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 Send to email | Fatal1ty: Pro Gamers Are Like Rock N Roll Stars [World Cyber Games] in World cyber games esports Pro Gaming |  By Brian Crecente
el 04-Aug-2008 |  In a breathless Christian Science Monitor article about pro-gaming (no doubt inspired by the proximity of the World Cyber Games to the Olympics), Gloria Goodale breaks the news to their readers that people actually get paid money to play video games competitively.
She even warns readers not to snicker, seeing that ESPN broadcasts the even less athletic pro poker tourneys. It doesn't take long for the article to enter familiar territory, pinning the hopes of pro gaming on Johnathan "?Fatal1ty" Wendel, who wraps up the shortish story with this doozie of a quote: ?It?s the same way with the big rock-?n?-roll stars,? he says. ?You think it?s all glitz and glamour, but it?s a lot of time on the road, away from your family, sleeping in strange places. It?s fun for now, but it?s also a lot of work.? But, he adds with a sly smile, ?nobody can say video games are a waste of time anymore. I?m living proof of that.?
Sly smile? Yikes! While I understand this was meant to be more of a gee-whiz article, it would have been nice to really dig into the world of pro-gaming and dredge up some sort of conclusion about the likelihood of its success. What about DISH Network's pro-gaming efforts? Video-gaming strives for respect. Is it a sport?
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| Rolling Stone's 50 Best Rock And Roll Video Games [Music Games] | | Rolling Stone's list of The 50 Best Rock & Roll Video Games of all time starts off well enough, but as you can see by the image accompanying this post, things quickly start to go downhill. The fact that they had to include Spice World for the PlayStation, Britney's Dance Beat and the origi [..] Read complete article | | Published 10-Nov-2008 by Mike Fahey in Music games Culture Guitar Hero Lists marky mark Rock Band Rolling Stone Spice Word
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The game industry's head-banging love affair with rock and/or roll stretches back as far as we can remember -- sometime around the late '70s. Now Rolling Stone has strummed its keyboard to capture what it calls [..] Read complete article | | Published 11-Nov-2008 by Jason Dobson in guitar-heroguitarheromusicrock-bandrockandrollrockbandrolling-stonerollingstone
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| Yes, MORE Guitar Hero Figures [Guitar Hero] | | Because the kids can't get enough miniature plastic replicas of replica rock stars from a replica rock n' roll game. Due in stores next February, McFarlane's line of "Guitar Hero Rockers" are 2-inch, stylised versions of the game's main c [..] Read complete article | | Published 16-Oct-2008 by Luke Plunkett in Guitar Hero figures Gallery McFarlane Media Merch Toys
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| Sci Fi Channel Readies GameQuest [Video Game Television] | | The Sci Fi Channel has given producers Granada America and World Cyber Games the green light to produce a new competitive gaming television series, tentatively titled GameQuest. The 8 episode series will bring together 12 gamers, who will compete in a variety of eliminati [..] Read complete article | | Published 30-Oct-2008 by Mike Fahey in Video Game Television competitive gaming Gamequest News sci fi channel World Cyber Games
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| For the Frugal: Big Savings on PS Git-tar Games [Deals] | | For a limited time, like the McRib, PS2 gamers can grab up the Rock Band Special Edition Bundle for $99.99. Also, today only for PS3 gamers, Musician's Friend's Stupid Deal of the Day is Guitar Hero III for $49.99 ? half off. Rock Band Special Edition Bundle gets you the whole shooting match, g [..] Read complete article | | Published 14-Jun-2008 by Owen Good in Deals Harmonix McRib Playstation 2 Ps2 Rock Band Sorry dad
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| The Wide World of Gaming: 'The End of Gamers' [Serious Games] | | Ian Bogost has an interesting editorial over at Edge Online entitled 'The End of Gamers,' a title which he admits doesn't really capture the main argument: "["The End of Gamers"] is lurid but might not capture the main argument of the piece, which is more like "Things People Do with Games." Mu [..] Read complete article | | Published 27-Jul-2008 by Maggie Greene in Serious games Art Economics Game Design Ian Bogost Industry
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