H2k Gaming is proud to announce a new team joining the ranks for Halo 3 on Xbox360. Although the team may not be well known, we have high hopes for their upcoming tournaments and results and are looking forward to what they can bring.

The H2k Gaming Xbox360 Halo3 teams consists of:

 Nico 'Scorpi0' van Doeland
 Niels 'Towel' Mulder
 Roelof 'Pinooo' Eringa
 Ruben 'Trojan' Gijs 

Unfortunately it is time to wave goodbye to Joakim "faEkE" Åberg who will be leaving due to personal issue. Joakim will be replaced permanentely by the current standing in 6th, Hampus "myS" Karlsson.

 Johan "miRACLE" Gärtner
 Adam " Mumma" Timle-Händel
 Fredrik " qLimAxzU" Idh
 Hampus "mySpyS" Karlsson
 Victor " vissEh" Gunnarsson

H2k Gaming is featured in the Call of Duty 4 Official European ranking from cadred.org. As early as last month, H2k Gaming picked up the Swedish team who have shown promising results in COD4. Thanks to these results, they are now placed 3rd in the official top ten European COD4 rankings.

Official Cadred.org statement

With 5 expert panelists and votes from 10 top teams, the top 10 aims to bring you an accurate idea on the current top 10 in Europe.

Each team from the Potential Top 10 received a vote, and a brand new 5 man panel also got to vote.

The points system remains simple: a first place vote earns that team 10 points, 9 points are awarded for second place, and so on.

On page two you can read who the panel members are, and see their thoughts and opinions on this month's rankings.

1st.  Power Gaming
2nd.  Team Dignitas
3rd.  H2k Gaming
4th.  Fnatic.MSI
5th.  Reason Gaming
6th.  YoYoTech
7th.  NCE.i3D
8th.  TheLastResort
9th.  SPEEDLINK
10th.  mTw

As you may have already seen, numerous videos and pictures of IOL are available on our facebook fan page and youtube page. To give you a little preview of it, here is some of our media.

H2k Gaming has made it past the group stages at IOL today. They will now continue to the playoffs, starting off with the quarter final, in the hopes of winning the final of the second day in order to reach the Grand Final where the winner of the first day, SK Gaming, is waiting.

So far so good, H2k Gaming defeated all three opponents giving away a total of 11 rounds and came top of their group A. H2k Gaming will now be facing 0-32 @ lan who placed second in group C with only one defeat.

  H2k Gaming [ 16 : 03 ]  0-32 @ lan

17:30 C.E.T - de_train - Screenshots: First half - Second half

Having defeated 0-32 @ lan, H2k Gaming will now be facing Begrip in the semi final of the second day. Begrip, alongside H2k Gaming, are also on a winning streak, coming top of their group B and defeating Online-Kingdom in the quarter final with 16-13.

  H2k Gaming [ 10 : 16 ] Begrip

18:30 C.E.T - de_dust2 - Screenshots: First half - Second half

The groups for IOL have been announced, two sets of four groups, one on Saturday and one on Sunday, will be playing this weekend for a change of grabbing the top prize of 50 000 SEK.

H2k Gaming finds themselves in group A on Sunday. The group matches are due to start at 10:00 C.E.T with delays expected and the playoffs at 17:00 C.E.T

  H2k-Gaming [ 16- 07 ] Crystal

10:00 C.E.T - de_dust2 - Screenshots: First half - Second half

  H2k-Gaming [ 16 - 02 ] Fit4fight

11:00 C.E.T - de_nuke - Screenshots: First half - Second half

  H2k-Gaming [ 16 - 02 ] Eyestrike

12:00 C.E.T - de_inferno - Screenshots: First half - Second half

Remember that you can view our pictures taken at IOL by following us here on Facebook.

One of our supporters, i3D.net is giving beta keys for Battlefield Bad Company 2. You can pre-order the game directly through i3D.net, and everyone who pre-orders will receive a 10 day beta key. You can already download the game here.

Official release:

Bad Company 2 PRE-ORDER now available - 27-01-2010

Dice (www.battlefield.com) and i3D.net (www.i3d.net) bring you the battlefield!

Pre orders for Battlefield Bad Company 2 are available for 21,90 Euro a month in Frankfurt (Germany), Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Paris, London, New York, Dallas and Los Angeles.

All paid pre-orders received 10 beta keys for free!

Visit our website to order: http://www.i3d.net/battlefield-bad-company-2-ranked-game-servers.php

Our advantages:

* Complete debranded servers (own hostname!)
* Full support of the BC2CC tool!
* Direct access to Punkbuster screenshots!
* The lowest pricing
* The best hardware: Dell QuadCore Xeon servers
* Complete control of the gameserver through the controlpanel (start/stop/restart/reinstall/support)
* No limit on datatraffic
* 1000 mbit connections with the internet
* Flexible support - expansion, need help, we take care of all of it
* Flexible support - phone, mail, live chat and through tickets
* Support in English, Dutch and German!
* You can rent a cheap all-codecs Teamspeak or Ventrilo voiceserver
* Stability: i3d is one of the larger game providers worldwide with 7000 game servers online

Note: If you preorder and paid your invoice your beta keys will be added to your invoice details. Check the invoice details after payment to claim your keys.

We are proud to announce a new player that will be joining the ranks of H2k Gaming for FIFA on PS3.

David "maximo12" Arboli was seen along the ranks of mYm, fnatic, redCode and more with his first achievement this year being placed 1st in the EA sports Masters 2on2 PS3 cup. As early as last Sunday, David also won the Supercup of Spain, gaining him a big point advantage for the Grand Final.

At the moment maximo12 is playing the FIWC online qualifier and soon the Grand Final in Barcelona (FIWC 2010).

Together with Brian "humm3r" Harrison, they will create a 2on2 team in order to participate in Gamebattles which remains one of the most popular FIFA PS3 ladders.

H2k.FIFA PS3 team:

Brian "humm3r" Harrison

David "maximo12" Arboli

Tonight, the H2k.CSS  team will meet a strong opponent, 30P-Gaming, in the ESEA league. The match will take place at 20:00 C.E.T and will be streamed by H2kTV. In their last match, H2k won against PowerGaming with 16-14, let's see if they can keep up a winning streak.

The groups for IOL have been announced, two sets of four groups, one on Saturday and one on Sunday, will be playing this weekend for a change of grabbing the top prize of 50 000 SEK.

H2k Gaming finds themselves in group A on sunday. The group matches are due to start at 10:00 C.E.T and the playoffs at 17:00 C.E.T

As many of you may have notice, the H2k Gaming Counter-Strike team is preparing for heavy changes within the line-up. Rumours have been spreading on rakaka.se and HLTV.org concerning three of our players possibly leaving.

Although all rumours cannot yet be confirmed, we can today confirm that Jim "zneel" Andersson will be taking a break from professional gaming.
Concerning Emil "FYRR73" Karlsson and Samuel "Zyppe" Martinsson, both players remain under H2k but are currently on the lookout for a team. No confirmation can be given as to who they will be joining. However, with IOL approaching very fast, both players are eager to find a new home.

More news concerning the line up changes and the future of the team will be announced this weekend.

One of our players, namely Brian "humm3r" Harrison from Argentina, has just qualified himself for the Grand Final of COPA40 where 3 000 EUR are up for grabs. The Grand Final regroups the most talented PS3 FIFA10 players from Argentina, Mexico, Spain, Chile and Colombia. It is due to start on the 22nd of January.

The Argentinean qualifier started off with 20 participants. Brian managed to reach the top of the ranking with a total of 1335 points, with the second placed participant "mendoaguilar" only 8 points behind him. For placing first of the Argentinean ranking, Brian will be walking home with a Playstation 3 120g slim and a 32" Television.

Rankings

1st.  H2k.humm3r - 1335pts

2nd.  mendoaguilar - 1327pts

The H2k Gaming CS:S team will be facing Power Gaming tonight in the ESEA Season 5 League. Power Gaming are currently on a winning streak, having recently defeated Excello and Team Alternate. The match will be streamed and commentated on H2kTV.