Esports Heaven#Cadred

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Cadred was active from 9 July 2006 to 25 November 2013. Cadred was based around a community which grew with an old Finnish esports team, Insignia Cadre. In July 2007 it was decided that the team would continue to operate at the InsigniaCadre.org domain, while the coverage and community site would continue at Cadred.org.{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Corin |date=18 July 2007 |title=Cadred and Insignia Cadre Divide |url=http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/15539/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123090545/http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/15539/ |archive-date=23 November 2008 |access-date=4 March 2009 |website=Cadred.org}} On 23 June 2008 it was announced that the Cadred brand had been sold to Heaven Media Group, in a deal apparently worth over £150,000.{{Cite web |date=23 June 2008 |title=Cadred für £150.000 übernommen |url=http://www.fragster.de/artikel/866/cadred-fur-150000-ubernommen/ |access-date=1 April 2009 |website=fragster.de}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web |date=23 June 2008 |title=1, 2, 3 - SÅLD! |url=http://www.rakaka.se/?news_id=6849 |access-date=1 April 2009 |website=Rakaka.se}}

Cadred primarily covered three major esports games - Counter-Strike: Source, Counter Strike 1.6 and Call of Duty 4.

Cadred has partnered with a number of the biggest names in esports, ranging from World Cyber Games (WCG) to "LAN party" events around Europe.{{Cite web |title=Cadred Partnerships |url=http://www.cadred.org/Cadre/Partners/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302030535/http://www.cadred.org/Cadre/Partners/ |archive-date=2 March 2009 |access-date=4 March 2009 |website=Cadred.org}}{{Cite web |title=i33 <3 Cadred |url=http://www.rakaka.se/index.php?news_id=5553 |access-date=1 April 2009 |website=Rakaka.se}}{{Cite web |title=i34 till helgen - Salvo spelar! |url=http://www.rakaka.se/?news_id=7171 |access-date=1 April 2009 |website=Rakaka.se}}

In 2009, Cadred had three employees nominated for Journalist of the Year in the annual Esports Awards, organized by ESL FACEIT Group (then known as ESL / Turtle Entertainment). The award was won by Cadred's editor-in-chief Corin Cole for his exposé on how News Corporation's Championship Gaming Series had been forced to shut down after spending fifty million dollars in just two years; Paul Chaloner and Richard Lewis were also nominated to the shortlist.{{Cite web |date=1 November 2009 |title=Raistlin nominated for Scene Journalist Award |url=https://www.gosugamers.net/news/10208-raistlin-nominated-for-scene-journalist-award |access-date=8 May 2024 |website=GosuGamers.net}}{{Cite web |date=4 December 2009 |title=eSports Award 2009 |url=https://play.eslgaming.com/archive/esl-europe/news/97481/eSports-Award-2009/ |access-date=8 May 2024 |website=ESL Gaming}}

Cole's winning article was titled "The Rise and Fall of the CGS" and published on Cadred.org.{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Corin |date=2009 |title=The Rise and Fall of the CGS |url=http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/45243/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918174741/http://www.cadred.org:80/News/Article/45243/ |archive-date=18 September 2009 |website=Cadred.org}}

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• [http://www.cadred.org Former Cadred website]
• [http://www.heavenmedia.com Heaven Media website]
• [http://www.onlineesports.com Heaven History]

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