the new LAN

[Edited by ilic`` at 11:44 10/8/2004] [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Phunky
11:54 10/8/2004
I thought i21 was CS:CZ only? for the WCG at least?

who cares anyway im off to #GameOn 56 in fact i need 4nubbings for me to carry thru to the ITV finals ;) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
11:54 10/8/2004
They weren't going to have anything to do with WCG well before the steam issues arose. WCG contracts are pretty strict and GameStars Live/EOGC will be so much better :). [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Phunky
11:55 10/8/2004
Thats it Myers :) and where are the GameStar Live Lan Quals?

at #GameOn 56 :P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
11:56 10/8/2004
and online, and at iguk centres, depending on what game you play :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Phunky
11:58 10/8/2004
So you not gonna be poping in @ #GameOn 56 then Myers or u gonna be reporting on i21 ? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
12:01 10/8/2004
Not sure I can make either, i've got UKT this weekend, Landed next weekend, then friday after at i21, then i go from there to london on the sat to begin setting up for EOGC. I leave EOGC the following Monday. Then sometime after that I start uni :P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
alkor
12:03 10/8/2004
csn is where its at <o/

:P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Scrappy
Sniper's Alley
12:06 10/8/2004
Be sure to pop over and say hi at i21 Rich :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
sicKboy
got:Game
12:29 10/8/2004
where else are the GameStar Live Lan Quals being held? or is it only at a byoc GameOn event?
These UK quals for all these events are going to the dogs. A load of configing f***s are gonna qualify then get owned when they arent on their own pc. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Blade^
twisted Reality
12:38 10/8/2004
magic is there good cafes in brighton then? my nearest is now starbytes in southampton, tis a good cafe tho D: [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
MonkH
12:48 10/8/2004
Console Computers - Wirral <- dont have it installed :( [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
oldlady
12:53 10/8/2004
Is eogc cz or source or normal cs ? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Andros
12:59 10/8/2004
cs source will be available to play at the cyber cafe on wednesday monday was the date of preloading [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
12:59 10/8/2004
cs 1.6 oldlady [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Magic^
13:16 10/8/2004
nah there isnt , its a pain in the arse

eHorizon used to be oooo kaaaaaaay aint been down there in about a year tho so i would imagin its aged badly and is now even worse than ooooo kaaay [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Phunky
13:23 10/8/2004
MonkH i think you and the rest need to get your arse over to #GameOn 56 [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
polaris
church
13:30 10/8/2004
Sorry for not reading properly but does this mean every iGUK centre gets it?

If so, why are just those 1's highlighted :o [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
13:35 10/8/2004
I accept your apology for not reading it properly. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
sicKboy
got:Game
13:35 10/8/2004
First ever LAN phunky? calm down mate [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
14:00 10/8/2004
Qualification for EOGC is as follows:

1 team GameOn
4 Teams UKT LAN (top 4)
2 Teams Jolt Online Quals
5 Invited European teams. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Phunky
14:01 10/8/2004
No not my first Lan, im just promting #GameOn and also trying to get the tits of my clan 2go, as im at work this is the only way i can get in contact!

And no i wont calm down... [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
hieRu
14:08 10/8/2004
Brilliant news on the IGUK leagues! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
sicKboy
got:Game
14:21 10/8/2004
cheers Myers baby. Lucky for us that we are gonna finnish top4 this weekend then hey :P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
nicklearse
Missing In Action
14:31 10/8/2004
get some computers and your laughing [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Wood
14:34 10/8/2004
wowowow i got some questions cos im confused.

1. Is the only qualifiers for wcg at i21?
2. Is this cs 1.6?
3. Is it all just one big finals event at i-series?
4. What and where is EOGC?

Thanks ;) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Phunky
14:37 10/8/2004
The EOGC stands for "European Online Gaming Championships".

The Game Stars Live show is part of the ITV "Game Stars" series. The EOGC is running its finals at the show. GameOn is running the last qualifiers for the EOGC finals at its #56 event.

the EOGC finals are being held at Game Stars Live which is the week after #GameOn 56 [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Mango
14:39 10/8/2004
Cornwall needs a decent LAN center. I'd also be the ideal place for testing fibre optic rollout in a rural area, I wish. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
14:40 10/8/2004
wowowow i got some questions cos im confused.

1. Is the only qualifiers for wcg at i21? - Yes: www.multiplay.co.uk

2. Is this cs 1.6? - wcg quals & main event are cs:cz

3. Is it all just one big finals event at i-series? - Depends if ects is cancelled or not.

4. What and where is EOGC? - www.eogc.co.uk [ Score: 1, informative | Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Wood
14:44 10/8/2004
Thanks Myers chuck! :D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
MonkH
15:09 10/8/2004
i21 = a ilan same as always there just hosting the wcg quals which is cz on normal cs maps [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Roar^
15:49 10/8/2004
Phunky if your making a mix team for gameon #56 and need a player, let me know. Roar^ on quakenet or pm on here :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Psy^
xtreme9.uk
15:59 10/8/2004
Lol why should they join iGUK Myers? It's just a bunch of broken promises and, lies and pointlessness from what I've heard from some cafe owners.. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Psy^
xtreme9.uk
16:01 10/8/2004
trippz is one of those townies andy ;E [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
trippz
16:16 10/8/2004
get the f*** on irc dan u little bicklat [ Score: 0, abusive | Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
madmk
17:29 10/8/2004
Cyber Centre in southend hasnt even got steam, so how does it/is it going to have CS:S? =o [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Psy^
xtreme9.uk
17:36 10/8/2004
read the article again chris! <333333 BACK LATER [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Jazzy Jebus
Rage
18:00 10/8/2004
nice, its at ASIB! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Eagle
18:40 10/8/2004
Myers for president ! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
20:20 10/8/2004
"Lol why should they join iGUK Myers? It's just a bunch of broken promises and, lies and pointlessness from what I've heard from some cafe owners."

Not the same centres that are get 2 xboxes, a 2mb internet connection, a free Steam account and various other items surely? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
jaff
20:32 10/8/2004
"No excuse now for not giving CS:Source a go at least once before it comes out for the rest of us."

except not having one near me.... same for sooooo many people, sigh :( [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DoZ
Anti-saviour of UKT
20:51 10/8/2004
Aye, would have to cross a couple of counties to get to one [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Rhyzz
Nocturne
23:24 10/8/2004
Back to the old complaints at Valve.

Charging for a game you have already purchased a license key for is a joke. If they want to charge for steam, they should release it as software, not freeware, and make people buy the actual program, instead of abusing there monopoly.

Fair enough make money from a game they have spent years maintaining, but do it properly instead of taking the shortcut. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Fox
ClanNEW
02:59 11/8/2004
lan centers paid money for the game yes, but not the money to exploit it commercially and make money out of it on a 'per hour' basis as they were in the past.
The charge that came in was probably a bit steep however but this is a totally new thing with a totally different game.
Sounds good, i'll go along to cgz sometime this week and try it out when its up and running. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Rhyzz
Nocturne
12:42 11/8/2004
from what i've seen and heard of iGUK it is a bit of a joke. Cafe near me paid something like £1000 to join, then £400 or something stupid a month to stay a member, and all he got was a few new games to put on his PC's that noone played anyway cos there were horrid, like ZaG's face. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Myers
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
20:01 11/8/2004
Current cost of joining is a one-off payment of £426 then a monthly payment of £120 + VAT.


For that you get: Lots of Games, a 2mb KeConnect internet line, 2 xboxes and a lot of other stuff such as:

Access to Technical Support and advice in setting up
Assistance in business plan development and financial projections
Option to Purchase a gaming-centre-ready PC at discounted price
Access to preferred suppliers for discounted Software and Hardware
Able to log into the Members Only section of this web site
Free participation in the National Conference held in regular intervals
Access to Private Forums to Communicate ideas and experience amongst Partners
Participation in the UK’s ONLY National WAN Gaming Leagues
Use of proven Payment Administration Systems
Automatic use of the National Online Learning Club, bringing online learning as a product to provide to your customers
Ability to offer advice on accessing Government
Access to the Exclusive Online Gaming Servers provided free to Centre Partners allowing customers to play against other centres customers
Eligible to become a member of a Trade Association committee
Participation in Game Launch Events with Partner Publishers
You will receive POS, window stickers and posters promoting your membership and also Posters promoting events and tournaments to your customers.

[Edited by Myers at 12:47 12/8/2004] [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
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