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On February 08 2011 15:23 Vehemus wrote:Show nested quote +On February 08 2011 15:20 Dubes wrote:
I'm gonna throw out a crazy guess here and say Intel is willing to front money for a SC2 GSL style tournament to be hosted on a cable access network, my first guess being ESPN 2. I dunno, maybe I'm just crazy, but then again ESPN has thrown a bone out to some very peculiar "sports" in the past. I think you should settle down a little bit or you're just going to be disappointed. Esports needs to take one step at a time. I don't think we're going to be going from "Hey, wow, MLG prize is $5000 for StarCraft 2!" to "StarCraft 2 is on ESPN2 in every household in America" in just a couple weeks.
Well, ESPN 2 has been known for showing scrabble, billiards, poker, chess, logging, extreme sports, and many other forms of alternative sports during the weekends, so it can't be discounted. That's my opinion of course. :D. I do agree though that it would be a huge step forward, maybe too big of a step, but if you think about it in terms of a marketing campaign for Intel, they front cash for the tournament and for slot times, and have the potential to make their money back. Being able to expand your ad time into an untouched market, (that being sports channels), could be profitable, who knows..
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it's just my sense that i don't think he'd raise the bar this high if it WASN'T something like a huge tournament. all the indicators are there...
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On February 08 2011 15:36 Dubes wrote:Show nested quote +On February 08 2011 15:23 Vehemus wrote:On February 08 2011 15:20 Dubes wrote:
I'm gonna throw out a crazy guess here and say Intel is willing to front money for a SC2 GSL style tournament to be hosted on a cable access network, my first guess being ESPN 2. I dunno, maybe I'm just crazy, but then again ESPN has thrown a bone out to some very peculiar "sports" in the past. I think you should settle down a little bit or you're just going to be disappointed. Esports needs to take one step at a time. I don't think we're going to be going from "Hey, wow, MLG prize is $5000 for StarCraft 2!" to "StarCraft 2 is on ESPN2 in every household in America" in just a couple weeks. Well, ESPN 2 has been known for showing scrabble, billiards, poker, chess, logging, extreme sports, and many other forms of alternative sports during the weekends, so it can't be discounted. That's my opinion of course. :D. I do agree though that it would be a huge step forward, maybe too big of a step, but if you think about it in terms of a marketing campaign for Intel, they front cash for the tournament and for slot times, and have the potential to make their money back. Being able to expand your ad time into an untouched market, (that being sports channels), could be profitable, who knows..
They need to form a viable viewer base before such a thing can happen. The fanbase and demand for SC2 on ESPN or any channel in NA (besides maybe G4) is essentially nonexistent.
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InControls tweet tonight: yda fo eraelsd 'tsi ...gimocn
Day of ? it's ...coming. The only two words it could be are dealers or leaders
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On February 08 2011 15:32 chobopeon wrote:Show nested quote +On February 08 2011 15:19 revel wrote:![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/fzApT.jpg) This is really getting some attention from the press. i must take this moment and say you really fucking nailed it.
best ever. I hope they announce during state of the game cause i am going to listen live to see if they do
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On February 08 2011 15:19 revel wrote:This is really getting some attention from the press.
Oh man, so well done for this haha. 9's have so many meanings!
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On February 08 2011 15:45 Demonace34 wrote:
InControls tweet tonight: yda fo eraelsd 'tsi ...gimocn
Day of ? it's ...coming. The only two words it could be are dealers or leaders
day of leaders - presidents day, 3rd Monday in February, and I sure don't want to wait that long for news.
Or day of dealers, which could be a nod to Negreanu the poker player who he told DJ Wheat during a LO3 that he was planning something *huge* with Negreanu. Not to mention that Negreanu can be seen talking casually about SC2 on pokerstars. Negreanu could be the link to ESPN or something new, like an entirely new channel, or the next member of EG...
Also as far as the number 9 goes, maybe a 9th member of EG (there are 8 right?) + Show Spoiler + INcontrol Axslav StrifeCro lzgamer machine IdrA InKa (I meant Demuslim)
Oh something that hasn't been mentioned in this thread was that in the last thread ICCup Diamond claimed he knew exactly what was up - to me this strongly indicates a tournament or league using ICCup maps (9 of them, lol).
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
I just really hope this is worth all the attention it's getting, unlike so many things in the past
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On February 08 2011 15:19 revel wrote:This is really getting some attention from the press.
Fucking lol'd hard
On February 08 2011 16:07 Plexa wrote:
I just really hope this is worth all the attention it's getting, unlike so many things in the past
You mean, you want the announcement to be more than just an announcement of an intended upcoming announcement? :o
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On February 08 2011 16:07 Plexa wrote:
I just really hope this is worth all the attention it's getting, unlike so many things in the past
I really hope his announcement doesn't turn into one of these.
y u no announce aliens nasa???
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On February 08 2011 16:11 Dubes wrote:Show nested quote +On February 08 2011 16:07 Plexa wrote:
I just really hope this is worth all the attention it's getting, unlike so many things in the past I really hope his announcement doesn't turn into one of these. y u no announce aliens nasa???
I think it's safe to say that iNcontrol's hype machine dwarfs NASA's.
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Australia7069 Posts
Maybe we need to start preparing ourselves for a let down at this point. Maybe this is the next ascension, with the tournament phase being the teasing, and the finals being the announcement? lol!
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From Twitter
yda fo eraelsd 'tsi ...gimocn
day of (leaders, dealers) tis... coming?
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On February 08 2011 16:04 gogogadgetflow wrote:Show nested quote +On February 08 2011 15:45 Demonace34 wrote:
InControls tweet tonight: yda fo eraelsd 'tsi ...gimocn
Day of ? it's ...coming. The only two words it could be are dealers or leaders
day of leaders - presidents day, 3rd Monday in February, and I sure don't want to wait that long for news. Or day of dealers, which could be a nod to Negreanu the poker player who he told DJ Wheat during a LO3 that he was planning something *huge* with Negreanu. Not to mention that Negreanu can be seen talking casually about SC2 on pokerstars. Negreanu could be the link to ESPN or something new, like an entirely new channel, or the next member of EG... Also as far as the number 9 goes, maybe a 9th member of EG (there are 8 right?) + Show Spoiler + INcontrol Axslav StrifeCro lzgamer machine IdrA InKa Tasteless , maybe day[9] who already resides in SoCal will be involved, or maybe there will be NINE months or NINE tournaments or NINE million dollar cash prizes... who knows. Oh something that hasn't been mentioned in this thread was that in the last thread ICCup Diamond claimed he knew exactly what was up - to me this strongly indicates a tournament or league using ICCup maps (9 of them, lol).
Tasteless isn't a player, and none of the signs would point towards that, I mean hell, incontrol and gretorp aren't moving to LA after all these insane announcements so that EG can sign a player. But yeah Tasteless is more of a manager, and if you include him on the list then Colbi would technically be on the list too.
That won't be the announcement
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Reality show where they try to make Daniel Negranu a Master Leauge level player
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On February 08 2011 16:22 Artisan wrote:From Twitter day of (leaders, dealers) tis... coming?
its almost as if you didnt read the thread...
On February 08 2011 16:04 gogogadgetflow wrote:Show nested quote +On February 08 2011 15:45 Demonace34 wrote:
InControls tweet tonight: yda fo eraelsd 'tsi ...gimocn
Day of ? it's ...coming. The only two words it could be are dealers or leaders
day of leaders - presidents day, 3rd Monday in February, and I sure don't want to wait that long for news. Or day of dealers, which could be a nod to Negreanu the poker player who he told DJ Wheat during a LO3 that he was planning something *huge* with Negreanu. Not to mention that Negreanu can be seen talking casually about SC2 on pokerstars. Negreanu could be the link to ESPN or something new, like an entirely new channel, or the next member of EG... Also as far as the number 9 goes, maybe a 9th member of EG (there are 8 right?) + Show Spoiler + INcontrol Axslav StrifeCro lzgamer machine IdrA InKa Tasteless , maybe day[9] who already resides in SoCal will be involved, or maybe there will be NINE months or NINE tournaments or NINE million dollar cash prizes... who knows. Oh something that hasn't been mentioned in this thread was that in the last thread ICCup Diamond claimed he knew exactly what was up - to me this strongly indicates a tournament or league using ICCup maps (9 of them, lol).
those all sound logical.
Diamond said in his Batte.net thread about maps that he was gonna announce something that was gonna change the whole map situation, but then never announced it. or maybe i just missed the anouncement...
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On February 08 2011 14:16 zerglingsfolife wrote:
A Dance with Dragons is going to be finished. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS
HUYYYYYYYYESSSSSS. But how did InControl influence George in order to make him finish it?
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Didn't gretorp once say on his stream long ago that he was going to go to colleges and teach about starcraft? Maybe that's what the big secret is.
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Is Ana moving with him to California?
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On February 08 2011 16:26 MostDifferent wrote:
Reality show where they try to make Daniel Negranu a Master Leauge level player
This is it. Everything fits. This makes so much sense that it has to be it. The problem with the theory of the SC2 tournament is that the whole Daniel Negranu thing that Inc mentioned on Weapon of Choice doesn't fit with that theory.
But with this theory everything fits.
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