The fears and frailties of competitive eSports are all too clear (especially to those we frequent this site), and the beast that is fate has no remorse. I question, why are good games succumbing to an early and painful death?

This isn't all about the World Series of Video Games (WSVG) although they can shoulder some of the blame. The games which spring to mind are Quake 4 and World of Warcraft and for me, I would be highly surprised if either game could successively r…  More

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_evan said: Championship Gaming Series (CGS) has the players under restrictive contracts, owns the media entities (Sky, Direct TV etc) and runs the competition... Hildegard said: It's circular. The question who has the power is somehow outdatet in an interconnected society. The television need ads, the sponsors need the audi... rage said: In short: The sponsors and television.

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My downfall started back at college. I had a pretty active social life, a nice girlfriend, and some cool friends. Gaming was something new I was getting into. I didn't have a particularly amazing computer and truth be told I preferred to play at LAN anyway.

I had pretty big gaps between lessons on some days and the LAN centre was only a ten minute walk or so. It was convenient. But convenience grew into obsession. The LAN centre was expensive and was only somethin…  More

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Viskahn said: this story rings a bell. i am going into my final year at uni now, and hoping that i can generate enough strength of will to put gaming on the back... _evan said: Agree, that's why I started martial arts while at university. So at least it got me away from the computer some nights and I achieved something I'v... nzgs said: Just ditch the university thing, it isnt for you. Take some responsibility and sort out the mess by getting a steady job and paying it off slowly. ...

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