I’m a fan of MLG, I love pro gaming, and I’m excited about Max Payne 3. Turns out that right this second MLG pros are currently playing Max Payne‘s multiplayer for a grand prize of $30,000, and you can watch right here!
I’m a fan of pro gaming, and I really like what MLG has been doing over the past few years. I’m also pretty excited about the release of Max Payne 3 this week. Wait, there’s a video where these two things are combined? Yes, I’ll have that please.
I know! I couldn’t believe it myself. Most mainstream coverage of e-sports tends to be negative, or done from that patronising ‘you thought e-sports was completely meaningless, but it’s actually a pretty big deal’ angle. So to see Reuters actually do a good job of covering e-sports in a positive, fair light is quite encouraging.
The dreaded, and ridiculous “Stop Online Piracy Act” has upset a lot of people, who in turn have spent a lot of time saying how upset they are. It’s also upset a rather large gaming enterprise, who have put their money where their mouth is.
Some people like eSports. Others think the idea of broadcasting competitions of people going at it in Starcraft 2, Black Ops or Halo: Reach won’t ever get mainstream media attention. But it turns out that it may not be necessary, if the new numbers released by the Major League Gaming promotion are any indication.
The final round of play in StarCraft and League of Legends Major League Gaming’s National Championships in Providence should be underway any moment. You can see the championship’s full bracket here, and catch all of the action through the MLG main site here.
Halo pro gamer and MLG icon David ‘Walshy’ Walsh has announced he is participating in a duathlon for Gamer’s Outreach charity, to benefit his local children’s hospital. It’s a gamer trying to do good, so help out! Spread Word
As you may know, I’m a pretty huge fan of pro Halo: Reach, but this weekend is possibly one of the biggest weekends ever for pro gaming in general. We have MLG Anaheim for Starcraft II, Halo: Reach and Call of Duty: Black Ops – and of course EVO is also kicking off this weekend with Street Fighter IV and Marvel vs Capcom 3. We have Australians competing at both events.
Pro Gaming Fans Rush To Pro Gaming’s Defence
Yesterday, I wrote a post tweaking 27-year-old professional gamer David “Zaccubus” Treacy for his comments in an interview with Alienware, mostly for what seemed like an attempt to blame pro gaming’s lack of success in the mainstream on “cheesy” television productions. It sounded defensive, especially since, well, I don’t see the appeal of eSports at all.