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February 27, 2007

XFIRE ANNOUNCES SECOND MEETING OF XFIRE DEBATE CLUB - "THE FUTURE OF COUNTER-STRIKE"

Leaders from EGLN, Electronic Sports League, GameHead, GameTrailers, GotFrag, Meet Your Makers, and Xfire to Discuss Controversies Surrounding One of The Most Played FPS Games of All Time

The Xfire Debate Club: The Two-Handed Sword today announced its second gathering to discuss "The Future of Counter-Strike™." Representatives from EGLN, Electronic Sports League, GameHead, GameTrailers, GotFrag, Meet Your Makers, and Xfire will participate in the heated discussion moderated by Craig Levine, founder of Team3D and the E-Sports Entertainment Association. "The Future of Counter-Strike” will take place on February 28 at 7:00pm ET at www.xfire.com/debate. 

As the Counter-Strike community and top professional gaming teams slowly migrate from Counter-Strike: 1.6 to Counter-Strike: Source, there is a lot of controversy in the e-sports scene. Xfire’s expert panel will debate the pros and cons of upgrading to the better-looking Source vs. staying with the still relevant 1.6. Other subtopics will include Valve’s digital distribution system Steam, Counter-Strike's future on television, the constant combat against cheaters, and the contribution of game mods.

The list of debaters includes: Shaun Hetherington, EGLN; Manuel Hoedemakers & Sebastian Weishaar, ESL; Geoff Keighley, SPIKE TV’s GameHead; Daniel Kayser, GameTrailers; Trevor Schmidt, GotFrag; Maik Brodowski, Meet Your Makers; and Frederic Descamps, Xfire.

During Xfire Debate Club meetings, participating Xfire users have the opportunity to voice their opinions. Participants that give the most intelligent and thought-provoking arguments will receive invites to the exclusive Xfire Debate Club Clan: The Two-Handed Sword.

For more information about the Xfire Debate Club event and to join please visit: www.xfire.com/debate.