Pro Gamers

The ‘Pros’ & Cons of the Championship Gaming Series

Authored by Scott Goldberg on December 18, 2006 - 4:00pm.

Skeptics of professional video gamers (or “cyberathletes,” as they are sometimes known) often ask the same two questions: 1) How difficult is it, really, to play a video game?; and 2) Who cares about professional video gaming anyway? You’ll find various answers supporting both sides of the argument, but the Championship Gaming Series is hoping to cash in on one of them, that being the existence of an obvious passion for tournament play.

Major League Gaming Inks New Deals With Pro Gamers

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 18, 2006 - 1:35pm.

New York - Major League Gaming, a professional video game league, said on Monday that it has signed a $1 million contract with Team Carbon, which recently won the league's national four-man "Halo 2" title. The company also signed $25,000 deals with three members of Team Str8 Rippin; MLG signed the team's captain to a similar deal in June.

LA GAMES: Pro-Gamer Fatal1ty - “I have an awesome job”

Authored by Jay Baage on November 8, 2006 - 2:42pm.

[Coverage from the 2006 LA Games Conference] Pro-gamer Jonathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel is the most accomplished professional PC gamer in history. He is the breakthrough name and face for the new generation of so called "cyber-athletes". He was a featured keynote interview on Thursday. The audience got to hear about how he is not just a pro-gamer, but also runs his own company Auravision/Fatal1ty, to exploit his strong brand in gaming.

USA Network TV Series to Follow Young Pro Gamers

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 5, 2006 - 2:45pm.

New York - USA Network announced on Thursday that it will air a seven-part reality series beginning in November that will follow young pro video gamers. The partnership with Major League Gaming will follow teams on the pro gaming circuit's seven-city tournament tour. Initial sponsors of the program include Boost Mobile, Scion and Gamestop.