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Pro-Gaming Film Released Online

Posted by simoniker on from the film-star-rock-star-mouselook-star dept.

Simon Bysshe writes "I've just released a new film for free online download, which I hope illustrates to the public how far professional gaming has come.The film was shot at the ESWC gaming championships in July, and includes in-depth interviews with many world-class Quake, Unreal, and Counter-Strike players. My intention for the film was to help potential sponsors of electronic sports realise the value of gaming as a spectator sport. The film can be downloaded from the ESReality site - in the past, Slashdot also posted about my last film, called 'Modern Day Gamer'." Update: 08/06 00:39 GMT by S : Thanks to andrewvc for a BitTorrent link to this 338mb DivX 5 movie.

3 of 17 comments (clear)

  1. a spectator sport? sure! by Tumbleweed · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Look, if _golf_ can be a spectator sport, and if there are tv shows on _fishing_, then hell, yeah, computer gaming can be a spectator sport. Hell, nothing's quite as boring as a baseball game, and that's the national pasttime here in the U.S. of W. *shudder*

    I'd still rather play BZFlag, though. :)

    (Laser with Ricochet? Ouch.)

  2. BITTORENT MIRROR HERE by metalhed77 · · Score: 4, Informative

    I've bit torrent mirrored this file. You can find it at
    http://www.torrentreactor.com/view.php?info_hash=5 354ee34fac7cb9b46f692de088c795ba09aefe5

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    Photos.
  3. How about some balance? by MBraynard · · Score: 3, Funny

    We all know Slashdot has a severe left wing bias - but this even extends to being pro-gaming? How about some anti-gaming posts for a change?