Brand Culture » Telegraph http://www.scarcliff.com/news Brand News Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:35:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Gaming Tournaments Reach The Next Level http://www.scarcliff.com/news/2007/12/gaming-tournaments-reach-the-next-level/ http://www.scarcliff.com/news/2007/12/gaming-tournaments-reach-the-next-level/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:35:51 +0000 Brent http://www.scarcliff.com/news/2007/12/gaming-tournaments-reach-the-next-level/ The argument probably began in the 1980s, when frequenters of gaming arcades discovered that it could be more fun to vanquish each other than computer-controlled characters. Now gaming was competitive, had it become a sport? Ever since, there have been regular attempts to declare competitive gaming the Next Big Thing - which the British public has just as regularly ignored.

The latest, however, really does look different. The mega-budget Championship Gaming Series (CGS) launches on Sky television over Christmas with prime-time coverage. It aims to embed competitive videogaming in the national consciousness - and early indications suggest that it may succeed.

Telegraph

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