Cadred
 Cadred.org, 3rd March 2009 |
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| URL | http://www.cadred.org |
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| Slogan | Premier Esports Coverage |
| Type of site | Content/community site |
| Registration | Optional |
| Available language(s) | English |
| Owner | Heaven Media Ltd. |
| Launched | 9th July 2006 |
| Current status | Online |
Cadred is a coverage site for competitive video gaming, or eSports, owned by Heaven Media Group, a United Kingdom based publishing company which focuses on tech and gaming subjects.
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[edit] History
Cadred was based around a community which grew with an old Finnish eSports team, Insignia Cadre. In July 2007 it was decided that the team would continue to operate at the InsigniaCadre.org domain, while the coverage and community site would continue at Cadred.org.[1]
On 23 June 2008 it was announced that the Cadred brand had been sold to Heaven Media Group, in a deal apparently worth over £150,000.[2][3]
[edit] Site functions
Cadred covers three major eSports games - Counter-Strike: Source, Counter Strike 1.6 and Call of Duty 4. As well as providing online coverage of tournaments in these games, Cadred staff attend every major event in Europe, as well as having travelled as far away as Los Angeles to provide live score updates, media and features from a tournament.
Cadred also acts as a hub for the community, with hundreds of forum topics being created each week, and around 20,000 user comments per week. Users from all over the world gather to discuss any topic, be it gaming related or not, as well as to discuss the news, coverage and features written by Cadred's staff or volunteers.
[edit] Website versions
The Cadred.org website is the third version used, both for code and design.
[edit] Partnerships
Cadred has partnered with a number of the biggest names in eSports, ranging from News Corporation's Championship Gaming Series to Turtle Entertainment's Electronic Sports League to "LAN party" events around Europe.[4][5][6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Cadred and Insignia Cadre Divide", Corin Cole, Cadred.org, 18 July 2007 retrieved 4 March 2009
- ^ "Cadred für £150.000 übernommen", fragster.de, 23 June 2008 retrieved 1 April 2009
- ^ "1, 2, 3 - SÅLD!", Rakaka.se, 23 June 2008 retrieved 1 April 2009
- ^ "Cadred Partnerships", Cadred.org retrieved 4 March 2009
- ^ "i33 <3 Cadred", Rakaka.se retrieved 1 April 2009
- ^ "i34 till helgen - Salvo spelar!", Rakaka.se retrieved 1 April 2009
