Archive for December, 2009

Thursday Paintball Rumor Report

The sport of paintball is getting off to an action packed start. This week we feature the latest paintball news and rumors from San Diego Dynasty, Newport Entourage, VICIOUS, the New England Hurricanes and Brass Eagle.

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Rumor of the day: Ultimate Airball vs SupAir

ProPaintball.com staff just uncovered news of upcoming lawsuits that could greatly alter the cost and quality of your favorite local and national tournament series. Updated 12/31/09 with a statement and clarification from Craig Miller of Ultimate Airball.

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New Paintball Products

The following companies have two things in common; they have kick ass gear and they support Pro Paintball. Check out the latest products from our sponsors. VICIOUS EGO10′s Team Vicious & DSSP8NTBALL.com have unveiled a set of limited colors for their VICIOUS Ego10 paintball guns. According to DSSP8NTBALL.com, “This year VICIOUS and Planet Eclipse decided [...]

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NEH: Something Wicked Comes this Way

The following is a guest post by Jeff Stein of the New England Hurricanes, entitled “Something Wicked Comes this Way”. A bit of background; a few weeks back we broke the news that the New England Hurricanes would be restructuring their pro paintball organization. As a follow up to the announcement, Jeff answered a few [...]

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Wednesday Paintball Rumor Report

As is typical during the holidays, many in the paintball community are taking well deserved time off. However, prior to the holiday break there have been a few interesting developments making the rounds. Read on for the latest paintball news and rumors.

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Video of the day: Dynasty vs XSV, NPPL Miami 2005

Back in 2005 we witnessed a paintball rivalry unlike any other. Pro paintball teams Sacramento XSV and San Diego Dynasty were at the top of their game and the battles between the two teams always kept us on the edge of our seats. While browsing Vimeo this morning we stumbled on a piece of pro [...]

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Happy Birthday to Billy Bernacchia

NE Hurricanes star player Billy Bernacchia turns 23 today. Billy’s played on some of the top teams including St. Louis Avalanche, San Diego Aftermath, Doc’s Raiders, and Hogans Alley. Shout him a hollar on his facebook or send a message via twitter.

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Correction: JT USA, back and better than ever!

Earlier this afternoon incorrect information was published regarding JT USA. We have since spoken with Chuck Geiling of JT who cleared up the confusion. Chuck went on to let us know that JT is back and better than ever. We would like to apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

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Unemployable: The Planet Eclipse Documentary – Part 2

Planet Eclipse says, “This is the second installment of a four part documentary short that looks back at the near 20 year existence of Planet Eclipse. Follow the company from their humble beginnings as blokes who wanted to play paintball, get and make good gear for themselves to use, and avoid getting “real” jobs-to becoming makers [...]

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Interview with Jeff Stein of the New England Hurricanes

Following on the heels of Tuesdays announcement that the Hurricanes were withdrawing from pro paintball we received an interesting request. An anonymous reader known to ProPaintball.com only as the “Information Merchant” dropped us an email with a request to publish an interview he was conducting with Jeff Stein, owner of the NE Hurricanes. From the [...]

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Unemployable: The Planet Eclipse Documentary – Part 1

Planet Eclipse says “This is the first installment of a four part documentary short that looks back at the near 20 year existence of Planet Eclipse. Follow the company from their humble beginnings as blokes who wanted to play paintball, get and make good gear for themselves to use, and avoid getting “real” jobs-to becoming [...]

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Rumor of the day: USPL Meeting tonight

There is a rumor floating around that the USPL is having a big phone meeting tonight. Any idea as to what the 7-man pro paintball league will be discussing? Feel free to speculate in the comments below.

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Center50 Films presents the WCPPL Oceanside 7-man finale

John Bires from Center50 films has released his latest paintball video showcasing all the action and event highlights from the WCPPL.

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Newport Entourage, the new kids on the block

After the announcement was made that Entourage would be moving into the pro paintball division in 2010, paintball players and fans across the world were left wondering how it would work. Will Entourage continue to be a part of the San Diego Dynasty franchise? Or, will Rodney and the Entourage players split off and develop [...]

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Official Release: New England Hurricanes “Queue the Music”

As promised, the following is the official statement  from Jeff Stein, owner of the New England Hurricanes, on the future of the team. Read on..

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