Due to high cost of hosting, the World Series of Video Game series has reached its toll and has been shut down as of September 13, 2007. All remaining events scheduled this year have all been canceled by its organizer Games Media Properties who posted the following statement on the WSVG web site:

“Effective immediately, Games Media Properties will no longer produce the World Series of Video Games. The remainder of the 2007 season in Los Angeles, London and Sweden is canceled…

The largest video game tournament ever to take place in Canada is bound to bring big name professional gamers world wide to the Fan Expo Canada at the Metro Convention Center in Toronto on August 24 through 26, 2007, with more than $75,000 in cash prizes to be awarded to the winners in games including World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, Guitar Hero II and Quake 4 to name a few.

Non-pro gamers who attend the World Series of Video Games (WSVG) can also…

Intel has partnered up with the World Series of Video Games to bring the venerable competition to our northern neighbors. August 24th through the 26th will see the tournament held at the Metro Toronto Convention Center. There will be over $70,000 in cash prizes available for those lucky few who manage to rise to the top of the field. Gamers will be competing on such titles as World of Warcraft, Quake 4, and Guitar Hero II.

Intel will also be offering…