Volume 4 Issue 1 First Quarter 2008 Super ... - Hardcore Gamer

What’s Coming
in 2008?
Average (Excluding Outliers): $22,750.00
For some odd reason, FIFA Soccer tops this list. We don’t even play
soccer… err, ‘football’ in America. Much. Anyway, real football (AKA
‘Dat Madden’) is near the bottom of the list. Our research shows that
the vast majority of Madden tournaments are conducted at gatherings
of people’s houses, and organized through, of all things… MySpace. And
while Guitar Hero doesn’t seem to fare much better at all, the local
tournament scene for it is extremely well-organized through the ofcial
website. Besides, one kid won a Pontiac G5.
Average (Excluding Outliers): $86,306.53
Unfortunately, there are no Asian tournaments on this
list. The European scene is still extremely competitive in
this genre, and the battles between the Korean elite and
Europe’s team of the Four Kings are top-caliber. We may see
Supreme Commander show up this year on the competitive
scene, but from what we’ve heard, the bandwidth load for a
multiplayer game is so intense that most PC cafes refuse to
offer it for online play. Again, the big surprise here is Sierra’s
World in Conict, almost exclusively supported by the
Cyberathlete Professional League through Sierra Games.
It looks like things
are going to become
bigger and badder this
year around. With a
$1,000,000 tournament
for Halo 3 in the summer,
Major League Gaming’s
newly signed deal with
ESPN, and Street Fighter
IV looking to revitalize
the ghting game scene,
we’re looking forward to
tournament-caliber play
of all kinds on prime-time
television. I personally
watched last year’s Super
Battle Opera tournament
through a live internet
broadcast from Tokyo,
outputted to my television.
I would gladly have watched
this via Pay-Per-View, and
perhaps via ESPN, such
features may become
available.
To prepare yourself for
this coming renaissance in
professional gaming, you may
want to learn how to hold
your own local tournaments
to hone your skills. If you’re
not quite experienced in this
eld, check back with us at
Hardcore Gamer while we
show you how to start your
own championship scene!
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