While pro gaming is certainly huge in the likes of Asia and across Europe, it really hasn't caught on quite yet in the States. We have our own e-sports channel on DIRECTV, but who in the hell has DIRECTV? The latest professional gaming channel trying to inch its way into the mainstream is launching in Britain tomorrow. Here are the details:
XLeague.TV, the first British TV channel dedicated to competitive gaming, will be launched tomorrow, May 16, on Sky channel 291. XLeague will show both live and recorded matches with commentary and analysis, and feature league and tournament play. It will also screen gaming news, reviews and magazine shows.
Although eSports competition is traditionally PC-focused, XLeague.TV will feature prominent console titles across all multiplayer genres, including Resistance: Fall of Man, Pro Evolution Soccer and Project Gotham Racing.
What's it gonna take for pro gaming to really take off here in the U.S.? Do you even want it to?
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12:54 PM on 05.15.2007
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And I miss Cybernet, even though I was never around at 3am to watch it. :(
Also, we live in a world where 24-hour news channels/cycles not only feel a bit superfluous, but have really damaged the quality of mainstream journalism. Is there truly a need for a 24-hour news channel dedicated to gaming?
I just noticed the irony in that statement.
I miss game masters HUGE head T___T
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_World
How many damned commas did I just use? I fail.
Oh there's no doubt that Cybernet was cringeworthy television, and when they had the male presenter, he was no better than the woman. However, I always had a strange sense of comfort on the rare occassions I'd be up at that time, watching it on TV. It was just a nice familiar thing to catch. It was trashy, but it was ... something.