hello again everyone this is Chris with
watchmojo.com that little while ago i
spoke to kevin Durkee and we had to talk
about competitive tournament gaming what
sort of qualities do you need to have if
you want to get into this and what sort
of things do you expect when you get
into the game and then you go up against
other players today here know how do you
see gaming in terms of its growth and
what direction do you see things going
the gaming business is an incredible
growth cycle right now there’s no
question that the amount of money that’s
being brought into the video game
business is an astronomical levels but
then when you take it up that next not
to hardcore gamers and those that really
enjoy the competitive nature of it
there’s an entire another subculture
there that amp is supporting and our pro
team is going to be competing in these
guys have made a commitment to their
game they have made a commitment to this
as a professional career it’s kind of
like what professional poker was a
number of years ago while we’re not
there from a gaming perspective we’re
right on the heels of it and just like
any other sort of sport they’re going to
be in it for a number of years and then
when they finish if you will they’ll
move on to maybe own a team coach teams
and to be involved in the industry at
large what criteria does a game have to
meet in order to be considered one that
is a fair judgment of skill in team play
MLG the major league gaming network they
are sort of the professional group that
kind of manages that sort of governance
if you will on on hardcore gaming and
tournament play they have six different
titles that are part of that including
things like Halo and Rainbow six and
others so there tends to be a little bit
of a bias towards sort of first-person
shooters because that’s really kind of
where the heritage of video games has
come from from a pc standpoint up into
console but they’ve also included NBA
they’ve also included guitar hero and
really bringing in that social and
sports atmosphere I think any type of
video game just has to be really strong
both in multiplayer and it’s got to have
a lot of content and story to it that’s
why you see a lot of franchise games
like halo for instance we’re already at
halo 3 it’s really the competitive
benchmark it’s about strategy it’s about
thinking it’s about
you know physical gameplay but it’s also
sort of how can I wit my opponent how do
I get advantage on them you know as I’m
playing that game so you’ve got have
some complexity there’s lots of fun
casual stuff out there as well like the
rock bands but when you really want to
compete you got to raise your game and
be strategic not just a good player
watchmojo.com that little while ago i
spoke to kevin Durkee and we had to talk
about competitive tournament gaming what
sort of qualities do you need to have if
you want to get into this and what sort
of things do you expect when you get
into the game and then you go up against
other players today here know how do you
see gaming in terms of its growth and
what direction do you see things going
the gaming business is an incredible
growth cycle right now there’s no
question that the amount of money that’s
being brought into the video game
business is an astronomical levels but
then when you take it up that next not
to hardcore gamers and those that really
enjoy the competitive nature of it
there’s an entire another subculture
there that amp is supporting and our pro
team is going to be competing in these
guys have made a commitment to their
game they have made a commitment to this
as a professional career it’s kind of
like what professional poker was a
number of years ago while we’re not
there from a gaming perspective we’re
right on the heels of it and just like
any other sort of sport they’re going to
be in it for a number of years and then
when they finish if you will they’ll
move on to maybe own a team coach teams
and to be involved in the industry at
large what criteria does a game have to
meet in order to be considered one that
is a fair judgment of skill in team play
MLG the major league gaming network they
are sort of the professional group that
kind of manages that sort of governance
if you will on on hardcore gaming and
tournament play they have six different
titles that are part of that including
things like Halo and Rainbow six and
others so there tends to be a little bit
of a bias towards sort of first-person
shooters because that’s really kind of
where the heritage of video games has
come from from a pc standpoint up into
console but they’ve also included NBA
they’ve also included guitar hero and
really bringing in that social and
sports atmosphere I think any type of
video game just has to be really strong
both in multiplayer and it’s got to have
a lot of content and story to it that’s
why you see a lot of franchise games
like halo for instance we’re already at
halo 3 it’s really the competitive
benchmark it’s about strategy it’s about
thinking it’s about
you know physical gameplay but it’s also
sort of how can I wit my opponent how do
I get advantage on them you know as I’m
playing that game so you’ve got have
some complexity there’s lots of fun
casual stuff out there as well like the
rock bands but when you really want to
compete you got to raise your game and
be strategic not just a good player
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