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Professional Gaming. By Paul Graham. Idea. Bring the best players together Competitions in multiplayer games against one another Compete for prize money, gear, sponsorships. How does the concept work?. No specific game Similar to track and field events Many genres represented
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Professional Gaming By Paul Graham
Idea • Bring the best players together • Competitions in multiplayer games against one another • Compete for prize money, gear, sponsorships
How does the concept work? • No specific game • Similar to track and field events • Many genres represented • Different games played in each genre • Often both team and individual events
Most Popular Genres First/third-person shooters Fighting Real-Time Strategy
Popular Leagues • MLG - Currently the largest league • CEVO • ESL • CPL – One of the earliest leagues • CAL
Sources • http://www.megatonik.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/mlg.jpg • http://a1297.g.akamaitech.net/7/1297/32585/0/content.catalog.video.msn.com/ft/share0/1c38/0/7351662_1.jpg • http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/04/mlg_logo_4252.jpg • http://www.gameguru.in/images/cpl-logo.jpg • http://www.gamingdevils.com/events/cevo.jpg • http://www.caleague.com/img/layout/mast_logo.gif • http://images2.ggl.com/images/esllogo.jpg