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eGO, Christmas, Amazon and You November 23, 2017 | Article By Artimus | # amazon, holidays, shopping This is your annual reminder to support EdgeGamers when you shop Amazon. By clicking our affiliate link first, you?ll shop Amazon in the same way you always do, but EdgeGamers will benefit by being paid a percentage of your purchase. Your price won?t change, but you?ll be doing your part to keep the servers and website alive. Amazon Affiliate Happy Holidays eGO!

Massive October Clan Wide Meeting October 3, 2017 | # clan wide meeting, community management It is time for the next Clan Wide Meeting. Prepare yourself for MASSIVE CHANGES. The October meeting will have the largest announcements of the year. You will not want to miss out. Clan Wide Meeting kicks off Sunday, October 8 at 7:30 pm ET on our TeamSpeak server. Clan Wide Meeting Agenda Community Management Updates Major Leadership Team Changes & Promotions Awards & Commendations Upcoming Events Game Updates Follow us on Twitter (@EdgeGamers) if you are unable to make the meeting. We will be tweeting live throughout the evening. https://www.edge-gamers.com/article/massive-october-clan-wide-meeting/

Call of Duty: WWII Open Beta Starting September 29 September 21, 2017 | # call of duty, Game Servers Call of Duty: WWII will officially have a PC beta on September 29. The good news is you won?t have to preorder to get access ? anyone can jump aboard. Open beta will run for a whole weekend before wrapping up on October 2. According to Sledgehammer Games in their announcement, the beta is designed to stress test core game play systems and online backend infrastructure at scale. It?s also designed to give PC users a hands-on period with the game while the studio goes about its business fine tuning and optimizing. Here are the minimum required specs, but these won?t necessarily apply to the full game, Sledgehammer warns. Recommended...

TF2’s Brand New Division Leader September 20, 2017 | SigmaMX | # leadership, promotions Emmy She joined eGO on September 25th, 2014! She became advisor just a day or two after her birthday, somewhere around May 4-5 this year (2017). She loves to cook, she loves to game, she loves Team Fortress 2 and now she is the Captain, Oh, Captain of the division. “What plans am I cooking up for TF2? Well first off, brownies. Secondly, cupcakes. Third, in all seriousness, I plan to be as available as possible to my Advisors should they need anything (while I make them brownies and cupcakes!)” As for changes for TF2 Leadership, Minty will be taking her place as Recruitment Coordinator Advisor and taking some weight off Emmy’s shoulders while she...

EdgeGamers At ESL One NYC September 15, 2017 | esl one, events, tournaments This weekend New York hosts one of the largest esports events on the East Coast ? ESL One at the Barclays Center in New York. Top Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams face off in a battle to take the big city. Catch us on Twitter and Instagram during the event and throughout the weekend EdgeGamers. Who will you be rooting for? EdgeGamers Twitter https://www.twitter.com/edgegamers EdgeGamers Instagram https://www.instagram.com/edgegamers/

Unturned Survival Server September 2, 2017 | # Game Servers, Unturned Enjoy killing zombies and opening combat on others? If you answered yes, prepare for the new Unturned Survival Server featuring the latest map Germany. What is Unturned Unturned is a FREE-to-play multiplayer that was released on Steam in July 2017. When you first spawn, you will be placed in a random location on the map, usually outside a small city. By killing zombies and looting buildings, you can find items such as melee weapons, guns, food, crafting supplies, clothing, and other random items. Zombies stay in cities and towns and other areas so if you get in trouble and are low on HP, you can run into the forest and you won?t be chased. By killing zombies, you...

Minecraft Realism Server August 29, 2017 | # Game Servers, minecraft Have you ever played on our Minecraft Survival Server before? If you have, then we have a surprise for you! How about a brand new server? This new server is another Survival Server, except it is 100% custom build by our Tech Community Manager, Agent6262. This map consists of mainly jungle and ocean. The map is on Hard mode. This makes survival much more challenging and fun! It gives players a more realistic and survival type feel when playing. It?s more about surviving in this server than anything else. Teaming up really helps you defeat this purpose, to some extent, so you can work on your building. You can play solo, however, Teaming just gives many great...

Medal of Honor & Distinguished Service Recipients August 14, 2017 | # awards, community management Adam, Medal of Honor For over 9 years EdgeGamers has benefited enormously from the contributions of Adam, formerly known as Mister Adam, who likes to call himself the Chief Delegation Officer. Whatever he?s called, he?s known for being one of the go-to leadership members for problem solving. Whether it?s a personal issue between members or solutions to make EGO better, he?s a key player when making positive things happen for the community. After a break from leadership, he was brought back to a Community Manager position to revive a struggling Team Fortress 2 division and took that task head on. Since his return the division has seen...

Clan Wide Meeting Sunday, August 13, 2017 August 11, 2017 | Article by Austin | # community management, leadership, meetings It is time for the next Clan Wide Meeting. It?s been a few months so stop in to learn what Leadership has been up to and hang out with the rest of the community. This Clan Wide Meeting kicks off Sunday, August 13 at 8:00 pm ET on our TeamSpeak server. Clan Wide Meeting Agenda Community Management Updates Website/Forum Updates Grand Theft Auto V Roleplay Overwatch September Tournament September Award / Medal Recipients Leadership Promotions Game Updates Prize Giveaways Question & Answer Follow us on Twitter (@EdgeGamers) if you are unable to make the meeting. We will be tweeting live throughout the evening...

There Goes the Neighborhood August 4, 2017 | ArtJay_Jay | # GTA, RP Grand Theft Auto, though still finding its feet in EGO, is in full swing by having recently moved to Los Santos. Having started its server in the small secluded town of Paleto Bay, the Leadership have expanded its operations to the city of Los Santos. With the move comes a larger area for players to explore. This is big news for the players of our GTA V server but before we look more into this announcement, lets take a look at the game. At the helm of everything is RipplyTiger151 and a handful of members that help maintain and admin the server. With GTA V came some new challenges. For a start, It’s a Role play server (RP). These are uncharted waters for EdgeGamers...

Overwatch Competitive Team July 30, 2017 | # competitive, overwatch The Overwatch Team is constantly in change ever since it was first started by Dr. Havok and Mister36 back in late 2016/early 2017. The team first assembled for the 2nd UGC (Ultimate Gaming Championship) Overwatch season, with one competing team leaded by either both Dr. Havok, Mister36 and recently Superglue. ?No Monkey Business? was one of the two EdgeGamers? Team name, according to Mister36. The main focus of the Team is the UGC League. It?s a popular league community that has been running in Team Fortress 2 mainly for a long time and it is well-managed, and a good way for amateur teams to get some play in. When the Overwatch Team started on the 2nd season of the...

Tournament Victory In King of the Communities July 30, 2017 | # tf2, tournament This past week while many of us were kicking back, our Team Fortress 2 Highlander team was busy kicking butt in the King of the Communities 9v9 tournament. EGO pulled out a decisive victory over Serious Gmod, Prestige Gaming, HeLLsGamers, Reflex Gaming, and Skynet Gaming. Our team went completely undefeated, surrendering only one map on Lakeside to Serious Gmod in the grand finals. They won FIRST PLACE in the tournament and all fought hard for that win. Many thanks to Prestige Gaming for organizing the event, as well as to EGO’s Team Captain: Emmy. She worked tirelessly to facilitate our teams success as well as put together an amazing roster of the best...

Minecraft Royal Rumble July 24, 2017 | # events, royal rumble Minecraft is happy to announce that we will be holding the noble tradition that is the Royal Rumble. Per the usual, the EGO members will try to band together to defeat the mighty Leadership team. This year?s Royal Rumble, however, will be different. Last time we used matt98?s PlanetSide 2 Biolab, this time we have a brand new map made by Minecraft?s own Aquafina Water Bottle. The new system has brand new gear and will put your teamwork skills to the test. The event will bring new ways for you to help your team and defeat your opponents! The Minecraft Royal Rumble will be held on Saturday, July 29th at 8:00pm ET on the MC Event server. The event should take roughly one...

EdgeGamers Holiday Weekend July 4, 2017 | # holidays It?s been a busy Holiday weekend and you may not have even known it. July 1, 2017 marked EdgeGamers 11th Birthday. Thank you for another amazing year, here?s to what the future brings us. On top of the EdgeGamers birthday, Americans are celebrating the 4th of July Holiday for Independence Day. Whether you are staying inside in the air conditioning or enjoying some time with the family, we hope you have a fantastic and safe holiday celebration.

Day of Defeat: Source GameME Reset June 1, 2017 | # day of defeat, Game Servers, gameme As of June 1st the GameME points on EdgeGamers three Day of Defeat: Source servers will be reset. This will give everyone a clean slate, and give our leadership team a better idea of who is actively playing on the servers. To add to the fun for you guys and gals, the top player with the highest points at the end of the month will win an eGO T-Shirt. This is your chance to take the top spot and wear your EGO pride on your sleeve.

WEB ALERT: Audio and Video Advertisements May 30, 2017 | # community management, forums, website We are aware of an ongoing issue regarding website, forum and server audio and video advertisements. These ads should not be in the rotation or permitted by our Ad Network and we are working to have them removed. If you encounter an audio/video ad, please copy a link or a full page source and submit it to the Drop Box for review. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause; we are just as frustrated that this is happening as you are. Thank you for your understanding. Austin Chief Operations Officer Edge-Gamers.com

Memorial Day 2017 May 29, 2017 | # holidays Memorial Day is a day to honor those who have sacrificed their lives in an effort to provide us with safety and comfort. We?re fortunate for what we have today because of their dedication to defending our freedoms. Today we thank those who served our country to provide us with a better future. Happy Memorial Day.

Stream Central Returns To EdgeGamers Forums Popular forum feature makes its return. The EdgeGamers Stream Central is back and users may now add their Twitch or YouTube channels to the system. One live channel is randomly selected to take the featured channel spot on the bottom left sidebar of the forums. All online and offline streams may be found in the main directory. Looking to add your channel to the list of users currently broadcasting? Simply grab some quick information and toss it into the Suggest Channel page to be moderated and approved. Once approved you will also have the opportunity to manage your schedule and set a next broadcast date. Start Your Stream Now Visit Stream Central to start streaming to EGO. What are you...

Congratulations! Please give a round of applause and congratulations to our winner for the EGO giveaway! BeefHammer https://www.edge-gamers.com/forums/showthread.php?310658-May-2017-EGO-Giveaway-HyperX-Ultimate-Upgrade-Prize-Pack&p=2950274&viewfull=1#post2950274 Post # 233 BeefHammer has won a new Keyboard, SDD, and Headset! Winner will be contacted by me via PM. If you didn't win, please stay tuned to the Community Giveaway Forum! Thank you all who entered! Looking forward to fragging and bragging with our whole extended family here at EGO! Thank you from all EGO Leadership to those who participated. Don't forget to keep entering daily to win. Binary

Clan Wide Meeting Saturday, April 29 April 27, 2017 | # clan wide meeting, community management, meetings It is time for the next Clan Wide Meeting. Learn what Leadership has been up to the past few weeks and hang out with the rest of the community. This Clan Wide Meeting kicks off Saturday, April 29 at 7:00 pm ET on our TeamSpeak server. Clan Wide Meeting Agenda Community Management Updates Top Recruiters HyperX Live Q&A and Giveaway Admin News Game Updates Question & Answer Follow us on Twitter (@EdgeGamers) if you are unable to make the meeting. We will be tweeting live throughout the evening. http://www.edge-gamers.com/article/clan-wide-meeting-saturday-april-29/