CC Global Gaming / CC42

It was in late 1996 and early 1997 when the first iteration of this organization began to regularly get together and enjoy time spent online, e-killing stuff. As is rather typical it started in some offices in Toronto that already had decent-enough machines to run the titles of the day, though if we’re to be honest there was really only one worth considering: Quake. We went through several months of sporadic yet dedicated activity in this regard, mostly focusing on LAN-only deathmatches with the occasional engagement across the Internet.

As these gatherings increased in size and regularity and overall activity had expanded to include participants in Montreal and New York City, a decision was made on May 4th, 1998 to officially name the group and partake in outside-office, non-LAN, I-use-ISDN Internet competition. This was the day when during an IRC-based meeting the name “Crack Clan Ten” (along with {CCT} tags) were settled upon and we mark as our official birthday.

Later that year we were enthralled by the subsequent release of Half-Life 1 and Quake II and the resulting mod scene that erupted keeping us endlessly entertained by way of mods like AQ2, LMCTF, TFC, CS and more.
desert combat

It was once Battlefield 1942 was released that we experienced a massive first-boost in to our activity and membership as well as a name change: Crack Clan 42. With the Desert Combat modification garnering the majority of our time we threw ourselves head-first in to the competition there, coming out in the end as one of the world’s top clans, now with truly international membership and a lot of lessons under our belt.
going global

Improving netcode and overall network infrastructure found us almost accidentally gathering steam and expanding rapidly on the European continent with members joining us from the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Sweden and beyond. At this point competition was happening simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic while our organization matured with more attention being paid to operations and structure eventually leading us in to being a fully functional global organization.
multi gaming

Expansion happened organically and naturally from that point onward. An announcement which placed CC in the middle of the professional gaming scene was inevitable and brought great success and global recognition. Learning lessons about market realities and correcting management failures now finds Crack Clan enjoying a finely tuned existence which allows true support of online competitive multi-gaming within a proper environment.
growing up

After over 15 years of having dealt with a myriad of experiences it was time to open a new chapter in the organization. From humble beginnings through to hard, drama-fuelled lessons straight along with playing at the highest level of competition with sponsors, international LAN events and more – the decision was made to embrace the current reality: those of us who have gone through this journey and have stuck around have moved on, we’re working professionals, we’re not interested in fraternizing with and aiming to beat players that haven’t paid real bills, held down employment or have no idea what it’s like to support a family. A re-brand has taken place and we are now embracing a new gaming reality which benefits from lessons learned and fits in to our mature lifestyles.

We still expect our gamers to uphold our common values, to commit to some schedules and remain competitive without having to sacrifice other parts of our lives. We’re one of the longest-lived organizations on the planet and still moving forward!