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12 Days of Gaming

Posted by Zonk on from the eight-archons-burning dept.

MSNBC has a look back at the year, with 12 Days of Gaming, some of the finest moments of the year. From the article: "Six figure winnings - Pro gamer Jonathan Wendel, aka Fatal1ty, racked up over $231,000 fragging the heck out of fellow gamers in the 10-stop, nine country 2005 Cyberathlete Professional League World Tour. The gaming world hyped the tour as proof that pro gaming is on its way to being recognized as a pro sport. I'll believe it when I stop seeing so many pudgy male groupies. "

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  1. Nonsense by Red+Flayer · · Score: 4, Informative

    FTS: "The gaming world hyped the tour as proof that pro gaming is on its way to being recognized as a pro sport. I'll believe it when I stop seeing so many pudgy male groupies. "

    How does the fan base affect whether or not something is a professional sport?

    Is it a competition? Do the participants make enough money to make it their primary source of income, whether directly (prizes) or indirectly (sponsorship deals)? If the answer is yes to both of those, then it's a professional sport. The breakthrough is when the participants make enough money at it to fully support themselves.

    It's not like 'the gaming world' is claiming that pro gaming is on its way to becoming a professional sport with an all-inclusive audience.

    Also, re: the pudgy male groupies: have you looked at the average spectator at an NFL game? The biggest difference here is age, not gender or weight.

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    "Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai
  2. Enter the Matrix? by solive1 · · Score: 2, Informative

    That dead horse also known as "The Matrix" was flogged not once, but twice in 2005. One version, "Enter the Matrix," actually re-wrote the ending of the final movie which would be a big deal if I remembered what happened.

    I think the writer really means "Path of Neo", not "Enter the Matrix" which came out a few years ago.

  3. Longest name ever? by Chaffar · · Score: 4, Informative
    [Peter Jackson] lent his name to the longest game title in history: "Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie."

    I dunno, you be the judge of that:

    Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie Daisuki Kina Sensei ni H na Onedarishi Chau o Masena Boku Datsui Hokan Keikaku: Shinji to Yukai na Nakama Tachi Secret CD-ROM 2 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Garry Kasparov Teaches Chess Vol. 1 - How to Play the Queen's Gambit

    But of course I kept the best for last:

    Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (In Several Wrong Places) Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude - Uncut and Uncensored Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals! And that's only after going through half of the alphabet...