18th December 2008, 02:50
GamePlay without clan
bankrupt, gameplay, gameplay
According to current information of fragster.de the Finnish Gameplay.tv will need to find a new organization by the end of the year. Because of the financial crisis the Russian investors are not able to continue this project.
The Finnish top team around naSu and his brother lurppis - who joined the former Team Roccat just weeks ago - will be without an organization at the end of the year. Because of the financial crisis the Russian investors are not able to continue their support and the company won't renew the contracts with the Finnish players. It seems like Gameplay.tv is bankrupted.
After the sponsor loss of the ESWC is only days ago, this is the second incident where the financial crisis is the reason behind money issues in eSports. The distance between the online video-gaming business and the producing industry in this crisis is not as huge as it looked in the beginning. For the Finnish team this means there are just two weeks for theirselves to find a new organisation.
The current lineup:
Tomi 'lurppis' Kovanen
Niko 'naSu' Kovanen
Max 'ruuit' Aspe
Juuso 'contE' Sajakoski
Samu 'plastE' Aalto
Konsta 'kookas' Kaisla (Standin for EPS.sca)
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fams 
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So sad, Roccat has been messed around so much lately....I hope they find a new home, and quick. They are my favorite team, Finnish fighting~~!
Mess with the best die like the rest
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ShamRock
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this is sad they are among the most talented teams around and can make a lot or achievements if given a proper ba
but i think the global crisis effect is just an excuse can no company really put's in that much amount of money into esports its more like a secondary or even lower then that thing.... it's just that they want to cut it out until the whole thing gets over after that it's gonna come back again... I think it's just a temporary thing which would be extended a bit on to different things.... the economy is showing good sign's now... but it'll take atleast 2-3 years for proper stabilization..... Lets hope more such incidents don't happen..... In this world of sin i hope to surrender to the holy bliss.
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The1Crow
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wooot!
Some ppl come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay ever!
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NFlag
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Damn such a nice team. So sad that they lost their clan =(
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Unbelievable
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That's too bad! It was not much time ago when the team moved from Roccat to GP...
I hope they will find a nice organisation soon, I really like this team and wish them all the best. Boo!
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iamAmarU
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Hmm... so sad...team looks good. I hope they will find a new team. GL
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uNder
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sad ... :(
even if you lose > never give up !
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naqzher
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They found something very fast
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qbarca
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ul
Barca... es mes que un club
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vektra
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;((
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