The NPPL has returned to the Northern Virginia area for the 2010 DC Challenge and the venue, again, is Pev’s Paintball. The amazing facility impressed many last year, including Land Rover, who have again chosen to support the event with their top-end vehicles parked on-site. Other vendors on-hand for the event include Valken, Empire, Eclipse, Ninja Paintball, Understood and Pinokio.
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The West Coast Paintball Players League (WCPPL), came to its second stop on May 15th and 16th in the famous SC Village. A whopping 89 teams participated in this amazing event, capping all team limits, with the exception of young guns, which is a brand new division featured for the first time ever in WCPPL.
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Furious Paintball is proud to release the new .679 paintball barrel back.
With companies gradually starting to produce smaller paint sizes, studies are starting to show better results with smaller barrel bores.
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Decay of Nations IV, the largest paintball event on the west coast, is just a few weeks away and the staff and crew wanted to share a few of the exciting special items and props that will be used in this years game.
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Players in the Northeast, take a look! If you’re already planning to play paintball on August 22, why not play this game and support a great cause? If you’re in the Northeast and you weren’t planning to play in late August, here’s a great reason to change your plans! Support two great causes when you play on August 22 at Airsports Paintball, the fight against Muscular Dystrophy and Autism. Click READ MORE for the complete game details!
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BLUE, DEUCE, and DRAXXUS bring PAINTBALL BACK TO BLANDING!“BLANDING CONQUEST”
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After speaking with many players who are needing their August 1st paycheck to finalize payment for MAO Team Registration and ID Cards, PSP has decided to extend the final registration deadline for the PSP Mid-Atlantic Open to the end of Monday, August 2nd.
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The NPPL DC Challenge tournament at Pev’s Paintball Park is less than one month away and the league is proud to announce the details on the premiere event for the weekend, the annual NPPL East vs. West All-Star Game!
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“Triumph & Tragedy” is the 3rd video in a new online paintball video documentary series called Artifact, produced by Planet Eclipse, creators of the EGO and GEO paintball markers. Triumph & Tragedy” chronicles Edmonton Impact’s first professional tournament victory in the U.S, at the 2010 PSP Phoenix Open, and trying circumstances the team overcame, both on the field and off.
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Over 50 manufacturers and other industry related businesses will be coming together to fill the exhibit hall at the Hyatt Regency. The event is on it’s way to become the largest Extravaganza. Register soon, as many classes and seminars have size limitations and may fill up early. Be part of the industry’s “Can’t miss event of the year“
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Check out the newest digital magazine (July 2010) with coverage of the PSP Chicago Open, Living Legends III, Invert Mini LE Review, New Products, Interviews and much more.
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In a statement released recently from Aggressive Sports, the US distributor of the Vanguard Creed tournament marker (as recently reviewed by PaintballX3), a new, upgrade bolt is on the way for owners already using a Creed, and shipping with all new markers effective the moment they arrive. The new white Delrin bolt, with its cupped face and square o-rings, visibly improves overall performance of the marker, with techs reporting an immediate jump in velocity and a corresponding increase in efficiency. READ MORE to learn more!
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One of the hottest professional paintball players in the world is Justin “J-Rab” Rabackoff of Boston Red Legion and Frankfurt Syndicate. Check out his new site here.
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Don’t miss the two-fer registration, expiring tonight at midnight, for the 22nd annual Hell Survivors Monster Game. This is a must attend event if you’re anywhere near the area.
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Greg Hastings Paintball 2 is coming! Pre-order your copy now to get your hands on special features when the game hits in September, like a Gold Plated Tippmann and legendary professional player Rocky Cagnoni! From top professional players and the latest high-end equipment to amazing paintball destinations, Greg Hastings Paintball 2 will have it all and a pre-order will guarantee you get your hands on your copy the moment they become available!
CLICK HERE to reserve your copy of Greg Hasting’s latest contribution to the world of paintball, GHP2, now!
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Brimstone Enterprises, Inc., makers of the industry-standard patented Ultimate Airball® inflatable bunker designs used by the PSP and NPPL, launches new BuildingBlocks™ Bunkers – a remarkably inexpensive, low-tech USA-built bunker system that should last for decades.
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It has been a busy season for TSSOC so far in 2010, and we have some exciting news. First of all, we’d like to welcome our newest members to the team: Shifty, Mongoose, and Rocky. These three individuals were each in our application process for over a year.
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We at PaintballX3, as graduates of the PCRI (look it up) school of paintball reporting, love looking for trends, statistics and other “between the lines” information in the world of tournament paintball. To this end we’ve been keeping track of the manufacturers supporting the teams that are winning in the pro ranks of the NPPL and PSP in 2010. As it’s mid-season, with two events down for each league, we figured it was time to bring you up to speed on where things stand! With teams like Edmonton Impact, Los Angeles Infamous and Tampa Bay Damage having outstanding seasons and Dynasty, Aftershock, the Red Legion and Avalanche around to keep things interesting, manufacturers like KEE, Planet Eclipse, Dye and Bob Long are dueling to see how many podium finishes their products like the Ego, RP paintballs, the NT, the Rotor, the Prophecy and the Victory can stack up! READ MORE to see the mid-season standings!
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The NPPL is coming to Virginia! For the second straight year, the National Professional Paintball League will promote their DC event at Pev’s lavish paintball park in Northern Virginia, just outside Washington, DC. All those who attended last year’s NPPL DC event pronounced it a great one, so more teams, more spectators, more vendors and more sponsors are expected to attend, Don’t miss it!
For those playing the NPPL DC event this year, click “READ MORE” to see the field layout!
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Madison, CT (July 2, 2010) – Connecticut resident, Scott Potter, announces the opening of his new online paintball store, Mo-Paintball, LLC. The store is located at www.mo-paintball.com. Potter is the former co-owner of Eastern Paintball Supplies, LLC which serviced the CT shoreline since 1998 and was one of the first online paintball ventures.
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After a Chicago Open event that was defined by some unbelievably bad luck on the weather front, with severe storms and heavy rains turning the Badlandz into a muddy mess, the PSP and its RaceTo teams are already looking towards their next event, the MAO! Held once again at Rob Staudinger’s impressive Paintball Central facility just over the South Carolina border from Charlotte, the Mid-Atlantic Open will be played August 13-15, 2010 and feature a layout that moves the large center bunker away from the center point of the field. Click READ MORE to see the field layout for the MAO!
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MR Paintball Events is proud to announce our return to the newly redesigned ARENA at Bragg Creek Paintball. If you have not seen the ARENA at BCP this year, then you have no idea of the improvements that have been made. It truly is as good as ANY tournament site; it is without question the closest event site to the city of Calgary.
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Patrick, Bonnie and the the gang at Monkey With A Gun, the company behind amazing paintball films like PUSH, Sunday Drivers, Cereal Killerz, CK2 and Heroes for a Day, and soft goods like sought-after headbands, hats and board shorts, have announced a sale! For a limited time, customers looking for the most amazing films in paintball can build their own bundle, packaging any MWAG DVD and Signature Series Headband they’d like. Films available include their recent hit, CK2, and headbands from players like Matty Marshall, Nicky Cuba or Rich Telford. This is an opportunity that shouldn’t be missed! Click to go to their WEBSITE to order!
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Check out this 190 page Oklahoma D-Day Special Edition Magazine right here, right now. Packed with hundreds of photos, eight videos, and articles cover all of the week’s games and activities, including of course the Main Game. Check it out now HERE.
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just us messing around at rage having a blast. pwned in woods and i was 12-6 in speed.
Whether you’re playing competitively or just for fun, many different elements have to come together to win a paintball game. Timing, shooting your lanes, team work, and of course a fully functional marker all contribute to the end result. No paintballer likes to lose. Victory is the only option!
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Now is the time to pre-order your copy of Greg Hastings Paintball 2 for a variety of gaming systems. Pre-ordering means you’ll pay the absolute lowest price available, you’ll get it first and you won’t even be billed until the shipment is processed. You can pre-order here.
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Congratulations to all the teams who came to compete and finished on top at the 2010 PSP Chicago Open. Severe Thunderstorms could not hold these teams back!
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D-Day issue update: Wow, we are now at 160 pages and we’re not done yet. So we’re going to be getting this thing up and live this coming Wednesday. 160+ pages, hundreds of photos and 8 videos.
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The BigShot Assault™ barrel line is the latest wildly successful addition to the LAPCO family of barrel lines. LAPCO has now added the .687 bore size to the always popular .690. LAPCO was the first companies to offer barrels with a specifically sized bore. The customer demand for smaller sizes in this popular design was overwhelming and LAPCO responded with the addition of the .687. A .684 bore size is on the drawing board for release later this year.
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The PSP Chicago 2010 event, which moved to its historic home at the Badlandz paintball facility for this season, has been struck by severe weather. The entire facility is in poor condition with both parking areas and the playing fields inundated and extremely muddy. This has forced the PSP to delay Thursday’s games, pushing their start times back from 8am until 10am or later.
We at PaintballX3 wish the PSP the best as they push through some terrible weather to promote the event and wish the attending teams luck.
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In this Vlog Sito Rocks takes you into the paintball field with his friends and gives you an inside scoop on how to kill the other team. Cool kill shots and some comic moments.
“From the guys that made HD paintball videos the norm, comes a new type of paintball show. Social Paintball Presents Paintball:. You’ve probably seen every type of paintball video imaginable. From the on-field highlight footage to the gear breakdown to the unboxing vids. It’s probably already been done. Until now. We decided to take things in a different direction and bring you something new and different each time.
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Check out the new V-TAC Echo Vest along with the new “Tactical Black” pattern for the V-TAC Line by Valken Sports. Tactical Black and V-Cam patterns are coming soon! Keep an eye out for more product videos like this one by subscribing to the Valken You Tube Channel
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The folks at Spyder have been working hard, developing their .50 caliber line of markers and products. Check out their new Stormer.
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Steve Davidson, long time friend of ours and owner of 68caliber.com, has been on a mission to find the location of the first ever paintball game back in 1981. And he recently has found the field. Check out his very interesting story.
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The PSP have released a new official website for their professional and divisional RaceTo league. Packed with new features, a crisp, clean and professional new look and a mountain of information on the league, it’s affiliate leagues and its sponsors, vendors, events, teams and even the media that covers its competitions from Pheonix to the World Cup, the new PSP website is a great improvement and should serve the league and its players well. Check it out HERE: www.PSPEvents.com
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View full post on Paintball X3 Magazine | News on Paintball Gear, Scenarios, Tournaments View full post on Paintball X3 Magazine | News on Paintball Gear, Scenarios, Tournaments Starting tomorrow we’ll have updates live from Living Legends. Please check back for that…. View full post on Paintball X3 Magazine | News on Paintball Gear, Scenarios, TournamentsThe NPPL is excited to announce that registration for the DC Challenge is open! The DC Challenge takes place on August 6th – 8th at the outstanding Pev’s Paintball Park in Aldie, VA. Last year’s event was considered by many to be one of the top paintball tournaments in history and the NPPL is fully committed to making this year’s DC Challenge even better.
Effective immediately, all Tippmann TPX .68 Caliber Paintball Pistols, will come standard with a new Tru-Feed Straight Stack Magazine. The enhanced magazine, which holds seven paintballs instead of the traditional eight, is designed to optimize the TPX Pistol’s performance regardless of environmental conditions – such as temperature and humidity – or the type of paintballs being utilized.