Professional Gaming [Archive]

Dunit35

01-22-2006, 05:41 PM

Is anybody seeing this?

This professional video gamer is 24 and has won over $300,000 and has won 41 video game tournaments. Wow, must be nice.

Fat Elvis

01-22-2006, 05:57 PM

And he lives in KC....

Dunit35

01-22-2006, 06:05 PM

How bout the 7 year old that has won 2 grand from games.

Otter

01-22-2006, 06:08 PM

Interesting actually.

Got a link, picture, name, what kind of dog he owns?

Dunit35

01-22-2006, 06:11 PM

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1329696&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312&ad=true

Otter

01-22-2006, 06:33 PM

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1329696&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312&ad=true

Dankeschön

jspchief

01-22-2006, 07:06 PM

60 Minutes just did a segment on him tonight.

Deberg_1990

01-22-2006, 07:10 PM

60 Minutes just did a segment on him tonight.

Yea i saw the story....Amazing just how big professional gaming has become. They kept talking about how big a "Sport" it will grow into over the next 30-50 years or so. I guess its the next big "niche" sports segment....like the X-Games.

Dunit35

01-22-2006, 07:13 PM

Yeah, thats where I saw this story. 60 minutes, that little boy whooped up on the newsman.