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Sky to show video gaming championships
Published Wednesday, Jul 18 2007, 13:59 BST | By Joanne Oatts
Sky is to extend its video gaming activities as the Championship Gaming Series, the first worldwide professional video gaming league, reaches the UK.
A joint venture between Sky, Star TV and Direct TV, the CGS will offer gamers the chance to become paid professionals and earn cash prize money through a series of online competitions, live qualifying events, a UK Championship, and an international World Championship final in California in November.
The league will be supported by online and on-air promotion from the three partners. In the UK, this will include on-going CGS updates via the Sky Games website, with the regional qualifying events, UK Championship, and international World Championship being aired on Sky One and Sky Two.
Mike Darcey, chief operating officer at Sky, said: "We know that many of our customers enjoy gaming so our involvement with the CGS is a natural fit with our entertainment business and in particular our multi-platform Sky Games service. We look forward to bringing the excitement of the CGS into the homes of our customers, while also expanding our own gaming services."
Recently launched Sky Games, which allows gamers to download video games to their PC. With an accompanying interactive TV service, Sky is developing the Sky Games brand as a multi-platform gaming service including the expansion of the PC-based service and the launch of new games products for mobile phones. Registrations for CGS will also be made available through skygames.com in future.
CGS Commissioner Andy Reif added: "We are proud to work with BSkyB in launching the first global professional gaming league. We're excited to watch the best gamers in the UK compete for a CGS contract and battle with the world's best on a global stage. With leading entertainment brands such as Sky and Sky Games as strategic partners, we plan to bring pro-gaming to a broad new audience."
Annual compensation and prize money for CGS gamers worldwide will total approximately £2.5 million in 2007. Gamers can register now by visiting www.thecgs.com.
A joint venture between Sky, Star TV and Direct TV, the CGS will offer gamers the chance to become paid professionals and earn cash prize money through a series of online competitions, live qualifying events, a UK Championship, and an international World Championship final in California in November.
The league will be supported by online and on-air promotion from the three partners. In the UK, this will include on-going CGS updates via the Sky Games website, with the regional qualifying events, UK Championship, and international World Championship being aired on Sky One and Sky Two.
Mike Darcey, chief operating officer at Sky, said: "We know that many of our customers enjoy gaming so our involvement with the CGS is a natural fit with our entertainment business and in particular our multi-platform Sky Games service. We look forward to bringing the excitement of the CGS into the homes of our customers, while also expanding our own gaming services."
Recently launched Sky Games, which allows gamers to download video games to their PC. With an accompanying interactive TV service, Sky is developing the Sky Games brand as a multi-platform gaming service including the expansion of the PC-based service and the launch of new games products for mobile phones. Registrations for CGS will also be made available through skygames.com in future.
CGS Commissioner Andy Reif added: "We are proud to work with BSkyB in launching the first global professional gaming league. We're excited to watch the best gamers in the UK compete for a CGS contract and battle with the world's best on a global stage. With leading entertainment brands such as Sky and Sky Games as strategic partners, we plan to bring pro-gaming to a broad new audience."
Annual compensation and prize money for CGS gamers worldwide will total approximately £2.5 million in 2007. Gamers can register now by visiting www.thecgs.com.
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