Game Talk!

Assalamualaikum and what's up people? First post for me in this little blog of ours and I guess I need to talk about something.....So I better start of with something simple, like one of my hobbies, video gaming! I play a little of everything, from the classics like Tetris or Pac Man to the more popular and competitive like Tekken and Dota.

Starcraft - one of the most popular competitive games




A while back, a friend talked about how a person died by gaming due to blood clotting or something (this vid perhaps? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYr199cjsdU ), which got me thinking how big video games are turning in most people's lives. Just to get an idea on how important gaming are these days, here's an example:

South Korean parents send their children to Starcraft boot camps so that they can become Starcraft champions and earn big.

http://kotaku.com/5553185/starcraft-boot-camp-doesnt-sound-fun-at-all

Games are now becoming a bigger part of the entertainment industry, where video game tourneys are now broadcast on tv like game shows

http://iplaywinner.com/news/2011/3/20/tekken-crash-s6-royal-rumble-vids-featuring-nyc-fab.html


In Evolution 2011, one of the biggest fihting game tournament event of the year, Fuudo who became the new Super Street Fighter 4 champion, earned a whopping $10 000.

There's something called Major League Gaming (MLG), An organization in the United States for professional gamers. Or for the cheeky, MLG = Men Lacking Girlfriends, aka "pro" gamers.

Street Fighter - shooting fireballs with your bare hands never gets old.

From a thing you can use to have fun, it is now something you can make a living from. Like NERF or to an extent, football and all other sports in fact. No wonder cases like the above are happening lately. And the fact how exciting and addictive these next-gen video games are turning is not helping.

But playing video games is not a bad thing. Just don't play it too much to the point of addiction. We should be living our lives in moderation. For example, taking too much of something will lead to bad health, from burgers, chocolates to even salad and vitamins. Wanna be a pro gamer? Go right ahead. Just learn to get your priorities straight. You don't see me staring at my tv and playing my Playstation like a zombie....... *mom sharply stares at me* .....or not XP


Also, here's a few links to show the exciting life of a pro gamer!

http://kotaku.com/5820907/the-10-best-moments-in-pro+gaming-history

http://iplaywinner.com/news/2011/8/6/evolution-2011-the-ultimate-recap.html


P.S Give me a holler if you wanna have a match with me sometimes! Currently playing-

P.S X2! Dota and Counter Strike are so old! League of Legends and Call of Duty is all the rage now! lol

By Shaq
Group 4 Boss XD
An avid follower of the fighting game scene