Pro gaming still has managed to fly under the radar as far as mainstream coverage.
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At the end of the day, the success of any game is good for the growth of pro gaming.
But over the past few years, Red Bull has also become active in the growing world of pro gaming.
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Pro gaming is a sticky live streaming phenomenon, as that MLG event saw fans consuming an average of 150 minutes each.
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The one day event on September 21will bring leaders from pro gaming together to discuss the future of the growing phenomenon.
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Brands should definitely take a look at what Red Bull has done to engage the growing audience of pro gaming fans.
Walsh talks about the evolution of pro gaming in this exclusive interview.
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And yes, pro athletes, many of who are gamers, are watching, or are at least aware of, the growing pro gaming field.
In addition to incorporation pro gaming into its annual BlizzCon Convention in Anaheim, the game giant has announced the 2012 Battle.net World Championship.
Big companies like Red Bull, Stride, Dr Pepper and Alienware (Dell) have already realized the benefits of tapping into this devoted pro gaming audience.
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Having played competitively since 1999 in the early days of eSports with Quake 3, Tekken 2 and even DDR, Graham has watched pro gaming evolve.
The pro gaming network, which had record growth last year thanks to the explosion of streaming video, joins Reddit.com and other sites in the protest.
This major global eSports event featuring some of the best pro gaming competition in the world will take place in Asia toward the end of 2012.
The phenomenon of pro gaming, especially as it seems headed more mainstream, is celebrating game makers as much as it is the best gamers in the world.
Rice talks about the rise of eSports and how CBS, fresh off Super Bowl streaming records, can help turn pro gaming into a legitimate sport in this exclusive interview.
Red Bull has come a long way in a short period of time in eSports and pro gaming now has a brand new tournament series to add to the mix.
At the Los Angeles LAN they hooked gamers up to heart monitors and medical contraptions to embark on new research into how health and diet can improve pro gaming skills.
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Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Activision Blizzard Publishing, hopes to make things easier for pro gaming fans this year with the launch of the new StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS).
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The game maker has partnered with the top pro gaming organizations around the world, including the Korea eSports Association (KeSPA), Ongamenet (OGN), GomTV, Major League Gaming (MLG), Turtle Entertainment (ESL), and Twitch.
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He talks about what this new mobile HD streaming capability will open up to the growing eSports community and also weighs in on the bright future pro gaming has in this exclusive interview.
As for eSports, watch some of the Youtube posts from a recent pro gaming event or check out the videos in this post and look at the actual players, as well as the audience.
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GameSpot has partnered with Qualcomm and pro gaming team Team SoloMid Snapdragon for this series, which will be set in their San Francisco Bay Area Game House and be live streamed on GameSpot.com and TwitchTV.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday marked the playoffs for the World Championships, and teams from all over the world were assembled to compete for a first prize of a million dollars, the largest by far in pro gaming history.
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Pro gaming competitions are experiencing record growth this year, especially in the U.S. Thanks to new streaming capabilities, game fans can check out live coverage of major gaming events and even tune in to watch professional players practice from their homes or at special LAN events.
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What excites me the most is that the pro-gaming community has created a cultural phenomenon in North America and Europe.
Immersive surround sound, the ability to clearly understand teammates and enhancements of specific sounds in a gaming environment are just a few elements of SBX Pro Studio that enhance gaming audio.
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"The ZAGGkeys PRO line and Caliber gaming lines are creative product solutions that will appeal to gadget owners and gamers for their sleek design and outstanding function, " said Derek M.
The Razer DeathAdder was released in 2006 and is still to-date the world's best-selling gaming mouse, used by countless pro gamers in the circuit as their de facto gaming mouse.
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It remains the world's best-selling gaming mouse, used by countless pro gamers in the circuit as their preferred weapon of annihilation.
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