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The 7th Annual Carolina Games Summit was held Saturday February 4, 2012 at Wayne Community College. The spectacular event featured speakers and exhibitors from several game development companies, along with representatives from local colleges and schools who feature game design programs. This all day event also held 18 tournaments across all gaming platforms and genres. The top three tournament winners were recognized in front of a packed auditorium of their fellow gamers at the end of the day during the student produced awards ceremony. During the ceremony, custom made videos showed off each game before the winners were escorted to the stage to receive their award. All of the custom videos during the ceremony were produced by Simulation and Game Development students at Wayne Community College. And all first place winners received a custom made plaque imprinted with a full color image unique to each tournament and are created by former WCC Networking student Josh Berns.
In addition all top three winners receive medals along with a prize pack built by CGS and supplied by the event sponsors.
"We do not advertise prizes ahead of the event, just the custom made plaques and medals." Michael Everett an Instructor at Wayne Community College and the events Creative Director states, "We want our attendees to come for fun and recognition not for the prizes, that way when they receive a prize it is like a bonus."
The event had 82 winners across 18 tournaments who strive to be the best at their chosen game and make the months of practice worth it. The winners displayed below are some of the most hard core gamers who practice their skills on a regular basis and dedicate themselves to being the best. A majority of them may be practicing to become professional gamers but sadly few will achieve the status of Pro Gamer. Many gamers play competitively for years and never reach it, but in some cases players can bring in six figure salaries by joining leagues such as Major League Gaming where Electronic Sports Gamers sign $250,000 yearly contracts to play games!
The Carolina Games Summit isn't just about video games either! It also hosts several card gaming tournaments and a cos-play contest is judged by Penny Dreadful Productions, an Atlanta based conceptual design and physical production company. Their masterful work has been seen in major motion pictures such as The Book of Eli and The Walking Dead. The Carolina Games Summit congratulates this years winners, and looks forward to seeing them all back next year with improved skills and a winner take all attitude! The 8th Annual Carolina Games Summit is slated for February 2nd, 2013 and each year the Carolina Games Summit strives to better itself and include more features, attendees, and partners. For more information about the event please visit www.CarolinaGamesSummit.com
Gears of War 3 4v4 Team
Tournament Director – Jacob McCullough
Sponsored by the developer of Gear's of War 3, Epic Games, of Raleigh, NC
1st Place: Team Twisted
Tyler Newton
Micheal Newton
Dylan Wertz
Micheal Edwards
2nd Place: Team The Cliffy Bees
Charles Mercer
David Morris
Micheal Hicks
Mike Sasko
3rd Place: Team Above the Rest
Brandon Crider
Edward Crider
Joey Smith
Austin Harr
Tekken 6
Tournament Director – Erik Ramsey
1st Place: Larry Anderson (For the third year in a row!)
2nd Place: Shaun Cosby
3rd Place: Mike McCarley
Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition
Tournament Director – Gilbert Nicks
1st Place: William White
2nd Place: Jon Layton
3rd Place: Daryl Gatling
Dance Central 2
Tournament Director – Scott Grant
Sponsored by the developer of Dance Central 2: Harmonix!
1st Place: Anthony Roman
2nd Place: Kyle Bennettv
3rd Place: Superman Kent
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Tournament Director – Joshua Parker
1st Place: Andy Lim
2nd Place: Jacob Baker
3rd Place: Taheem Armstrong
Starcraft 2
Tournament Director – Cody Vaughn
1st Place: Jerred Miklowcic
2nd Place: Bradleigh Sceviour
3rd Place: Jason Seeley
Madden 2012
Tournament Director – John Larson
1st Place: Michael Gonzalez
2nd Place: Bradley Whitmire
Halo Reach FFA
Tournament Director – Sami Pickard
1st Place: Ryan Cianci
2nd Place: Cody Sterling
3rd Place: Michael Mercer
Call of Duty MW3 4v4
Tournament Director – James Braswell
1st Place: Team Clayton's Finest
Ethan Jones
Adam Evans
Jason Homick
Butler Collins
2nd Place: Team Florida Dream Team
Kenneth Johnson
Johnathan Willis
Greg Wilhelm
Christopher Johnson
3rd Place: Team sYnergy
Micheal Britt
Jose Perez
Codey Baker
Micheal Perez
NBA 2K12
Tournament Director – John Larson
1st Place: Kwamaine Goodman
2nd Place: Justin Ambrose
Yu Gi Oh Constructed
Tournament Director – Johnna Koonce
1st Place: Kevin Davis (For the 3rd Year in a Row!)
2nd Place: Blake Maready
3rd Place: Chad Artis
Magic the Gathering Standard
Tournament Director – Johnna Koonce
1st Place: Bryan Butler
2nd Place: David Harper
3rd Place: Jeff Guy
Magic the Gathering Draft
Tournament Director – Johnna Koonce
1st Place: Ryan Polcano
2nd Place: Randy Gilley
3rd Place: Zack Munn
Call of Duty MW3 FFA
Tournament Director – Tomas McGee
1st Place: Austin Holmes
2nd Place: Austin Sandy
3rd Place: Cody Adams
Halo Reach 4v4
Tournament Director – Sami Pickard
1st Place: Team Dig Bicks
Patrick Rishe
Keaton Webb
Sam Mahadan
Hayden Crooks
2nd Place: Team We Dont Even Play!
Billy Harless
Kalvin Le Roy
Blake Ledbetter
Ryan Cianci
3rd Place: Team Capture the Crown
Daniel Swift
Cody Sterling
Micheal Mercer
Wes Albrecht
Bloodline Champions 2v2
Tournament Director – Andrew Howell
Sponsored by the Publisher of Bloodline Champions, FUNCOM!
1st Place: Team We Love To Rage
Nicholas Donegan
Bethanie Riddle
2nd Place: Team Interrupts Like Kanye
Matthew Mangelli
Michael Mangelli
3rd Place: Team You're just Gelli.
Stephan Loehr
Brandon Smith
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Tournament Director – Erik Ramsey
1st Place: Jonathan Layton
2nd Place: William White
3rd Place: Jason Tran
Mortal Kombat
Tournament Director – Gilbert Nicks
1st Place: Larry Anderson
2nd Place: Dru Russ
3rd Place: Mike McCarley
