Major League Gaming on TV?
Prize money for the competition is said to be $1 million. The 2005 championships for the league will be held this January in New York but the rights being sold seek to start with the 2006-2007 season that will start shortly afterward.According to MLG CEO, Michael Sepso, the league has relationships with ESPN and MTV but only for one-off deals, not on-going programming.
Unlike most professional gaming, the MLG fosuses on console games such as Tekken 5, Halo 2, and Super Smash Bros. rather than PC games, but if this venture proves successful it may lead to more widespread coverage of competitive gaming. What do you think, would that be a positive step? I sure wouldn't mind being able to turn on the TV and catch the Starcraft finals.
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If they televise Darts and Pool, then why not this? For me I'd love this.
On a side note, is this Next Generation the same company that use to put out the amazing magazine "Next Generation" here in the states?
That was the BEST gaming magazine ever! I totally miss it! The gaming mags wtih the stupid fart jokes and toilet humor kill me.