RICHMOND IS BACK!!
Rumor on the street has it that Richmond Italia is back in the mix and is spearheading a major effort to revolutionize paintball. Credible sources have indicated that Richmond is preparing to launch “Paintball 2.0″ and that BIG things are in the pipeline.
Richmond Italia, in addition to being the former CEO and founding president of ProCaps, is the creator of the X-ball format. He is known by many in the industry as one of the more successful paintball entrepreneurs and based on his history in paintball, we can expect that major announcements are forth coming.
Be sure to stay posted up at ProPaintball.com and remember, you heard it here first!
This article was authored by Justin – who has written 875 paintball news and gear articles.
Justin was introduced to the game of paintball in ’96. Since then, he has been actively involved in promoting and playing in recreational and tournament paintball.
16 Comments
“Paintball 2.0″ ??? i thought it was “Paintball .50Cal” !
I doubt they mean 2″ paintballs :)
Maybe we’re upgrading paintball.exe to version 2.0
propb get more details!!!
what ever “paintball 2.0″ is, i doubt many people are gonna want to convert to it. paintball reached its peak in 05/06, get used to it people, the sport is dieing.
How is it dyeing, maybe all paintball really needs is a tune up
paintball’s like my car, barely runs, shits fallin off of it, but its still fun to beat it up and take her out for spins. sooner or later my car’s gonna die.
dieing…
Am I the only one that finds it interesting that Gino and Richmond are BOTH getting back in paintball at the same time? Are they working together?
Gino and Richmond are not working together… but Richmond will be partnering with a name you probably know… I’m just saying…
oh god not dick clark!!?!
Xball changed Paintball, for the better in my opinion, and it is still played in it’s true stages in the CXBL, AXBL, and NCPA. all of these thrive. if he can do it well the first time, the second time will probably help paintball out.
i’m hoping we can maybe agree on a format soon and outside sponsors can actually see us as a legit Professional sport. hopefully what this “paintball 2.0″ will bring is that change.
AXBL/CXBL are on the right track. As much as I love national events, I would much prefer playing a regional event. I wish the Southeast had something the caliber of AXBL. It’s such a cool idea.
Richmond is back and that means that paintball is going to be better off. It’s as simple as that. The best part of his return is his motivation which I am not going to get on a public forum and disclose. The one thing you need to know that is for sure is that he needs to be part of Paintball in order for the sport to improve. Remember that he was a player first and then an investor and creator of what I believe was the best paintball manufactured. He revolutionized our sport with X-Ball. Bottom line, he is a visionary that cares about the game with a new motivation that will boost his efforts. I feel sorry fro those that double crossed him.
motivation = money, if it wasn’t he’d be running an NPO
He didn’t become wealthy by accident. He sees an opportunity and pursues it. It may also be great news for paintball but he isn’t spending money to create something new because he was bored and his pockets were getting too heavy.
I like the guy.
There is more to money behind his motivation but you are entitled to your opinion ;-)
usually revenge is a good motivator too ;)