CPL Partners With Gaming World Series 20
The Cyberathlete Proffessional League, the organization founded by Angel Munoz, has partnered with the World Series of Gaming. The CPL World Championship will become the second event in the World Series circuit. From the article: "The event, which currently has over 3,000 gamers registered from 58 countries, will be expanded to occupy 150,000 square feet of convention space, and is now expected to attract over 15,000 attendees from across the globe. Prizing for the two tournaments previously announced by the CPL will be adjusted to fit into the $1,000,000 World Series of Video Games format." No word yet on whether Snoop Dog's gaming tournament will be a part of the World Series.
Growing Up (Score:4, Funny)
Wow, gaming is sure growing up to about real sport levels. I wonder when the super-game-bowl will air during primetime, complete with wardrobe malfunctions.
Then again, with all the virgins in attendance that could be far more dangerous!
For some reason, all I can think of is.... (Score:1)
This is not a good thing. (Score:3, Interesting)
Intel wanted a more graphic-intensive game to be the headliner for the CPL World Tour. That would be, Counter-Strike: Source. Instead, the headliner turned out to be Counter-Strike version 1.6, the old one, written on an engine 8 years old. While it provides a much more competitive experience, it just doesn't look pretty.
Intel wanted to show off their NEW hardware. They are throwing millions of dollars into hosting the CPL events, but nobody is recognizing that this particular game is running better than their computers at home. That's because 1.6 can run on any computer 6 years old and still look decent.
The partnership ended because of the CPL's unwavering stupidity. If they continue to market to such a narrow group of people (competitive gamers), they will never make their competitions a major event. As of now, the only spectators of competitive games are hard core gamers. If they want to attract outside audiences, they NEED to attract outside spectators. Couch potatoes watch Football games; CPL should be marketing to couch potatoes too.
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Re:This is not a good thing. (Score:2)
It's boring enough to play, let alone watch.
Re:This is not a good thing. (Score:1)
Re:This is not a good thing. (Score:2)
Seanbaby had it right!! (Score:2)
Games aren't too competitive (Score:2)
Re:Games aren't too competitive (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Games aren't too competitive (Score:1)
Cyberathlete (Score:2)
I mean, chess players don't call themselves "chessathletes", nor do fishermen call themselves "fishathletes".
The word "ahtlete" implies some sort of athletic activity.
Re:Cyberathlete (Score:1)
Snoop Dog's involved?! (Score:2)
Four words... (Score:1)