Heaven Media, owners of websites such as popular e sports news site Cadred have today announced they have acquired popular gaming league/Tournament site EnemyDown.
EnemyDown launched around seven years ago and has made its name as one of the most popular sites to facilitate gaming leagues and tournaments in the world, originally starting with popular multi-player titles such as Counter Strike: Source, EnemyDown today even supports console titles ranging from first person shooters like Call Of Duty Modern Warfare to games like Mario Kart on the Wii.
(If your woried about what might happen to ED see this post at Cadred: http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/85764/)
Included in Heaven Media’s purchase is X-Ray Anti-Cheat and Mixes. X-Ray is a very popular anti-cheat tool which monitors players while there playing games to make sure they are not gaining an unfair advantage through unauthorised modifications etc. It is used in gaming leagues all over the world including such leagues as EUGL (European Gaming League), Mixes is a popular service developed by EnemyDown to organise online matches that brings gamers of all levels together.
“EnemyDown gives Heaven Media another dimension to its media offering. Within the group of sites a visitor can read about the top gaming hardware, the biggest game releases, the teams and players in the professional field and now they can themselves play in some of the best run tournaments and leagues in the world.†said Heaven Media’s Managing Director, James Reed. “In addition this supports our move this year into events, following the success of the Game Zone, run by Heaven Media each year at the Gadget Show Live, in Birmingham’s NEC.â€Â
EnemyDown was a key cornerstone in bringing competitive multi-player gaming to the masses throughout the UK and Europe, it has brought together tens of thousands of gamers all over the world, something which Heaven media are keen to support and nurture.
