Microsoft to Sponsor WCG

xIcemanx writes "Microsoft has announced that it will be sponsoring the World Cyber Games through 2008, providing the world's largest e-sports competition with software, hardware, and marketing. let's hope this doesn't mean radical changes in the games we see at the championships."

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RTFA.... =)

[elf]

From the article:

The deal also asserts that Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 will be the exclusive gaming platforms for the PC and console for the events, meaning that other console titles for Sony or Nintendo platforms will not figure in the competitions.

-elf

Let's think...

[Kuukai]

let's hope this doesn't mean radical changes in the games we see at the championships.

From TFA:
The deal also asserts that Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 will be the exclusive gaming platforms for the PC and console for the events, meaning that other console titles for Sony or Nintendo platforms will not figure in the competitions.

Games offered last time:
-Counter-Strike: Source
-FIFA Football 2005
-Need for Speed: Underground 2
-StarCraft: Brood War
-Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
-Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
-Dead or Alive Ultimate
-Halo 2

I'd wager a "No."

...in America

[krotkruton]

In other countries, South Korea for instance, gaming is treated more like a sport.
From the article:

Two cable TV networks, known as Ongamenet and MBCgame, compete for viewers with their own 24-hour programming dedicated to PC and console gaming. Fierce gaming competitions are held, backed by major corporate sponsors, and studios overflow with live audiences trying to catch a glimpse at players who are practically given celebrity status.
...
Their number one program is called Ongamenet Starleague, which is a three-month long Starcraft tournament broadcast live every Friday beginning at 7:00 p.m.
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According to The Korea Times, Ongamenet and competitor MBCGame have been ranked among the top 20 shows in monthly viewership among South Korea's 99 cable TV channels.

Yeah, it's definitely not a sport for champions in South Korea. (And that was just the first article I found)

fool

[Tom]

let's hope this doesn't mean radical changes in the games we see at the championships."

No, just in the gaming platform. RTFA - it's now Xbox-only. WCG just got assimilated.