silicon on 31 August 2012
ESPORTS!!!!!!
Actually there are a lot of video game competitions. I think the largest is MLG (major league gaming)
I think the hardest part is establishing an audience so they can convince sponsors to give them money. Currently they usually stream on twitch.tv or other streaming services.
There used to be an organization called WCG ( World Cyber Games ) which is the closest to an international competition for all games. However, they, like most of the videogame competitions, run into money problems.
Currently DOTA style games dominate, mostly because the companies who make the game give out million dollar prizes for the winners of the tournament. It's an interesting business model.
