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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."
It's not a sport unless it makes you sweat. And walking up the stairs to get another bag of chips and a can of redbull doesn't count, even if that is enough to labor your breathing and cause beads of sweat to appear on your forhead.
I usually READ on slashdot, but i guess this time i should write. So flame me, mod me down, or do whatever you will, I am not the usual poster (might become though... ^^) As for the parent post: Possibly it doesn't interest people (console games), as the WCG ONLY features the ****** XBOX with (excuse me for inputting personal opinion) LAME games, because, let's face it, who wants to watch a fighting game (even though I must admit, old 2D fighting games required LOTS fo skills in order to be able to "compete"). Worse even, who would EVER watch HALO if there iq Q3?!?!?! I was playing Q3 in my years (and Q2 before that), and I played in tournaments. Sheesh, even went to WCG 2002 ^^. Now some games require skill (Q3, BW, WC3(FT) [ a little less though ]), etc) and those should be respected. I think "skill" is the key point here. I dont mind how flashy and beautyful a game is, if you can't really compete, because "skill" gets "modded up or down" by randomness (and thats why CS never ever had the status of Q3.... I cuold see a total n00b being able to lose 30-3 to a top tier CS player, yet in Q3, the total noob wouldn't have made a single frag). Now, there are TWO (YES, TWO) worldwide electronic games championships. one is WCG, and one is ESWC (electronic sports worldcup) http://www.games-services.com/ who was initially created by lan-arena / ligarena. thos 2 entities dont exist in their past form anymore, and the founding members (greetz to m3t4_B) dont seem to eb there anymore. They keep a cyberleague throughout the whole year. WORLDWIDE. And the games have a wider range than WCG. And they play PS2 games (ProEvolution Soccer mostly (winning eleven for asians and US)). The PES/WE tournament filled all the convention facilities of the Paris soccer stadium where they held the soccer world cup end-game, few years ago. Attendance is enourmous. Japan, China, and most european countries have an attendance rate and participation rate for PES/WE matches no PS2, which most CS gamers would wish for. Just to add my 2c...... Simply because americans don't KNOW or do something, don't mean it doesn't exist in the rest of the world.
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