After a successful Spring season, the dominant Queens team who won the YCN ET Challenge and joint won the Clanbase EuroCup XXIII consisted of FLoPJEHZ, miNd, phyZiC, rAzZ, sqzz and toxic. The team has over summer disbanded and the remaining players decided to rebuild the squad for the Crossfire: Battle for Berlin 6on6 tournament!

I'm glad to announce that signups to the Crossfire: Battle for Berlin are now open. We had a fantastic response in the initial newspost both from teams, fans and people wanting to getting involved (coverage people, I'll be in touch soon!) and now its time to suit up and sign up for the tournament.

The schedule for matches that was announced in the initial newspost will stay, we will be very strict with the scheduling system as we intend to build coverage around that schedule. If you cannot make the dates below then this isn't the cup for you! We will only allow rescheduling for exceptional circumstances.

To signup please send your team name and team roster to CrossfireSignups at gmail dot com. Team Rosters will be limited to 8 players to prevent bogus rosters and teams will only be allowed to make 1 change to that roster from the moment they signup to the moment the tournament concludes.

Schedule
October 20th WB R1
October 23rd LB R1
October 27th WB R2
October 30th LB R2
November 3rd WB R3
November 6th LB R3
November 10th WB Final
November 13th LB R4 & R5
November 15th Grand Final

Ever since SAGE and the split up of MVP, our previous team, we were determined to get back into the scene as a serious contender. In our search for a decent and stable team our eye got caught by belgian Fraternity. However, with the start of the CB Eurocup only few days ahead some of the bF-squad were no longer willing to go on with the team leaving us on the lookout for some fresh blood to fill the ranks. With the lineup we've come up with we believe we have a strong chance to fullfill our goal of competing with the top teams out there starting off with the Clanbase Eurocup and the upcomming Battle for Berlin.

As many of you are aware both Anexis and Team Dignitas have been rather quiet since their 1st and 2nd place finishes at SAGE Lan. With little competition and the summer period, it seems both teams have had some troubles with their lineups, that and the recent community uproar demanding and forcing the format be reverted back to the original 6on6.

With this announcement comes some unfortunate news that Jay “Jay” B. will not only be leaving the Anexis lineup, but he will also be quitting the game competitively due to a lack of motivation and time. Jay has been part of the lineup from its very roots (Impact.Gaming) which began with a 2nd place finish at AEF.

On the 29th September the Battlefield 3 Open Beta went live, giving you the chance to play before the games release on the 28th October. If you're new to the Battlefield series then it can be summarised as another modern First Person Shooter which features plenty of vehicular game-play. It's cutting edge graphics and physics are provided by the brand new Frostbite 2 engine - but don't expect to run this game on your machine that can barely churn out 125fps in Enemy Territory. The developers revealed that two top of the range graphic cards in SLI will just about be enough to make the most of the engines potential, and for anyone else who wishes to see Battlefield at its best then an upgrade will be in order.

The Global Challenge at Ani-Com & Games in Guangzhou will be the second event of the global league of the video game champions. Teams of Counter-Strike and League of Legends as well as StarCraft II players will clash in Guangzhou, China, from October 1st to 5th, for a total prize money of $93,000!

Summer is over and a new CB and XF season started. Enough reasons for TAG to do what they are good at: Failing! So without more introduction and nice words to make everything look good, the new TAG ET nab lajnap that will fail this season is:

Lajnap
lightning
aphesia
clown
numeric
fragstealer
filus

Today we start with new and original event on Enemy Territory scene - Oldschool Cup. It`s Polish 3on3 tournament on old maps like oasis, goldrush or sd2. 16 teams will take part in Oldschool Cup, 4 per group.

Crossfire is proud to announce The Battle for Berlin tournament, an ET 6on6 premium tournament to prove who really is the game's elite force. This one off tournament will be open to the top 16 teams in the game who will fight it out in a double elimination bracket for the chance to lay their claim to the crown!

The goal behind this tournament is show once and for all how online competitions should be covered! Coverage will be this tournament's defining feature with fans left drooling at the prospect of upcoming matches. Newsposts, Interviews and Opinion Pieces aside, every Thursday will be 'Game of the Week' on QuadV with Shoutcasts of the matches along with other titillating entertainment.

This tournament is just the beginning of the next chapter in Crossfire's history, all being well Crossfire 4 will be released at some point during the event. Crossfire will also be forming a council, which will directly influence playing decisions such as configs and policies for this and all upcoming Crossfire events.

Signups and Prize Announcements are coming shortly. For now, prepare yourself for the greatest battle of your life! Additionally, if anyone would like to get involved in this tournament as a coverage admin feel free to drop me a message here on the site.

Tentative Schedule
October 20th WB R1
October 22nd LB R1
October 27th WB R2
October 30th LB R2
November 3rd WB R3
November 6th LB R3
November 10th WB Final
November 12th LB R4 & R5
November 15th Grand Final

Ladys and Gentleman, oldschoolers of crossfire - This Saturday will be your chance to see the comeback of Ulrich Schulze aka FlyingDJ to your favorite online stream. He will be the host for the ESL Quake Live Bundesliga Finals on ESL TV and Take TV. Make sure you save the date as it is this Saturday live from 13.00 CEST Live!