Josh Davey, Chuck Hendsch, Aaron Tholey, Ryan Moorehead/Tim Montressor, Bruce Goldinger, Tom Cole, Alex Fraige, Larry Motes, Matt Sossoman, Drew Templeton, Eric Dearman, Jeff Stein.

The National Professional Paintball League is excited to announce that the world’s top paintball photo website, PaintballPhotography.com, has signed on as the official photo sponsor of the NPPL for 2010.  PaintballPhotography.com founder and owner, Gary Baum, will also be joining the NPPL team as the official league photographer for the upcoming season.

Planet Eclipse was kind enough to send this to us first.

Planet Eclipse, one of the most popular and well-known companies in modern paintball, has recently launched a new website.

The 2010 PSP Phoenix Open has just wrapped up and what an amazing event it has been with over 100 teams battling it out on 6 fields and a trade show laid out on the grounds outside of the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.  Congratulations to Edmonton Impact for winning their first ever PSP Pro Championship!  They fought off Tampa Bay Damage who came into this match undefeated for the weekend.  Chicago Aftershock placed 3rd and LA Infamous placed 4th.  The teams are already looking forward to facing each other again at the PSP Chicago Open being held at Badlandz Paintball Field in Chicago June 24th – 27th; a four-day event.  READ ON for a full breakdown of the top finishers!

The Ultimate Woodsball League’s ten-man style of competitive woodsball play will be hosted in the United Kingdom by the National Paintball Fields in Bassetts Pole, allowing European teams to get in on the intense action! With four dates starting in April and an inexpensive entry fee, practically any European player can put a team together and compete! READ MORE for the dates, entrance fees, contact information, official website and more!

Sunday 4:15AM: We just added 100+ photos from Phoenix Saturday. Check them out: http://tournament.paintballx3.com/

In a release distributed today by Pinokio Hoppers, the company has announced their sponsorship agreement with the best-known scenario paintball team in the world, Blue’s Crew. Blue, Deuce and the rest of the Crew will shoot custom, blue Pinokio hoppers for the entire 2010 season and represent Pinokio at all the games they attend.

Our on the scene coverage continues this morning (Saturday, 3:15AM local time). We just added photo galleries HERE and updated coverage HERE

We’ll be here live all three days in Phoenix updating from our remote computers on scene. First updates already posted.

As the dates for their Huntington Beach tournament rapidly approach, the NPPL have released the latest version of their rulebook for seven-man paintball, which is now available via the league’s official website, www.nppl.com .

The National Pump League, following a review of the tournament facilities, has determined that they will not be ready for play this coming weekend (20&21 of March).

Paintball Central, the largest paintball park and pro-shop chain in the southeast with stores and playing fields in both North and South Carolina, will host a Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 scenario game at their Greensboro, North Carolina facility. A one-day game, the event will be held April 3, 2010 and should prove a great time as the facility has spent a great deal of time creating a wooded field every bit the equal of their X-Ball and concept fields

Bet you didn’t know Alex Fraige was “sensitive” and “passive.” How about this… did you know Alex was on the Squaw Valley Ski Patrol?

Sewell NJ – March 17, 2010. Valken Sports is proud to announce its support of the NPPL Tournament series for 2010.

Check out Empire’s new video: The New and Improved Empire Prophecy Loader System . It’s five-plus minutes of the new and excellent features of their new Prophecy hopper.

Splatbrothers Paintball, one of the longest-standing and best paintball fields in Virginia, continues their trend of working outside the box to help paintball grow, this time bringing Nascar driver Kasey Kahne to the park for an afternoon of paintball to benefit charity! Read more to see the official release from Splatbrothers!

If you’ve been following what’s going on with PaintballX3 you’ve probably noticed we’ve recently released a Paintball History site, a Scenario site, a Tech site – and now to complete the task at hand we are announcing our newest site for tournament players worldwide, www.Tournament.PaintballX3.com .

While a successful and popular hopper thanks to its very light weight, long battery life and the highest capacity in paintball thanks to the ability to switch from a 250 round capacity with its short nose to a 400 round capacity with the included long nose at the push of a button, the Pinokio Hopper has been criticized for not being the sexiest thing paintball has ever seen.

The NPPL is excited to announce that KEE Action Sports, one of the leading and most recognizable paintball companies in the world, has signed on as a Paintball Sponsor of the NPPL for the 2010 season and will have their high-end Ultra Evil tournament paint available at each event.  The decision has shown KEE’s commitment towards the continued success of the 7-man tournament format, which will also include having a considerable vendor presence complete with full tech support at all NPPL events this year.

After years of promoting one of the largest tournaments in the United States, the Chicago Open, at Bolingbrook Park, the PSP have announced that for 2010, the event will return to its ancestral home, the Badlandz. Long a respected proving grounds for top players and teams across formats from ten-man to X-Ball, the Badlandz is a living piece of paintball history and will again play host to professional paintball!  Read On for the official release from the PSP

PBWoman.com is excited to announce that Angel Paintball Sports will be providing the primary marker sponsorship for the PBWoman of the Year 2010.

The NPPL has announced changes to the field layout for their upcoming Huntington Beach seven-man professional and divisional event after testing and feedback from registered teams and professionals. Click READ MORE for the official press release and an updated field layout detailing the changes!

Fresh from the “In Case You Missed It in the Latest Digital Magazine” file is our recent Mini-Review of Proto’s new Primo loader, a non-motorized loader that Proto claims can feed 8-10 paintballs per second! PaintballX3 got our hands on one and decided to see if Proto’s “dangerously competitive” loader delivers.

Carnage Paintball has announced their three-man Spring Challenge. Nothing necessarily out of the ordinary about a great paintball field hosting an event, but this three-man tournament is a little different

The National Professional Paintball League is thrilled to announce that Kingman, the company behind the legendary Spyder paintball marker, has once again stepped up as a Major Sponsor of the NPPL for 2010.  Kingman has been a longtime league supporter of the NPPL and will continue to provide outstanding on-site services at all upcoming NPPL tournaments including a full paintball shooting gallery at the Huntington Beach Surf City Open.

Our good friend Gary Baum sent us this photo gallery from last week’s WCPPL event. The event was held in Oceanside, CA March 6-7, 2010. Check it out

The SPPL is under new ownership as of March 7th, 2010. Billy Smith of Low Country Paintball has acquired the league from founder Jayson Nielson. Regarding the acquisition, Jayson Neilson said, “The SPPL is the premier Woodsball League in the world.

We’ve been hearing for weeks that the SPPL has been talking to various companies/people about selling their series.

From the LA Hitmen: There’s big news for pump paintball in Northern California today. When you think of the northern California paintball scene the LA Hitmen don’t really come to mind

The manufacturers of the Creed tournament marker announced today that they have reached an agreement to sponsor the quickly-growing Identity paintball team organization out of the Northeast. While terms of the deal were not disclosed, it was stated that the team would use the Creed marker in national and regional competition throughout the 2010 season and beyond.  Read on for the official press release!    

After releasing their inexpensive yet feature-packed Omega mil-sim marker not long ago, BT has announced the availability of an outstanding parts kit for that marker that will enable any owner to easily and affordably keep their Omega running perfectly!

Underground Productz and Valken Sports are proud to announce that they have reached an exclusive agreement with Valken to distribute their brand of paintball products into the Canadian market place. Paul Counsell, Underground’s Vice President said, “Valken is poised to set new standards within the paintball community and as one of Canada’s largest independent distributors, Underground Productz is looking towards a strong future along with Valken.”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Team Desert Edge Signs Sponsorship Agreement with Furious SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – March 1, 2010 – Team Desert Edge, one of the most recognized and accomplished competitive woodsball teams in the sport, has inked a sponsorship deal with Furious Painball LLC, the maker of the most advanced paintball barrels made.

Help us help you Please click on the link below and enter to win a BT Omega from BT Paintball. Please be sure to click the button that says, “OMGX3D = PBX3″ Thanks and good luck! http://www.btpaintball.com/LP/Omega/index.html.

Tournament promoters and anyone in a hurry to set up or take down inflatable fields will love the optional new Rapid-Up™ Valve from Ultimate Airball®, the world’s toughest bunkers.

Salt Lake City, Utah – March 2, 2010 – The Scenario Paintball Player’s League (SPPL) opened its 2010 season at A Pirate’s Paradise in Mesquite, Nevada this weekend. The event marked the 6th season of the leagues’ operation and the kick off to 11 SPPL tournaments taking place in the United States for 2010

Tippmann Launches Free iPhone Application to Connect Paintball Players with Fields and Retailers BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (February 26, 2010) – Want to play paintball or purchase new equipment

We’ve just launched our latest site, Tech.PaintballX3.com . Please check it out. Thanks!

Surf City Open Update: 2010 NPPL Surf City Open Pump division is SOLD OUT!!    The Open Pump division at this years Surf City Open in Huntington Beach is sold out. Other divisions are filling up very quickly, so don’t delay in registering your team.

Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom (February 26, 2010) – DYE Precision Inc., announced today the release of NEXUS Limited Edition NT markers. The latest in a series of very limited run markers, these awesome markers feature DYE’s amazing Proprietary Graphic Anodizing technology, providing incredible graphic clarity.

The new BT Omega Paintball Marker will take you into battle without breaking the bank!  The rugged aluminum body will withstand heavy duty combat situations and provides increased performance and durability.  The Omega will require little in terms of regular maintenance.

American Airlines Offers Discount to PSP Attendees February 24, 2010 – American Airlines (AA) and Paintball Sports Promotions (PSP) are pleased to offer all PSP attendees a discount off the lowest applicable eligible published airfare for each PSP event of the 2010 season.  The discount is valid for travel to and from all markets where American Airlines, American Eagle, American Airline Codeshares and all Oneworld carriers provides service, as long as one segment is on American Airlines metal. Travel on Alaska Airlines is excluded from this group discount.

As the pump scene nationwide continues to grow more and more pump-only events are popping up — and this one promises to be a good one. Check out the details of the first-ever New york City pump-only tournament.

DYE Precision Incorporated today released their latest commercial spot “BLACK/GOLD NT” showcasing the new Collector’s Edition Black/Gold NT. This stunning new marker features a black polished body with gold accents and a CF Boomstick. For more information on the new Black/Gold NT featured on the spot, please visit: www.dyepaintball.com

The 2009/2010 off-season in paintball has been a crazy one for everyone serious about paintball. Professional teams frantically looking for sponsors, players looking for teams and companies struggling to stay in business were just some of the highlights of an off-season most can’t wait to put behind them as the weather gets warmer and the playing season kicks off.

We’re less than a week from the release of another Paintball X3 website. Here’s a sneak peak at Tech.PaintballX3.com.

PBRack is proud to release our new design site to the public, RackCustom.com At Rack Custom we offer our superior screen printing capabilities to the public. Screen printing is a great way to bring in extra revenue for your store, field, team or company

It has come to our attention that Pepperball Technologies has released for sale to the public the SA-8 pistol which our company, Tiberius Arms manufactured for them based on their specifications. In the interest of public safety and customer satisfaction we felt it important to provide the general public with additional information about this product

We just spent the last 2 weeks scrolling through tens of thousands of photos that we have in our possession–ones we chose from to fill the pages our of magazine and website in 2009. We think these are some of the best shots you’ve ever seed.