60 Minutes At CPL Winter Event

[CSN NewsBot]

The Cyberathlete Professional League has proudly announced 60 Minutes will be in attendance at this year's Cyberathlete Extreme Winter Championships. 60 Minutes will be filming the competitors duking it out in the $1,000,000 CPL World Tour. The event begins on December 15, 2004 until December 19, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas, Texas.

The CPL announced today that a crew from 60 Minutes will be filming at the Cyberathlete® Extreme Winter Championships, taking place Wednesday, December 15 to Sunday, December 19, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas, Texas.

The 60 Minutes crew will focus primarily on the competitors of the first USA national qualifier for the $1,000,000 CPL World Tour.

You may click here for the full press release.

[-AK-]

maybe dan rather will play a round of CS...i bet he's a awp whore

[jordansport]

nvm. not till march.

[Scroto]

Good show.

[Thortok2000]

60 Minutes? That's the show my grandparents watch.



We're gonna have to watch it...this show is one of the major influencers to people who are old and have money and like to think they're smart (whether they are, or aren't).



If we get bad press on 60 minutes, it's gonna be a severe blow to esports. If, on the other hand, we get GOOD press... Perhaps we could get one step closer to videogames being considered 'worthy of notice', across the generations, like movies and books are.



That's my hope, anyway.

[angel]

After several conversations with the 60 Minutes producer I'm convinced that it is going to be a generally positive view on esports. They are very excited to be joining us at the winter event.

[SteelV]

Thortok2000 wrote..

60 Minutes? That's the show my grandparents watch.



We're gonna have to watch it...this show is one of the major influencers to people who are old and have money and like to think they're smart (whether they are, or aren't).



If we get bad press on 60 minutes, it's gonna be a severe blow to esports. If, on the other hand, we get GOOD press... Perhaps we could get one step closer to videogames being considered 'worthy of notice', across the generations, like movies and books are.



That's my hope, anyway.

angel wrote..

After several conversations with the 60 Minutes producer I'm convinced that it is going to be a generally positive view on esports. They are very excited to be joining us at the winter event.

I don't think it's such a big deal. The fact that everyone thinks it is a big deal shows just how "pathetic" things are right now. Personally, I like to watch skilled players playing a heated game... maybe once or twice every once and a while. I don't much care if esports is a big thing, if it becomes mainstream, or not... it doesn't effect my life at all. I think the only people who will really care are those in charge of things like CAL who will probably get rich off of it (don't say they won't -- if it ever gets big, non-profit or not, they will) and the players, who will get more fame and bigger purses.



Just my opinion.

[DchozN]

After several conversations with the 60 Minutes producer I'm convinced that it is going to be a generally positive view on esports. They are very excited to be joining us at the winter event.

Thank you for the clairification, Mr. Munoz.

[DeFade]

"....gaming isnt just blah blah blah any more.... blah blah.... now its for BIG MONEY!.... blah blah blah...." Hopefully it isnt just the same spiel we get every time.

[EviLuoTioN]

eh, fuk it FUCK IT