MLG nabs TV, mobile deal

so mlg has mobile tournaments?

glassedsoul said: "Hopfully they will have some good StarCraft or RTS tournaments, and not just a FPS/Fighting game fest." MLG is only Halo 2 and Super Smash Brothers Melee.

This is awesome! But how come it got a cold in the Hotspot?

The only reason I could ever care out MLG is if I can be paid and play with them. If not, screw that and I'll just play games instead of watching people do it. The show Arena on G4 was cool though, lol.

***** Daitenzinman Ok, so after reading through these comments, I am apparently one of three people who thinks this is stupid as hell. Doesn't it bother anyone that we're paying people to play videogames?! This is money that could be used for research to cure diseases or shelter the homeless, BUT IT'S BEING USED TO PAY NERDS FOR PLAYING VIDEO GAMES!!! What a sick, sad world we live in... Posted Apr 19, 2006 10:27 am PT ****** I guess I'm number 4. That's the dumbest idea I've ever heard of... Why in the h3ll would I want to watch someone play a video game? If they could make it interactive, maybe... but we already have xbox live....

Ok, so after reading through these comments, I am apparently one of three people who thinks this is stupid as hell. Doesn't it bother anyone that we're paying people to play videogames?! This is money that could be used for research to cure diseases or shelter the homeless, BUT IT'S BEING USED TO PAY NERDS FOR PLAYING VIDEO GAMES!!! What a sick, sad world we live in...

that's sound cool!

At least I'll have a reason to watch television other than Desperate Housewives or Law & Order: CI on Sunday nights

mmm...cash AND prizes!

MLG used to have tournaments for Gran Turismo 3, Soul Calibur 2, and Tekken but they were all dropped due to low attendance.

whatever

I'm going to tune into that... sounds very cool.

hey i'll murder people in madden

just in case, i'd like to make sure everyone knows that i wasn't shutting down any of those other games, like cs or starcraft. *is there a way to edit a post you have made on here, i dont like this double posting*

i'd like to see you play smash against ken or play some halo 2 with the ogresor even people on the lower end of the charts. And games too arcadey to be professional. im guessing you guys have no idea what SBO is. and soul cal. is really not that tournament worthy, smash is way more skill based than sc.

I have gone to MLG's for about a year now but before SSBM and halo I was a PC player and I played Dawn of War, Starcraft and C&C Generals all competitively and trust me, casual viewers do not want to watch those games. And 3D is currently the most dominate team in halo 2 and trust me when I say that no one here that says h2 is easy could take top 32 let alone 64 at a tournament. This is a big step for pro gaming and although console games have autoaim and i'd much much rather play with a keyboard and mouse, it's for the better because most PC games will not be interesting to the massess considering that most are slow and to be a top performer you need a kickass computer which the majority of people can not afford or understand so they go with a easy console. On top of it all SSBM and Halo 2 are very fast paced and are enjoyable to watch some PC games that are along the lines are CS and BF2. All in all I hope if it blasts off that they add more titles to the lineup(would love to see a racing game and another fighter or fps)but don't count on any RTS ,besides starcraft where fastpaced play is needed, to ever be a part of televised gaming.

Agreed with SuperH75mil. Not just SFA3, but 3S (3rd Strike, for those not in 'the know'), Neo Geo Battle Colliseum, Tekken 3/5 (take your pick), almost any KOF, and yes, even SSBM. Personally, my game of choice (for fighters) is SSBM, and the game is surprisingly deep when you give it a chance. There's plenty of good tournament-worthy games out there that aren't just FPS and fighters as well. Like, puzzle games. Hardcore Tetris Attack players move lightning-fast, and the game can be very unforgiving. Super Puzzle Fighter can be complex in it's own right as well. ...I don't even have to go into original Tetris....it's a 'shoe-in'. RTS' are cool too...but that'd have to be it's own reserved 'block', because those games can take quite some time. And what about racers? You can't tell me that racing games have 'no skill' attached to them. GT4 or 3, Mario Kart (any edition except Double Dash), and more....lots of skillful racing games available. I believe this could be very cool -- as long as it's advertised appropriately, and given the amount of respect it deserves. Who knows -- with enough positive influence given towards it, the media might start looking even more favorable towards video games, unlike Mr. Thompson. :P

Oh sure, console games are a REAL buncha' sissies. >_>; Although I agree on the FPS thing (where auto aiming applies), I dare you to call Street Fighter Alpha 3 sissy after you're on the losing end of a beautiful-yet-brutal Vega slashdown. Rolling Izuna Drop for the win. (That's right, I said it without the acronym. Bite me.)

Yea I wouldnt call it professional if Halo 2 is played. It's a good game but it's definately not a skilled FPS. To be honest all console games are too arcadey to be professional. Real skill lies in a mouse and a keyboard, not in an auto aimed training wheels game.

They Need Stop Playin that n00bish Game HaLo 2 which Takes No Skill at aLL

wow. that sounds really cool.

lol who wanna watch console games? i would much rather wanna watch cooller vs toxic duke it out in quake, or team 3d vs sk in cs than xb0xz0wnZ0rd00d89 vs c00LdUde87 in halo 2

Nab - that would be right

What crap. I went on to this website, and they only have 2 games. That's it! Halo 2 and SSBM? Can anyone on this 'professional' list handle real games like Starcraft? Counter-Strike? Soul Calibur? I doubt it.

who needs a league when you have tournament tv on gs

I agree with glassed, the RTS tournaments would be the most interesting to watch.

Bout time. Why did it take soo long for games to get this? Im mad games didn't get this Before the whole texas holdem fad thats goin on.

RTS tournaments? That would be like watching paint dry!

only I think ITV are going to make a mess of it

Hopfully they will have some good StarCraft or RTS tournaments, and not just a FPS/Fighting game fest.

ITV in UK are doing the same sort of thing

I'll watch

Boost Mobile lol. Seems logical what gamer wouldnt want to quit watching desperate housewives and watch someone else he doesnt know play a game he could be playing right?

major step in spreading games throughout the nation? YES!

intresting