EPTGOM TV/Blizzard Sign Exclusive Broadcast Agreement - Page 5
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blade55555
United States17423 Posts
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Disastorm
United States922 Posts
On May 27 2010 10:32 Milkis wrote: Anyway before all of you get all excited. "Who will sponsor Starcraft 2 teams" Surely, not KeSPA companies. Good luck finding other big corporations to sponsor SC2 teams, lol. I thought the progaming teams weren't specific to individual games. Like for example CJ Entus has a Counterstrike team I'm pretty sure. Supposedly Idra is already officially a Starcraft 2 player and hes on CJ Entus, so what makes you think these teams won't start having Starcraft 2 players in addition to their Starcraft 1 players? | ||
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Wargizmo
Australia1237 Posts
I hope this means they'll do similar deals outside of Korea. It would be great if Blizzard had an internet stream broadcasting tournaments with English commentary. | ||
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dudeman001
United States2412 Posts
Correct me if I'm wrong please :D | ||
Milkis
5003 Posts
On May 27 2010 10:35 Disastorm wrote: I thought the progaming teams weren't specific to individual games. Like for example CJ Entus has a Counterstrike team I'm pretty sure. Supposedly Idra is already officially a Starcraft 2 player and hes on CJ Entus, so what makes you think these teams won't start having Starcraft 2 players in addition to their Starcraft 1 players? That's the point. This relationship is completely worthless if rest of the KeSPA corps don't join in on it. Why would they sponsor a SC2 team? What's the latest news on Starcraft II's rating in Korea? Personally I love Blizzard teaming up with GOM because of my distaste for Kespa, but if SC2 still gets an adult-only rating, doesn't that mean it can't be televised? Blizzard censored stuff and got it down to 12+ | ||
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ZenDeX
Philippines2916 Posts
On May 27 2010 10:37 dudeman001 wrote: What's the latest news on Starcraft II's rating in Korea? Personally I love Blizzard teaming up with GOM because of my distaste for Kespa, but if SC2 still gets an adult-only rating, doesn't that mean it can't be televised? Correct me if I'm wrong please :D AFAIK they settled it by omitting several things like cutscenes, gore, etc. in the KR version. | ||
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Bosu
United States3247 Posts
On May 27 2010 10:37 dudeman001 wrote: What's the latest news on Starcraft II's rating in Korea? Personally I love Blizzard teaming up with GOM because of my distaste for Kespa, but if SC2 still gets an adult-only rating, doesn't that mean it can't be televised? Correct me if I'm wrong please :D I would be very surprised if blizzard doesn't do something to get the rating lowered. | ||
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Disastorm
United States922 Posts
On May 27 2010 10:39 Bosu wrote: I would be very surprised if blizzard doesn't do something to get the rating lowered. I heard they already managed to get it to Age 12 or 13 or whatever it is they were aiming for. They had to change the color of blood and remove all profanities. | ||
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arb
Noobville17921 Posts
On May 27 2010 10:32 Milkis wrote: Anyway before all of you get all excited. "Who will sponsor Starcraft 2 teams" Surely, not KeSPA companies. Good luck finding other big corporations to sponsor SC2 teams, lol. im betting they would drop out and KeSPA would cease to exist once again depending on the meaning of the term "exclusive" | ||
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Melt
Switzerland281 Posts
Kespa should have cooperated more with Blizzard i think... now Blizz just showed'em who's boss. | ||
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shalafi
394 Posts
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Ideas
United States8098 Posts
I will never pay a single cent to watch any esport of any kind. | ||
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bokchoi
Korea (South)9498 Posts
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Gigaudas
Sweden1213 Posts
 And I HATE HATE HATE the fact that Blizzard is taking control of leagues and broadcasting rights. Sure, it's their legal right but it's awful for the community and esports. Fuck it, why are there so few good RTS-games out there? I hate supporting Blizzard but we really have no alternatives. | ||
Last Romantic
United States20661 Posts
this is not going to work lol | ||
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ymirheim
Sweden300 Posts
On May 27 2010 10:29 Perfect Balance wrote: Blizzard are leaving KESPA and the entire professional community behind. What a silly decision. You can't leave the entire development of a professional scene in the hands of one company. I have a deep feeling that this is going to flop, big time. "We, the Blizzard Entertainment, are happy to work with people who share the same passion with us, as well as understanding our visions in Korean and international level. Since Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty is due soon, we are expecting to broadcast fast and exciting games to the Korean e-Sports fans through Gom-TV" De-bullshitted version: "We at Blizzard Entertainment have found a way to avoid dealing with a professional community represented by an organisation like KeSPA. This is our attempt at hi-jacking the professional gaming scene, with each and every tournament, and we will guard our position with an iron fist. Oh, and GOM-TV is our korean bitch." Blizzard would had signed with KeSPA, they gave them the offer, KeSPA decided to overplay their importance and the obvious happened. If you don't take an offer from blizzard on something like this they are not going to cradle you and give in to your demands, they are just going to find someone else that is not as full of themselves. | ||
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Shizuru~
Malaysia1676 Posts
On May 27 2010 10:42 Ideas wrote: they're going to charge people to watch it? that's fucking stupid I will never pay a single cent to watch any esport of any kind. where in the article did they mention they're gonna charge fees? its a possibility, but nothing is set in stone yet i believe, find other stuff to freak out on, like whats gonna happen to the starleagues and pro-leagues.. | ||
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ZenDeX
Philippines2916 Posts
On May 27 2010 10:44 Last Romantic wrote: they tried charging for an OSL finals before - nobody fking came this is not going to work lol Which OSL was that? | ||
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xBillehx
United States1289 Posts
On May 27 2010 10:32 Milkis wrote: Anyway before all of you get all excited. "Who will sponsor Starcraft 2 teams" Surely, not KeSPA companies. Good luck finding other big corporations to sponsor SC2 teams, lol. Since KeSPA doesn't own the companies and it's merely a little group they formed, it can easily be disbanded. The companies sponsor for advertisement, not for Korean pride in their favorite pro-gamers. If there's money to be made and people to inform, they'll quickly sponsor teams to get their names out. I don't understand why you think otherwise. | ||
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tenpromicro
United States119 Posts
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