E-Sports & E-Gaming

1. By Benjamin Ramsay E-Sports & E-Gaming

2. MLG and E-Sports • MLG stands for Major League Gaming • MLG is responsible for the majority of gaming tournaments and keeping it official • E-Sports are any online games that are played competitively

3. In accordance with the previous diagram, MLG is responsible games such as: • World of Warcraft • Halo 3 • Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare • Counter Strike • Gears of War 2 • Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 MLG http://www.mlgpro.com/

4. World of Warcraft is played competitively though PvP (Player v Player) Many tournaments are held by MLG and Blizzard Tournaments can have rewards in the $50,000 - $100,000 range for your team World of Warcraft

5. Counter Strike is one of the oldest competitive games with fast paced fps (first person shooter) combat People play against other people in official leagues Most games are terrorist v counter terrorist themed Counter Strike

6. The stunning conclusion to the Halo Trilogy Players play competitively against each other in large scale battles Combat is smooth and fast it is an high action fps Halo 3

7. A third or first person shooter A highly tactical terrorist v counter terrorist shooter Combat is a bit slower and more communication based Rainbow 6 Vegas 2

8. A third person action shooter Slower than the previous games Less competitive than the others Still sponsored by MLG Gears of War 2

9. A tactical fps (first person shooter) Games can be up to 64 people playing to capture and maintain points. Tournaments sponsored by MLG Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare

10. SK Gaming - http://www.sk-gaming.com/ CAL (Amateur League and Pro) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberathlete_Professional_League CEVO (Buy in Leagues) - http://www.cevo.com/ Other Gaming Leagues