XtraGaming Is No More

Posted by arsen at 11:41 13/8/2003.

Fellow UK community site, XtraGaming, have this morning announced that they are to call it a day. The reasons as to why they came to this decision are not yet out in the open, but Anisty, the owner of XG Gaming, had this to say:

Today, in a matter of hours everything I love about being part of xtra gaming was brought to a sharp end. 4 years of work and thousands of pounds of investment have been brought to an end by just one small group of selfish individuals.

I don't have anything else left, and don't have another 4 years of my time to invest.

Thanks to UKTerrorist and their staff for their news and different viewpoint; to Spirit for always sticking around and to kirdi for posting news constantly with no reward.

It's times like this when you finally see who your real friends are.

It's always a shame when people you trust let you down and I'm sure Anisity has reason to feel annoyed...whatever it is.

This news comes as quite a shock, as XG Gaming launched their new website not too long ago. This is yet another case of a UK community site failing to stay afloat, we have already seen the rise and fall of cs[uk] and NoPowerups, let's just hope the remaining sites don't get caught in the same trap.

Good luck to Anisty and the Xtra-Gaming crew.

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d0ly`
11:45 13/8/2003
terrible.just plain old terrible. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
edd
11:46 13/8/2003
what did this group of 'selfish individuals' do? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
toko
euthanasia
11:47 13/8/2003
omg thats such a shame ul Anisity gl in what u do if u decide to do anything [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
OverlordRob
Asylum.uk
11:47 13/8/2003
brought '4 years of work and thousands of pounds of investment' to an end apparently ;) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
kirdi
Last Chance
11:48 13/8/2003
:( [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Otis
Rush!
11:49 13/8/2003
what goes around, comes around... [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
silicon
11:50 13/8/2003
thousands of pounds of investment. lol [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
rd
theb0g
11:50 13/8/2003
good [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Necroboy
fightclubclan
11:52 13/8/2003
Yay! another news post that will fill up with flames, gg ukt [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
TaMilL-TiGeR
UFO
11:54 13/8/2003
i got xtra.uk kicked out thats why lololololol [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
TaMilL-TiGeR
UFO
11:54 13/8/2003
iM was the real xtra.uk not these imposters [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
AL!CAT
11:54 13/8/2003
all these communities fold, ie no-powerups cs[uk] for the same reason; people want to read news on UKT, and usually, from what i've seen, half the news on these other sites is copied from UKT anyway. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
AndersSchm
11:57 13/8/2003
I want to know what the sharp end of xtra gaming was. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
AL!CAT
11:59 13/8/2003
and were the thousands of punds went :/ [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
AL!CAT
11:59 13/8/2003
*pounds :o [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Roguey
12:00 13/8/2003
well he helped sponsership for clans, and afaik the most recent example was helping lastchance money wise get UKT [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Messiah
Game2XS.Monkey Magic
12:01 13/8/2003
4 years, interesting [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
JediBitch
fightclubclan
12:03 13/8/2003
cs has only just had its 4 year birthday,so i think its a little less for xtra ;) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
AndersSchm
12:07 13/8/2003
Don't you remember the xtra gaming coverage of CS when it was at pre-release? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
JediBitch
fightclubclan
12:09 13/8/2003
no :( lol

but then i only remember xtra being around for about 6 months :D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Anisty-
Prozac
12:09 13/8/2003
we were (i was) a design site before I was playing CS... its about 3 years and 7 or 8 months. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
madmk
12:09 13/8/2003
Who are the 'selfish individuals' then?! COME ON SHARE IT :'[ for the nosey ppl of ukt :x [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
fez
12:09 13/8/2003
oh darn [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DK
Stalk Confront Engage Eliminate
12:10 13/8/2003
arsen I want a mention in ur news post for shoutboxing it!!!!

pff [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
arsen
Head Arse
UKTerrorist
12:17 13/8/2003
Thankyou DK. But next time use the news submission page ;) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Turk1sh
12:20 13/8/2003
ul [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
nixoh
enamor
12:34 13/8/2003
ul man [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Endo
Legend
12:35 13/8/2003
what exactly happened. nobodys acctually said anything about what cuased this. come on. spill the beans. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
silva`
ForsakeN
12:39 13/8/2003
all i can say is good riddance anisty

please dont return [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
w00kie
euthanasia
12:48 13/8/2003
ul Anisty your a really nice guy and im sure you will find something better to do, refering to TT's comments, who cares if Xtra.uk had a different lineup, times change, players come and go, i understand you feeling a little p***ed off about it, because the old Xtra worked hard to get a respectable name, i'm sure there will be alot of STABS@LAN when we find out who them individuals are :o) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
arma
12:50 13/8/2003
i wont feel sorry till i hear what happened but i spose its bad [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
WidoWMakeR
#The.ChoseN
12:55 13/8/2003
who cares if xtra was imposters and the old xtra was the real team, thats like saying iM are imposters and the old iM are the real team

who gives a flying f*** [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
AnNuM
13:12 13/8/2003
So, the current iM are imposters because they weren't the original iM? Don't talk wet TT you stupid fool. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
ProdiGy
13:20 13/8/2003
Unlucky Anisty. I know you would like to share the names of the ' selfish individuals ' so we can throw abuse at them ! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Atemi
ForsakeN
13:21 13/8/2003
"just one small group of selfish individuals"

add "immature" to that and you've got yourself Anisty and his Xtragaming Staff i'd say.

and quite ironic that you once said;

Xtra`Anisty: ok good luck with your clan thats going to last about 2 months
Xtra`Anisty: my 4 year company will have fun with it when you close down

quite the opposite id say.

your a bellend who's 4 year company won't be missed, well defiantly not by me, gl :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
AnNuM
13:27 13/8/2003
Whats XtraGaming by the way? Is it anything to do with Xtra the clan? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
KhAoS
meatyballs
13:30 13/8/2003
Xtra hasn't been going 4 years.... [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Dev
theb0g
13:30 13/8/2003
Read the website Mike :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Ripper
Rush!
13:32 13/8/2003
i remember it like yesterday, talking to anisty on the 13th August 1999 about his xtragaming website.

.................. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
sloop
13:40 13/8/2003
tragic [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Anisty-
Prozac
13:47 13/8/2003
just because you weren't there, doesn't mean it didnt happen. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Bodkin
2seXeh 2perfoRm
13:53 13/8/2003
anisty.. u the one with the dodgy hair? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Sy
2seXeh 2perfoRm
13:54 13/8/2003
no thats pyroux! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Bodkin
2seXeh 2perfoRm
13:54 13/8/2003
ah yer with his girly car aswell [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Anisty-
Prozac
13:54 13/8/2003
i did chop it off... but its kind of just about grown back. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Sy
2seXeh 2perfoRm
13:54 13/8/2003
hehe and his girly hands! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Anisty-
Prozac
13:55 13/8/2003
he was sick in it :( [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Bodkin
2seXeh 2perfoRm
13:56 13/8/2003
ur hair? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Anisty-
Prozac
13:56 13/8/2003
his car [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Anisty-
Prozac
14:01 13/8/2003
omfg time has reversed and our comments are disappearing [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Bodkin
2seXeh 2perfoRm
14:03 13/8/2003
where are our comments going?

/me refrains from putting cluedo hat on and mentioning jizz again [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
The Oracle
Lord of t3h b0ys
UKTerrorist
14:03 13/8/2003
Stay on topic and your comments might not dissapear. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Bodkin
2seXeh 2perfoRm
14:04 13/8/2003
ahh i get it....

GL anisty GL i'll miss that other site ive never heard of. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
arsen
Head Arse
UKTerrorist
14:04 13/8/2003
Also, grow up. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
N38
14:04 13/8/2003
ul [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Anisty-
Prozac
14:09 13/8/2003
im growing, moving forward and listening to the advice of the ukt staff. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
h0mes
14:40 13/8/2003
Mullets rule! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DK
Stalk Confront Engage Eliminate
14:58 13/8/2003
Thank you DK. But next time use the news submission page ;)

fvck that, sounds to much like hard work!!

shoutbox the way to go!! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Lord Fondlemaid
15:12 13/8/2003
Well I think it's always a shame when someone loses something that they are passionate about, never mind who they are or what people think of them. Unlucky Anisty-, I still think you're a ponce, but I'm sorry to hear the news. Better luck with whatever you do next...

L.F. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Nazg0l
fightclubclan
16:00 13/8/2003
no they all fold because they are badly thought out, unoriginal, with poor journalism. ukt is a class above the rest. UL ANISTY [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
m!lky
fluid element
16:13 13/8/2003
no one cares.

xtra what? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DK
Stalk Confront Engage Eliminate
16:25 13/8/2003
xtra what?

xtra, xtra, read all about it! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
KhAoS
meatyballs
17:03 13/8/2003
Anisty-
13:47, 13/8/2003 just because you weren't there, doesn't mean it didnt happen.

i was around anisty, and i don't remember Xtra at all. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
BrorJace
Online Multiplayer Gaming
17:29 13/8/2003
I was also around and i only heard of xtra a few months back. mind u i am an ignorant. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Shaw
17:46 13/8/2003
true must have been pretty poor back then... coz i been playin a long time now and only heard of it from when xtra.uk played at a few lans..

"back then" [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Anisty-
Prozac
18:03 13/8/2003
xtra.uk were nowt to do with us then

we were decidely small 3 years ago so you wouldnt have heard of us :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
GaZ-
18:35 13/8/2003
i can remember playin xtra's belgium team long before the xtra.uk /iM team came along [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
-Sc0pE-
19:22 13/8/2003
Anisty whats this all about? :P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Anisty-
Prozac
19:33 13/8/2003
mm yeh we supported the .be team since they were formed

:/ [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
disty
23:58 13/8/2003
rofl @ Atemi + silva

not like your ones 2 hold irrational grudges are you boys????........ oh wait you are

what did he do to you? say call it evens and try 2 make a fresh start... shame on him [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
TaMilL-TiGeR
UFO
01:47 14/8/2003
shut up annum u f***in retard [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Anisty-
Prozac
03:19 14/8/2003
annum's no retard tiger

but you're a t**t so just leave it at that. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Drenz
11:09 14/8/2003
who cares [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
GRiFFiN
Virtual Gaming!
12:47 14/8/2003
imposters! indeed! indeed! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Rumpaton
The Bomb Squad
13:40 14/8/2003
yes [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Pharcyd3
23:29 14/8/2003
uk anisty, I kind of know how it feels...

thanks for the support alicat. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Data
Gamers Evolved
22:17 15/8/2003
Ive only this past few hours got back from sunny greece, and i come home to read on various sites, including my own that a loads of clans have changed / folded and xtragaming is no more. Sorry to hear that Anisty, you have been a good friend just recently and im sorry to hear about xtra folding. Get bored? come join me over at ukcsa =/ [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
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