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ESPN to Begin Covering Professional Video Gaming
Gaming news site Evil Avatar reports that ESPN and Major League Gaming are teaming up to bring live coverage of MLG competitions and tournaments. In a move that has upped its standing in the gaming world, ESPN has launched a professional video gaming section on ESPN.com that provides gaming news, player interviews, stats, scores and streamed matches. From a link on the site, gamers can access a specific MLG page. While MLG will host online tournaments, ESPN will report gaming developments from the 2008 MLG Pro Circuit competitions. A number of ESPN platforms, including ESPN360.com, will receive the coverage.
For you gamers out there, the partnership has gone a long way in legitimizing pro gaming as a bona-fide competitive activity (sport?). Additionally, watching matches and accessing ubiquitous, no-joke coverage of pro gaming has just become easy and convenient. Now it's just a matter of time, as somehow, somewhere, somebody is making plans for pro gaming fantasy leagues and teams.
From Evil Avatar
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ESPN Games and Shows Now Available on Xbox Live
It was a big deal when, back in 2004, Electronic Arts decided to bring their massive platform of sports games to Microsoft's Xbox Live service. Before then, EA had its own online service and didn't want to have anything to do with Microsoft's, meaning Xbox Live sports gamers were out in the cold when it came to multiplayer. Today, it's not quite so major an announcement that ESPN has also signed up for Xbox Live, but this agreement has nothing to do with video games. ESPN will instead be using the Live Marketplace to hawk reruns of its shows and sporting events to the poor souls who didn't catch them live in the first place and forgot to set their DVRs. For between $2.00 and $2.40, Xbox 360 owners will be able to download episodes of ESPN original shows like 'World Series of Poker' and 'Madden Nation' in either standard definition or high definition. For $3 to $4.50 gamers can download days- or even months-old sporting events. Last Saturday's USC vs. Oregon NCAA football game is the most recent thing available at the moment, while other coverage events include last week's basketball games and last summer's X Games. These offerings are similar to what ESPN offers through Apple's iTunes service, both in terms of price and availability, though if you want high-def content you'll need to use Live.
There's nothing close to a live sporting event on Live just yet (despite the name), but rest assured that if you missed last weekend's NCAA games you can now pay a couple bucks apiece and download 'em to your Xbox. Or you could save some dough and set your Tivo next time.
From Reuters
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Verizon's VCAST Gets ESPN MVP
The corpse of ESPN's ill-fated partnership with Sprint, ESPN Mobile, is still warm, having been killed off in December largely thanks to ridiculously expensive service plans. ($35 a month for 100 minutes? No thanks!) The service was expensive, but also offered unique and comprehensive features for sports fans.Luckily for those who want the latest sports information in their pockets, ESPN hasn't thrown in the towel on the mobile game. Today, the network announced a partnership with Verizon Wireless to deliver a wealth of sports content through the carrier's VCAST network. Called ESPN MVP, the new service includes video highlights from ESPN shows like 'SportsCenter' and 'Pardon the Interruption,' live access to fantasy sports leagues, team schedules, player updates, and of course a plethora of scoreboards.
Essentially, it's all the great stuff you got on your ESPN Mobile phone, but now you can also access the multitudes of other offerings on the Verizon deck.
The best part is there's no additional cost beyond the current V CAST subscription fees, which range between $15 and $25 a month depending on whether or not you want all-inclusive video. Between this and Universal's new Movie Minutes, Verizon is looking like the place to be for those who need their mobile content.
Gallery: ESPN MVP
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