"....and immediately wipe out the exiting professional gaming leagues"

o_deadly furby · 09-09-2006, 01:55 AM

MS, News Corp team up for pro gaming league

By Wireless Watch
Published Thursday 11th May 2006 09:46 GMT

Microsoft and various divisions of News Corp made another major move this week to dominate gaming, with the announcement of a professional gaming league that will make cultural icons, rather like today's skateboarding, wrestling or basketball players from video game players.

News Corp will aim the big guns of DirecTV, IGN Entertainment and Fox Interactive Media at the project, which is likely to glorify Microsoft Xbox games above the soon to be launched Sony PS3.

Sponsor, Mountain Dew, and retailer Best Buy will add their weight to launch the Championship Gaming Series during 2007. The tournaments – three a year - will be broadcast in a kind of reality TV show, something that Fox is brilliant at, over the DirecTV satellite TV service, giving it yet more exclusive "sports" content.

With the weight of promotion these companies can bring, the Championship Gaming Series could potentially grow into a full TV channel and immediately wipe out the exiting professional gaming leagues, Cyberathlete Professional League, Global Gaming League, Major League Gaming and Video Gamers League.

The televised games will feature one on one league play, using technology that will take viewers inside the actual game competitions. This will likely take the form of a video representation of play characters and might begin the creation of a platform that could be used to show games over the Xbox Live service. The statement said that through broadcast and online media, the CGS will be available to the gaming community 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year round.

As we have said in recent weeks, Microsoft is almost certain to use both its recent Massive acquisition and its Xbox Live network as a basis for advertising both in and around games. This married up with the News Corp owned IGN Entertainment, which reaches 35m gamers per month, will mean the show becomes a "de facto" leader overnight.
Prizes will be donated by fizzy drink brand Mountain Dew, in the form of the "Dew Cup" and huge amounts of prize money.

DirecTV said it will place virtual cameras within the video games themselves and allow DirecTV customers to experience video games in much the same manner as other professional sports. So if this is a "shoot 'em up", the views of the characters won't merely be those that can be seen from the screen, but also include key viewing points from around the game.

The three tournaments this year will be a warm-up for the start of CGS league play in 2007, and the first of these will take place on July 21, 2006.

This week at US gaming show E3 Microsoft, chairman Bill Gates announced Live Anywhere, which allows video gamers to play games with each other whether they're on Windows Vista computers, Xbox 360, game machines, or even mobile phones.

Copyright © 2006, Wireless Watch

o_tyrus · 09-09-2006, 03:42 AM

Just great. Counterstrike is going to have its own channel.

Lost · 09-09-2006, 03:44 AM

Think it will impload upon itself like E3 did? If its going to be a massive marketting option, then every hardware and software developer will make sure they've got a slot to brag and pimp.

o_theres *nothing* here · 09-09-2006, 04:26 AM

It's a great idea for making money, that's for sure.

And don't think it's dumb. There would be tons of people that would watch.

Well okay, it's dumb as hell. But it's smart in terms of making money.

o_smurf · 09-09-2006, 10:04 AM

Must they go with this "reality TV" thing? Are we going to be forced to watch what "crayyyyzeee things" a bunch of fat kids get up to when they're not playing games, like getting laid?

o_binarylife · 09-09-2006, 10:35 AM

Reality TV isn't real anymore, and that just makes me feel said.

Director: "Ok, now you're feeling angry because Sue over here stole your rice from last night. Lets hear you sound angry"
Actor: "But Sue didn't steal my rice, and I'm not feeling angry. Can't I just go back to the hotel?"
Director: "No! We haven't filmed her taking your rice yet because it's too dark. We'll do that tommorow. Now feel angry!"

**mervaka** · 09-09-2006, 10:51 AM

reality TV will fall flat on its ass next year some time hopefully. i hope it burns in hell.

Lost · 09-09-2006, 07:42 PM

It already has, just gotta wait till the Survivor and Big Brother die hards thin out.

**mervaka** · 09-10-2006, 12:49 AM

its like... a disposable celebrity factory? gives all those crap ladies mags something to gossip about, and not to mention the tabloids.. hell would freeze over if they stopped airing reality TV suddenly.

09-09-2006, 01:55 AM	#1
o_deadly furby Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cell Block 17 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	"....and immediately wipe out the exiting professional gaming leagues" MS, News Corp team up for pro gaming league By Wireless Watch Published Thursday 11th May 2006 09:46 GMT Microsoft and various divisions of News Corp made another major move this week to dominate gaming, with the announcement of a professional gaming league that will make cultural icons, rather like today's skateboarding, wrestling or basketball players from video game players. News Corp will aim the big guns of DirecTV, IGN Entertainment and Fox Interactive Media at the project, which is likely to glorify Microsoft Xbox games above the soon to be launched Sony PS3. Sponsor, Mountain Dew, and retailer Best Buy will add their weight to launch the Championship Gaming Series during 2007. The tournaments – three a year - will be broadcast in a kind of reality TV show, something that Fox is brilliant at, over the DirecTV satellite TV service, giving it yet more exclusive "sports" content. With the weight of promotion these companies can bring, the Championship Gaming Series could potentially grow into a full TV channel and immediately wipe out the exiting professional gaming leagues, Cyberathlete Professional League, Global Gaming League, Major League Gaming and Video Gamers League. The televised games will feature one on one league play, using technology that will take viewers inside the actual game competitions. This will likely take the form of a video representation of play characters and might begin the creation of a platform that could be used to show games over the Xbox Live service. The statement said that through broadcast and online media, the CGS will be available to the gaming community 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year round. As we have said in recent weeks, Microsoft is almost certain to use both its recent Massive acquisition and its Xbox Live network as a basis for advertising both in and around games. This married up with the News Corp owned IGN Entertainment, which reaches 35m gamers per month, will mean the show becomes a "de facto" leader overnight. Prizes will be donated by fizzy drink brand Mountain Dew, in the form of the "Dew Cup" and huge amounts of prize money. DirecTV said it will place virtual cameras within the video games themselves and allow DirecTV customers to experience video games in much the same manner as other professional sports. So if this is a "shoot 'em up", the views of the characters won't merely be those that can be seen from the screen, but also include key viewing points from around the game. The three tournaments this year will be a warm-up for the start of CGS league play in 2007, and the first of these will take place on July 21, 2006. This week at US gaming show E3 Microsoft, chairman Bill Gates announced Live Anywhere, which allows video gamers to play games with each other whether they're on Windows Vista computers, Xbox 360, game machines, or even mobile phones. Copyright © 2006, Wireless Watch

09-09-2006, 03:44 AM	#3
Lost Fear teh crowbar. Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oklahoma Gametype: CTF ftw, yeh Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	Think it will impload upon itself like E3 did? If its going to be a massive marketting option, then every hardware and software developer will make sure they've got a slot to brag and pimp. __________________ Do what you want cuz a pirate is free! You are a pirate!

09-09-2006, 10:51 AM	#7
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	reality TV will fall flat on its ass next year some time hopefully. i hope it burns in hell. __________________ Support FF:

09-09-2006, 07:42 PM	#8
Lost Fear teh crowbar. Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oklahoma Gametype: CTF ftw, yeh Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	It already has, just gotta wait till the Survivor and Big Brother die hards thin out. __________________ Do what you want cuz a pirate is free! You are a pirate!

09-10-2006, 12:49 AM	#9
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	its like... a disposable celebrity factory? gives all those crap ladies mags something to gossip about, and not to mention the tabloids.. hell would freeze over if they stopped airing reality TV suddenly. __________________ Support FF:

09-09-2006, 03:42 AM	#2
o_tyrus Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Just great. Counterstrike is going to have its own channel.

09-09-2006, 04:26 AM	#4
o_theres nothing here Join Date: May 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	It's a great idea for making money, that's for sure. And don't think it's dumb. There would be tons of people that would watch. Well okay, it's dumb as hell. But it's smart in terms of making money.

09-09-2006, 10:04 AM	#5
o_smurf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Wales, UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Must they go with this "reality TV" thing? Are we going to be forced to watch what "crayyyyzeee things" a bunch of fat kids get up to when they're not playing games, like getting laid?

09-09-2006, 10:35 AM	#6
o_binarylife Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Reality TV isn't real anymore, and that just makes me feel said. Director: "Ok, now you're feeling angry because Sue over here stole your rice from last night. Lets hear you sound angry" Actor: "But Sue didn't steal my rice, and I'm not feeling angry. Can't I just go back to the hotel?" Director: "No! We haven't filmed her taking your rice yet because it's too dark. We'll do that tommorow. Now feel angry!"

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