There was one thought that came to mind when I first saw the Etek 5: It looks like an LV1, making the Etek 5 look like an LV1 does two things: it creates brand continuity and allows people who can’t afford an LV1 the chance to pretend they have one. From a distance, it would be very hard to distinguish Planet Eclipse’s Etek 5 from the Ego LV1. In years past, the Eteks were very…

The NXL is coming to Australia, kind of. Not the real NXL but another division of Australia. Late last week we reported that the NXL and the CXBL were teaming up to share rules and series point standing in an effort by the NXL to unify paintball across the globe. In the video above Tom Cole (Commissioner of the NXL), gives hit that the NXL Australia will be holding four events across the country. Little is known…

The Planet Eclipse CS1 has been out for around a month now (although still sometimes hard to get ahold of), and the team and player guns are starting to roll out. As always these will be in limited supply to roughly 12-24 guns. If you like a design make sure to jump on it before they are gone! All printed CS1s will retail for an eye watering $1745.00. If you are thinking about picked up…

Earlier in the week the CXBL announced that they would be the exclusive partner to the NXL in Canada. Great news for those us that want to see a unified format for paintball around the world. Some interesting news that came out in the press release though is that the two league will be sharing overall points standing. So it looks like that if you would like to win the overall series in either league you…