Posts tagged ‘League of Legends’
eSports, or eFarce? What is WCG?
As I casually cruised the internet late last night, I came across a post which drew my attention to the latest round of options for WCG’s 2012 tournament game selection. I sat in awe at the downright dumbshittery that could be seen in not just one, but a number of categories for which they have ringfenced various games in to. But before I go any further, let me give some background on WCG, and my knowledge of them…….
Competitive Gaming – feast or famine?
Gaming around the world has come under the spotlight more this year than it has in previous years. There are many reasons for this ranging from social networking through to the global recession leaving fewer companies in the gaming industry and thus more emphasis going to fewer titles through to the sparsity of games meaning more emphasis on the limited good releases. From a social perspective, the growth experienced through companies taking advantage of the numerous easy to follow formats to keep in touch with their followers in the twittersphere and on Facebook has meant quicker message and information delivery, better availability of this information, and certainly easier communications back to developers and publishing companies which has been unheard of in the past. Add to this the evolution of technology and it’s daily influence on all our lives and whether it’s a phone, PC or gaming console we are have the availability to play a game at any time.