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'''Major League Gaming''' (MLG) is a professional American gaming league dedicated to competitive console gaming. It was founded in [[2002]]. Its headquarters are in [[New York City]]. |
'''Major League Gaming''' (MLG) is a professional American gaming league dedicated to competitive console gaming. It was founded in [[2002]]. Its headquarters are in [[New York City]]. |
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==Games in the MLG Pro Circuit== |
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The games played in the 2007 season were ''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Gears of War]]'', ''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas]]'', and ''[[Shadowrun (2007 video game)|Shadowrun]]''. |
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''Rainbow Six: Vegas'' was added in [[April 2007]], and was first played at Charlotte, the 2007 season opener. |
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''Gears of War'' was added in [[May 2007]], and was first played at Meadowlands, the season's second event. |
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At the Dallas Pro Circuit in [[July 2007]], it was announced that ''Shadowrun'' will be included in the Pro Circuit. It was played in Dallas for promotional purposes by members of ''[[Team Final Boss]]'' and other pro teams. ''Shadowrun'' was first played officially at Chicago, the next event. |
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In the past, MLG has held competitions for various other games which have since been dropped because of low turnout. The ''[[Tekken 5]]'' tournament was discontinued in [[October 2005]], and tournaments were held for ''[[Gran Turismo 3]]'' and ''[[Soul Calibur]]'' in the 2004 season, but these were also dropped. |
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===Contracted Players=== |
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MLG first signed each of the four the members of the leading ''Halo 2'' team, [[Team Final Boss|Final Boss]] (at the time of signing, composed of [[Dave Walsh|Dave "Walshy" Walsh]], [[Dan Ryan (electronic sports player)|Dan "Ogre 1" Ryan]], [[Tom Ryan|Tom "Ogre 2" Ryan]], and [[Ryan Danford|Ryan "Saiyan" Danford]]), to 3-year, $250,000 contracts. MLG next signed [[Thomas Taylor (electronic sports player)|Thomas "Tsquared" Taylor]], at the time one of the top individual pros in the MLG (now leader of [[Team Str8 Rippin|Str8 Rippin]]), to a $250,000 deal. On [[December 18]], [[2006]] MLG signed seven more players - the four members of [[Team Carbon]] and the other three members of Str8 Rippin to $250,000 contracts. MLG later signed the newest addition to Final Boss, [[Michael Cavanaugh (electronic sports player)|Michael "Strongside" Cavanaugh]] to a $250,000 contract, bringing their total to 13 contracted players.<ref>[http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=node/86801 Major League Gaming - Pro Player Reactions $1.75 million in Pro Contracts with MLG! (18/12/2006]</ref> |
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==Major League Gaming in the Media== |
==Major League Gaming in the Media== |
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Revision as of 23:04, 6 December 2007
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| File:Mlg logo.jpg MLG logo, a video game controller with normal US sport red white and blue color. | |
| Sport | Electronic sports |
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| Founded | 2002 |
| President | Sundance Digiovanni |
| No. of teams | Halo 2: 250+ RB6: TBA |
| Singles entrants | Halo 2: 1000+ |
| Country |  United States  Canada |
| Most recent champion(s) | Halo 2: 4v4: Team Final Boss Free For All: IGotUrPistola |
| Official website | MLG Pro MLG Canada |
Major League Gaming (MLG) is a professional American gaming league dedicated to competitive console gaming. It was founded in 2002. Its headquarters are in New York City.
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Major League Gaming in the Media
Expansion to Canada
On June 19 2007, MLG officially expanded to Canada.
References
External links
- MLG Pro Circuit on USA Network
- Major League Gaming
- Major League Gaming Canada
- Boost Mobile Gaming site with podcasts of MLG events
- Boost Mobile Gaming podcasts on Youtube
- Pro video gaming comes to cable TV
- Gamers get $1m MLG gig
- Tsquared on Fox
- StrongSide joins Final Boss
- ESPN Page 2 story
