IGN Entering Professional Gaming Business With Tournament Hosting

[zarx]

mchaza said:

zarx said:

mchaza said:

i dont see social rejects loners becoming famous in any ways. The only way i see competitive gaming becoming an sport is that we have androids controlled wirelessly with control pads which gamers control them in an arena in certain situations that no sane person would compete in. 

I think you should read this http://www.cracked.com/article_18763_5-insane-true-facts-about-starcraft-professional-sport_p2.html

korea is an expection. 

No not really they are just the first to adopt pro gaming, it's also getting big all around the world. HuskyStarcraft a USA bassed caster has over 450,000 followers on youtube for example. 

Here are some pics from the gaming event (including SC2 torny) event at Dreamhack in Stockholm 

Pro gaming is big and it's getting bigger every day