{"id":141851,"date":"2023-07-27T11:27:26","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T10:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=141851"},"modified":"2023-07-27T11:27:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T10:27:32","slug":"old-dog-new-tricks-world-cyber-games-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2023\/07\/old-dog-new-tricks-world-cyber-games-is-back","title":{"rendered":"Old dog, new tricks: The World Cyber Games is back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Old school esports fans will be familiar with World Cyber Games (WCG)<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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As one of the world’s first recognised multi-event esports competitions, World Cyber Games held regular offline events from 2000 up until 2019 with the goal of bringing together esports fans from around the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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However, following WCG 2020, which took place online due to the COVID pandemic, the prestigious tournament series went on a temporary break.\u00a0Three years later, WCG is back<\/a> with a completely different structure under South Korean start-up Bigpicture Interactive Co.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Since World Cyber Games\u2019 first esports event in South Korea on October 2020, the esports industry has gone through multiple adaptations. Perhaps the biggest of those shifts is that game developers’ official competitions now dominate the esports market.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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As a result, WCG has taken a new direction for its comeback.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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