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15 Jan 2008, 02:55 PM
mannerbot

MLG ESPN

Like it or not, looks like e-sports are finally blowing up in America as ESPN will begin coverage of MLG events.

http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/mlg

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ESPN will serve as a primary outlet for news about MLG, providing extensive digital coverage of MLG’s 2008 Pro Circuit Competitions, including exclusive streamed matches, pro player interviews, and scores and stats. Additionally, MLG will host ESPN co-branded online video game tournaments.

ESPN will be on site at each of the 2008 MLG Pro Circuit Competitions, reporting news from its own coverage booth for various ESPN programs and platforms, including ESPN360.com, ESPN’s signature broadband sports network.

Additionally, ESPN.com will launch a competitive video gaming section replete with all of the latest news, information and video as it relates to competitive gaming.
15 Jan 2008, 02:58 PM
burgundy

lol MLG > NHL
15 Jan 2008, 03:14 PM
Cowutopia

fuck that. ESPN can suck twelve dicks, although it's the NHL's fault that all fell through with espn.

If this coverage is going to be bad as the paintball coverage I won't watch.
15 Jan 2008, 03:19 PM
Cowdisease

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Originally Posted by Cowutopia

If this coverage is going to be bad as the paintball coverage I won't watch.

Wait, you have an expectation that MLG coverage will be good?
15 Jan 2008, 03:22 PM
Cowutopia

No, but I'm pretty excited to actually see some of this shit on TV. Korean Starcraft tournaments please. or SF: 3rd Strike.

You know it's just going to be HALO 3. Opaque should get involved.
15 Jan 2008, 03:23 PM
Cowdisease

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Originally Posted by Cowutopia

No, but I'm pretty excited to actually see some of this shit on TV. Korean Starcraft tournaments please. or SF: 3rd Strike.

Trust me, it's not worth your time. I saw some tournament shows on the Gameplay HD channel and it made me hate video games.
15 Jan 2008, 03:23 PM
Yoshi

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Originally Posted by burgundy

lol MLG > NHL

If you let Disney pick your "sports."
15 Jan 2008, 03:24 PM
Cowutopia

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Originally Posted by Cowdisease

Trust me, it's not worth your time. I saw some tournament shows on the Gameplay HD channel and it made me hate video games.

BOOM HEADSHOT.

What games did they show? I love watching SF: 3rd strike vids.
15 Jan 2008, 03:25 PM
mannerbot

Yeah, it's going to be worse than the LOL poker coverage but eh. Most color commentary blows anyway.

Oh, and StarCraft commentary/VOD is actually pretty good. Most of the announcers are ex-pros and they get all excited and shit. The difference between Korean and Western e-sports coverage is like the Japanese Iron Chef compared to the American one.
15 Jan 2008, 03:27 PM
Cowutopia

Poker After Dark is the best poker show going.
15 Jan 2008, 03:30 PM
burgundy

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

If you let Disney pick your "sports."

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/logos/n...ducks_1995.gif
15 Jan 2008, 03:30 PM
mannerbot

The best poker coverage was the ones by FSN where they showed every hand, except for the ones that they hosted themselves which had terrible structure.
15 Jan 2008, 03:36 PM
Mikhal

Would be more exciting news if MLG had more genre variation. Mostly FPSes... :yuck:
15 Jan 2008, 03:39 PM
Cowutopia

oh fuck. All my posts are retarded, as this is MLG only. LOL.

I was a benchwarmer on a CS CPL team once. Seriously. Like 4th string AAA alternate.

edited for non-retardation.

There seriously was another league that was out there, not as big as CPL, but it was around like 8 years ago. Anyone remember?
15 Jan 2008, 03:41 PM
Cowdisease

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Originally Posted by Cowutopia

oh fuck. All my posts are retarded, as this is MLG only. LOL.

Yeah, I was going to comment on why you were bringing up Third Strike, but you have seen the light.

Didn't CBS try to show MLG stuff and it bombed horribly?
15 Jan 2008, 03:42 PM
mannerbot

MLG doesn't do PC games. You played with some kids that had MLG in their names and yelled at people over the internet.

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Originally Posted by Cowdisease

Didn't CBS try to show MLG stuff and it bombed horribly?

I think USA Network and MTV have in the past.
15 Jan 2008, 03:45 PM
Rumpy

I've tried watching some tournament shit on the Gameplay HD channel (not a good show on the entire channel) and it is really, really boring.
15 Jan 2008, 03:46 PM
Cowutopia

hmm...wait a minute
There was the CAL, the CPL, and that other league with CS. What was it?

I was on a CPL team but mostly scrimmed in CAL, played one CPL match only (we won) as an alternate, and I was in another league for a while too, but honestly I hardly remember that time.

Christ could I look like more of an ass. Never played any MLG. Isn't there an all-girl team that plays in the MLG, and plays up the femininity?
15 Jan 2008, 03:47 PM
mannerbot

Well, that coverage probably just sucked balls. But in general, to enjoy watching this stuff, you either need to understand what's going on pretty well or listen to someone that's good at explaining it.
15 Jan 2008, 03:58 PM
Cowdisease

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Originally Posted by Rumpy

I've tried watching some tournament shit on the Gameplay HD channel (not a good show on the entire channel) and it is really, really boring.

My "favorite" show on that channel is the one where they show you footage of some guy playing a game. It's not even good playthroughs--a guy was playing a mission on (I think) the latest Hitman game and it seemed like he didn't know what he was doing. Then the screen goes black and the mission starts over again with a pop-up message saying "Guy reloads level from a previous save."

I changed the channel before I threw my remote at my TV in rage, and the only reason why I saw this show for four minutes in the first place was because I couldn't recover from my shock that someone was wasting HD spectrum with a show like this.
15 Jan 2008, 04:15 PM
burgundy

I don't get the whole leaving the house to play games online thing.
15 Jan 2008, 04:19 PM
mannerbot

Well, in serious games (i.e. money on the line), you're not going to want to put up with shit like lag and hacking/cheating.
15 Jan 2008, 04:32 PM
burgundy

I actually get it, I just think it's dumb.

I'm waiting for the first performance enhancing drugs scandal.
15 Jan 2008, 04:33 PM
Othello Harrington

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Originally Posted by burgundy

lol MLG > NHL, MLS, Womens sports,Pool, Bowling, and dog shows

fixed
15 Jan 2008, 05:26 PM
Brand X

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Originally Posted by Baily

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Originally Posted by burgundy

lol MLG > NHL, MLS, Womens sports, all Pool except trickshot pool, Bowling, and dog shows

fixed

Double fixed.
15 Jan 2008, 05:27 PM
Othello Harrington

yeah, that trickshot stuff is pretty sweet. PS who is that asian woman they always have on there? I would fuck her brains out.
15 Jan 2008, 05:29 PM
Brand X

Jeanette Lee.

There's also a hot blonde one too. I don't know her name though.
15 Jan 2008, 05:30 PM
Othello Harrington

Lesbian trick shots pls.