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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. Pudgy male groupies != Sport??? by code+addict · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Since when does having overweight male fans not make something a sport. Anyone heard of football? ;)

  2. Yes aparently pudgy male groupies=sports by technoextreme · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Sigh... Wikipedia lists the following activities as sports:
            * Amateur radio contesting
            * Bridge
            * Chess
            * Dominoes
            * Draughts (or Checkers)
            * Go
            * High Speed Telegraphy
            * Poker
            * Scrabble
            * Shogi

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