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.

In Bunkerland, things are seldom what they seem. Sometimes, it’s all just an illusion, a figment of ones imagination, some might say, a dream

G.I. Milsim and Paintball Distribution establish Distribution Partnership for France G.I. Milsim, makers of the first full line of .50 caliber paintball equipment, and Paintball Distribution a French wholesale, retail and distribution network have created a strategic partnership for the resale of G.I.

Hater has recently released their new VICI board for the Planet Eclipse 2007/08 EGO and GEO models – more models promised soon. It’s fast, wireless, communicates with Prophecy & the Prophecy LTD and Manga Loaders – and it comes with extras.

Reporting Live from Huntington Beach, California this Sunday NPPL Commissioner Chuck Hendsch, Rich Telford (XSV), Alex Fragie (Dynasty) and special guests will be speaking about the new NPPL 2010 season. Topics discussed will include 2010 Rule Book changes, HB field layout, event paintballs, sponsorships, ref clinic report, pro team updates, rankings, hotels, travel and HB special events, promotions and parties.

XSV has announced that they will be re-entering the Pro X-Ball division of the PSP. After a few nice off-seaosn moved (Tyler Harmon & LC) XSV should have enough firepower to compete at their former high level of play.

We’ve recently stumbled on this new paintball resource site called “This is Paintball.” It’s a commercial free place to catch up on all the paintball news.

Online registration for The 2010 NPPL Surf City Open, on Huntington Beach, opens tonight at 5:00pm (pst). Make sure you register early as spots are limited! 

Occoquan, Virginia – February 15, 2010 – On the heels of its announcement of History.PaintballX3.com just two weeks ago, Paintball X3 and its staff is pleased to announce their newest website, Scenario.PaintballX3.com . “Our goal for this website is to be the one-stop clearinghouse of scenario and big game event dates and information–and to be an all-inclusive archive of scenario game articles and photo galleries,” said Paintball X3 President, John Amodea.

Check out this 61 image photo gallery we put together of tanks and other trick scenario vehicles .

According to his blog , Nicky Cuba was released from the Ironmen two weeks ago and has been picked up by Infamous for the 2010 season. Infamous has also picked up a handful of San Diego Aftermath players for the 2010 season.

The high-end loader market has seen an explosion in technology and available loader models from various companies, providing players with more choices and more capabilities than ever before! What was once the domain of the Viewloader Revolution and later the HALO, is now a battleground populated by armies of HALO loaders, Dye Rotor loaders, Viewloader VLocity loaders, Pinokio hoppers and the Empire Prophecy. Perhaps the most technology-rich of the latest high-end loaders on the market, the Empire Prophecy, has seen great success as used by top teams like Dynasty, Infamous and X-Factor, and was recently dropped in price, making it even more attractive!

The next “super-gun” from Planet Eclipse has arrived, and it treads very lightly in the footsteps of the SL Ego markers that have come before it! The SLS looks to be an extremely limited edition, top-end Ego marker with every last ounce of available weight trimmed away, leaving nothing but high speed, low drag performance and an amazing look! Read More to see the hot new Eclipse SLS Ego!

The National Professional Paintball League will be hosting a PRO Referee tryout on March 6 and 7 at Camp Pendleton Paintball Park.

Check out our Facebook page and take part in the daily updates, questions, polls and other fun.

We added five photo galleries today from 2009.

When the PSP was forced to protect yellow due to the staining properties associated with other paint colors, one of the most recognized teams in paintball, XSV, was forced to make a wardrobe change for the coming season. Their trademark yellow/gold and black would no longer fly in the most popular paintball league in the USA. Between the hunt for new sponsors and the need to give up their signature color, nobody knew what the team would take the field wearing in 2010…until now

We’re looking for writers and photographers to cover the European paintball circuit–tournaments, scenario games, gear, interviews, etc. If you’re interested please contact us here .

S-Thunder Limited (S-Thunder) is pleased to announce the worldwide launch of its tactical paintball & airsoft product line for, Outdoor / Indoor War Games, Film / Entertainment Production, Military / Police / SWAT / Tactical Training / Riot Control

According to Boston.com, Drew Brees, the Saint QB, is not only a great quarterback, he’s a pretty good paintball player. He once beat Andy Roddick in tennis, he’s a three handicap in golf, he once out-bowled every Saints player and he is the team’s best paintball player.

Check out this collection of vintage 1987-1992 magazine ads we just uploaded today. Can you believe what the gear looked like 20 years ago?

New Hampshire in February–a cold, tough time for paintball players. Fields are closed, C02 doesn’t work very well, and weekends are spent away from friends and competition for other adventures which incorporate snow and ice. Sad paintball players everywhere are experiencing the same misfortunes (and if you aren’t, don’t rub it in).

The Catshack Reports is taking the paintball contest and adding a little spin to it.

Sacramento XSV are happy to announce that they have signed Chris Wilson (commonly referred to as L.C.) to roster for both NPPL and PSP. Chris has played professional paintball with both Bob Long’s Oakland Blast and the Portland Naughty Dogs for some time now and his aggressive playing style and drive to win are going to be a big part of XSV success for 2010.

With the 2010 paintball season just around the corner, Tippmann and US Army Paintball have announced the release of a new paintball marker, the Carver One. This inexpensive yet feature-rich, sleek semi-automatic marker wraps a new shell around the proven in-line blowback Tippmann operating system and is said to retail at under one hundred dollars!

The All Americans/Philly Americans Taking 2010 Off   You can count on part of one hand the number of paintball teams that have been around for 20 years or more. Very sadly the Philly Americans/All Americans paintball team/franchise will be taking the 2010 season off

Longtime professional player Dave Bains, who has won titles with both Dynasty and the Red Legion, will compete in the NPPL seven-man series with Edmonton Impact in 2010, using one of the team’s new Ego10 markers. Read on for the full release from Impact, Bains and Planet Eclipse!

Occoquan, Virginia – January 28, 2010 – The staff of PaintballX3 Magazine has created the most complete, most thoroughly researched and authoritative history of the game, sport and industry of paintball, and made it available to the entire world at http://History.PaintballX3.com .

The United States Military Academy Paintball Team Proudly presents The Spring ’10 Combat Classic: Operation Just Cause The scenario will be based off of Operation Nifty Package when US Special Forces assaulted Manuel Noriega’s villa. Mr. Eric Engler of Engler Custom Paintball guns will be performing the duties of General for the Panamanian side! Retired Lieutenant Colonel Stephen “Sabot Ranger” Barger from the team “Old Man Militia” has agreed to try to knock the Panamanian team off their perch as General of the U.S

KEE Action Sports & DXS Return As 2010 Platinum Sponsors Lexington, North Carolina January 27, 2010:  ??The CFOA is pleased to announce that KEE Action Sports and DXS Paintball have signed on as platinum sponsors for the 2010 season. While specific terms of the agreements were not disclosed, the Platinum Sponsorship agreements will enable players and teams to shoot all KEE and DXS brands of paintballs at any CFOA event in 2010