Even before the lockout, attendance was down for the NBA. And Major League Baseball parks continue to struggle to attract fans. The days of sold-out NASCAR tracks throughout the season are over. But while many professional sports have suffered amidst the poor economy, pro video game players continue to cultivate the growing number of gamers who are tuning in for every event of the Major League Gaming (MLG) pro circuit.
Jason Hall, currently an indie developer and former Blizzard employee, has been sharing some really interesting stories from his long career in the industry for a while now. Some of them are truly insightful, while others may seem depressing.
I’m a little shocked that StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty sold only around 6 million copies. The original StarCraft did over 11 million. Maybe Blizzard was too leisurely in releasing StarCraft 2? Starcraft 2 came out 12 years after it’s predecessor.
and people wonder why we are having mtx in everything. i blame the people who actual buy them.
It's interesting he used Brazil as an example of the importance of regional pricing. Nowadays many companies on Steam are setting their prices in Brazil as high as, if not more than, their price in USA. I simply refused to buy a few games when I noticed that's the case.
GF365: "Oftentimes, video games have characters who are antagonistic and really not very pleasant. Here are some of the friendliest characters in games where you might not otherwise expect to find them."
Talented writers can build worlds that are as wondrous as real-life. Here are the best lore-rich video games for you to get immersed in.
How'd fallout not make the list. Atleast over cyberpunk, tales , and halo. Fallout been around since what 96 98 and has 5 6 games into it. It's full of lore when you play it. I'd even add star ocean to a point.
narration is more important than lore i'd rather watch the story and characters in a more cinematic way instead of searching for notes and stuff that's why i love sony exclusive games like uncharted and gow and hate from software games
Football or soccer - what ever you want to call it, is BOOMING! Forbes you are out of touch.
I would rather play a video game then watch sports personally. I don't watch Major League Gaming though.
There is less money involved and everyone can try
LOL...this is comical. MLG is not anywhere near the level of real pro-sports.
Forbes also forgets to mention that MLG was out of money and needed a sponsor and that is the only reason why the PS3 is being used for Black OPS, not to mention it pissed off a shit ton of the community because they are all Xbots.
MLG has Halo, that is it. It is trying with SCII and that is going somewhere, but pro gaming will never take off in America like it has in Korea(which everyone is trying for) or Europe.
That is just the way our society is built.