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Does Professional Gaming Have a Future?

Posted by Soulskill on from the fatal-one-thank-you dept.

mr_sifter writes "Three years ago, celebrity gamers such as Fatal1ty were bagging millions in prizes, and TV channels were queuing up to broadcast games on TV. Professional gaming looked set for the big time. It never happened, and in the current economic crisis, sponsors and media organizations are cutting costs, resulting in the closure of many pro gaming competitions (as we recently discussed) and a down-scaling in prize money. This feature looks at whether pro gaming can bounce back, and whether it will always be a PC sport, or if pro gaming on consoles is the future."

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  1. Re:Short answer: by tomhudson · · Score: 0, Troll

    Third , fourth, fifth, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10 answers:

    [_] Future? I didn;t know it had a present or a past? [br> [_] It's what I tell my mom every time she nags me about moving out of her basement. I say she's interfering with my "career." I'm 37. And I smell funny.
    [_] Isn't "professional gaming" illegal outside of Las Vegas?
    [_] If you take away professional gaming from the career pros, only losers will have professional gaming careers ... oh wait -
    [_] I can't decide which is worse, being a professional gamer or being CowboyNeal'd ...
    [_] "I guess I'll have to go back to day trading ..."
    [_] Q: A professional gamer and a human waste of oxygen fall off a building (but I repeat myself) ... who hits the ground first? A: Who gives a fuck!
    [_] Get a real job!
    [_] Q. How many "professional gamers" does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: 5, because they have very very small dicks.