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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."
Of course not! Microsoft is in this out of the kindness of their pure heart.
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"...let's hope this doesn't mean radical changes in the games we see at the championships."
There will only be one tiny little change. It will now be called the World XBox Games. But honest, it'll still be the WCG you know and love.
Their may be a grammatical error, misspeling, or evn a typo in this post.
We better inform chess players that their competitions were never considered a sport.
-elf
This is great for games like Counter-Strike and Unreal Tournament. They will be getting more exposure from the public and might even go mainstream...
In other news, Redhat was originally supposed to be the new WCG sponsor... until WCG realized they would have to limit competition to KAstroid and Othello.
-William Brendel
For a minute there, I thought Microsoft was going to sponsor the World Community Grid. Could you imagine if every new Windows PC shiped with a World Community Grid client? Imagine the power of the grid then...
Steve Ballmer Forever: This wisecracking, balding hero takes trusty chair in hand in order to fight off the Googly-eyed hordes.
Whack-a-Who-da-punk: Hit a person with no face before they destroy Microsoft from within by engaging in serious discussions about the relative inadequacy of the bloated management structure.
Windows Vista: TBA.
Q: What did the comedian say to the crowd?
A: If I knew, this joke would be funny.
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."
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If you read the article (haha) you would have seen this:
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.
Of course, you can't really expect them to provide anything else, as they are supplying all the hardware/software. Would you really expect them to buy Playstations?
If WCG didn't like the conditions, they didn't have to do the deal, that simple.
Who actually followed the WCG before this and is commenting? Because if you did, you know that the only thing people cared about was PC, and NOTHING ELSE. No one who attends these gives a damn about a PS2 or GC or Xbox competition, and thats the cold hard truth. Starcraft SELLS. FPS deathmatches SELL. This is not going to be any different and someone who thinks so is just staying hip with the times and ragging on MS. (I realise I've just murdered my karma)
I'll play you in broodwar, lets go, 1 on 1, my 80586/133 vs your ultra overloaded PC.
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How to know when your e-peen is getting too big:
You only want to play Starcraft for pink slips.
True competition is a test of skill in a fair and balanced situation, not a means of throwing money around to back up your testosterone. Unless you're playing poker. Betting, gambling, etc only makes things "interesting" because it's a metagame. You get to play two games instead of just the one. However, it's irrelevant to your skill as a player, and therefore not a judge of player quality. Frankly, if you're the type of person who gets excited just because you're betting, it would probably be wiser not to bet at all.
The road to tyranny has always been paved with claims of necessity.
In other countries, South Korea for instance, gaming is treated more like a sport.
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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.
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)
Far as I can tell from the website, the only console games they've had in the past have been from Microsoft: Halo and PGR. If you're into the world cyber games, this will probably just improve their popularity. This is a good thing, ya'll are just blind Microsoft haters as usual.