UKTerrorist
Posted by Rob at 18:16 6/9/2002.
Kate Russell of the BBC conducted a video report entitled 'Thumb Twiddling' which sees her interview well known individuals such as Sujoy (VGA) and Greg Edwards (Infinity E-Sports) in regard to the upcoming World Cyber Games. The report has been posted online, as well as the video of the report."It might not surprise you to learn that the computer games industry grossed in the region of $5 billion each year, but what could come as a bit of a shock is that you can earn up to $40,000 in one night, just by playing them!You should go here to see the report and for the download links for the video. Apparently the report will be aired on BBC News 24 World Service from Saturday and on BBC1 on Sunday. Not quite prime time, but good stuff nonetheless.
Computer gaming is a sport borne out of kids playing computer games in their front rooms – but now dedicated gamers are competing with each other all over the world. To this new breed of professional gamer the business of gaming is very serious indeed, and with big prize-money, sponsorship deals offering top-notch computer equipment, and flights to exotic competition venues – who can blame them?"
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Game2XS.Monkey Magic
18:52 6/9/2002
19:03 6/9/2002
Clan ONE
19:10 6/9/2002
19:24 6/9/2002
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
19:35 6/9/2002
Infinity-eSports
19:45 6/9/2002
19:48 6/9/2002
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
19:54 6/9/2002
Croydon
20:02 6/9/2002
Newsie
UKTerrorist
20:29 6/9/2002
Official Capybara Herder
UKTerrorist
20:30 6/9/2002
Infinity-eSports
20:40 6/9/2002
21:01 6/9/2002
21:15 6/9/2002
it dont even load [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
21:19 6/9/2002
Pld guys :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
21:22 6/9/2002
pld greg
GWAN!!!! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Stalk Confront Engage Eliminate
21:32 6/9/2002
Nah I think you did that fine by yourself.
Sujoy names a f***ing load of places he's been. Greg pops in every now and then to name a few places he's been and places he hopes to be going. That's good PR that is :P
Chuckle :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
21:53 6/9/2002
22:33 6/9/2002
oh i already been and ran outta dosh
um anyway...nice
showed it to my 'rents, they never realised how big gaming is (even tho i keep telling em :P) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
23:05 6/9/2002
23:13 6/9/2002
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
23:16 6/9/2002
was anyone calling u before? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
g30rg3h
UKTerrorist
23:44 6/9/2002
Infinity-eSports
01:58 7/9/2002
So how many places have you had free trips round the world to DK? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
ClanNEW
02:10 7/9/2002
ClanNEW
02:14 7/9/2002
Infinity-eSports
02:25 7/9/2002
02:37 7/9/2002
02:45 7/9/2002
08:29 7/9/2002
Saviour of UKT
UKTerrorist
08:43 7/9/2002
10:32 7/9/2002
Compared to HL using the original Quake engine? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Sniper's Alley
11:45 7/9/2002
I am well impressed with that, you both came across as people taking the profession/hobby seriously.
The information was good and there was no hint of "look at what these geeks do" from the slant the bbc took.
The interesting thing will be if there is increased press coverage as up until last couple of months even pc magazines devoted very little copy space for the promotion of lan events.
Has anyone ever looked into the creation of a uk lanning magazine, or section in a magazine? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Sniper's Alley
11:46 7/9/2002
Greg you are infact far sexier than jim Carey. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
13:48 7/9/2002
10:31 8/9/2002
WHENS IT ON BBC1 TODAY FSFSFSSFS
No taking the p*** out of my error messages. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
THX
17:51 8/9/2002
Gj [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]