If you grew up gaming in the 90’s, you are more than aware of Mad Catz accessories. I personally have memories of playing Mario Kart 64 and Goldeneye with friends, unfortunately leaving the 3rd party Mad Catz controller for whoever showed up late.
A few years back when the ability to stream and broadcast content on the web was really picking up, I discovered a site called Justin.tv. The site allows users to broadcast their own content to a open viewer base from around the globe. This ability to stream content has progressively moved from streaming movies and tv shows, to live concerts, personal video streams, and more recently the ability to stream live video games. This is where this service really grabbed my attention.
Yes! Finally the most debated rumors about Mad Catz have come true. Major League Gaming a.k.a. MLG, is probably well known to most of you. But the company behind MLG, Mad Catz, is now going to change the way you fight in the arena. If you are not so good in fighting games then here is your chance to take up the new range of Electronic Controllers and FightSticks (gone are the days of Joysticks) which Mad Catz has fabricated and tested with the top Pro MLG Players.
MLG events are few and sometimes far between, but this weekend marks the end of an era in MLG, as it is the last tournament to feature Halo 3. With Halo: Reach as the new game on the circuit, Halo 3′s top eight team will duke it out in a playoff fashion for going down as the kings of Halo 3…and $100,000.
MLG continues to grow larger and larger with each event held nation wide, if you have never been to www.mlgpro.com, this weekend would be a great opportunity to indulge is some of the most competitive gaming on the planet. This weekend the nations best gamers are competing on a variety of titles ranging from both Halo 3 and Halo Reach, and of course new comers like Starcraft 2, WoW, and Super Smash Bros.
MLG events are few and far between, but for competition gaming these events help form a large and ever growing gaming community. Head over the www.mlgpro.com this weekend to check out a free stream that will be covering live footage from both Halo 3 and StarCraft 2. Other popular titles covered in the circuit are Super Smash Bros, Tekken 6, and World of Warcraft.
Within the first 48 hours of release, StarCraft 2 has already become the fastest selling strategy game of all time. Already 1.5 million units have been sold, and that was in the first two days, keep in mind that close to 1 million of these sales were pre-orders.
It is rare that when a game releases it is praised by the entire gaming community, but after sinking quite a few hours into both multiplayer skirmish mode, and campaign it is easy to see how this game has been reviewed so well, and carried such a great reputation all of these years. It seems to look like who ever plays this game has nothing but positive things to say, and unlike other RTS games Blizzard has done an excellent job on re inventing the RTS campaign. The missions are varied, detailed, and challenging. With two full campaign expansions to come in the future from Protoss and Zerg, there is no shortage of gameplay for the next few years ahead.
With Forge World and a massive amount of other customization options that have been revealed and exposed surrounding Halo Reach, it is quite clear why MLG would be utilizing these options as soon as possible. For those who are unaware MLG stands for Major League Gaming, and they have specialized in competitive Halo tournaments for the last 10 years.
MLG has always used the latest Bungie iteration as there flagship competitive console title. Bungie over the years has done an excellent job with blending community feedback and solid gameplay to make for the best competitive play possible.
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