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PlayXP Interviews MLG CEO, Sundance DiGiovanni - Page 6

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mangoloid
Profile Joined September 2010
100 Posts
July 16 2011 17:29 GMT
#101
The SC2 scene is the first progaming scene I've ever followed. Last year, it seemed GSL was the only major SC2 tournament worth something, but MLG has improved (their SC2 tournament) with every event, and lately with their GSL partnership I feel like they've become the best NA tournament and a worthy counterpart to Korea. It seems Sundance is the man behind much of this improvement, so lots of respect to you, sir. I am happy to hear that MLG and GSL are bringing their partnership to new levels, and I look forward to seeing how both will improve in the future.
Jetaap
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France4814 Posts
July 16 2011 17:31 GMT
#102
On July 17 2011 02:29 mangoloid wrote:
The SC2 scene is the first progaming scene I've ever followed. Last year, it seemed GSL was the only major SC2 tournament worth something, but MLG has improved (their SC2 tournament) with every event, and lately with their GSL partnership I feel like they've become the best NA tournament and a worthy counterpart to Korea. It seems Sundance is the man behind much of this improvement, so lots of respect to you, sir. I am happy to hear that MLG and GSL are bringing their partnership to new levels, and I look forward to seeing how both will improve in the future.


Yeah, I think we should all have a lot of respect for the guy. Concerning the extension of MLG in south america, i'd guess it would be argentina or brazil.
Shodanss
Profile Joined November 2010
Greece245 Posts
July 16 2011 18:03 GMT
#103
Thanks a lot for the translation Milkis.
Google important phrases....ctrl+c,ctrl+v!!!
r33k
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Italy3402 Posts
July 16 2011 18:15 GMT
#104
Thanks Milkis and thanks Sundance for correcting the original translation. MLG is lucky to have the best CEO in esports right now.
moltenlead
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada866 Posts
July 16 2011 18:26 GMT
#105
Sundance, if you could somehow get MLG to be broadcasted on Indonesian/Indian tv in English, I will love you to the end of time.

Saying this because I agree with your internet point. It is a nightmare to get streams to run nicely in south/SE asia due to bad internet. Also, the caps in those countries are extremely tight.
PHILtheTANK
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1834 Posts
July 16 2011 18:59 GMT
#106
Very nice interview. Props to both MLG and Sundance for improving so much in the past year, even in the last few months. Hopefully Anaheim is even better than Columbus, although I can't see much that can be improved, at least from a stream spectator view.
Jieun <3
Al Bundy
Profile Joined April 2010
7257 Posts
July 16 2011 19:30 GMT
#107
Nice interview, thanks for translating I totally agree with Sundance about the "knowledgeable eye candy" thing.

I'm not really a fan of LoL but I definitely look forward to watching some competitive GoW 3. Also if you plan to add fighting games, please consider KOF13 or MVC3.
o choro é livre
amazingoopah
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1925 Posts
July 16 2011 19:36 GMT
#108
so no lindsay at MLG? A million fanboys just had their hearts crushed.

Sundance Hwaiting!
Maero
Profile Joined December 2007
349 Posts
July 16 2011 19:40 GMT
#109
Sundance, you are an awesome guy.

Keep on doing great things! :D
Felby
Profile Joined February 2009
Norway81 Posts
July 16 2011 20:11 GMT
#110
On July 16 2011 20:27 Atlasy wrote:
wow It's cool thanks.
Im very curious how many LoL viever will be.

dreamhack LoL stream had over 200k viewers at several points
Lemonayd
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States745 Posts
July 16 2011 20:23 GMT
#111
It's really nice to see how involved MLG is in the sc2 community

Thanks for the interview
onedayclose
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1145 Posts
July 16 2011 22:46 GMT
#112
I wonder if MLG is going to jump on the LoL bandwagon similar to what happened with SC2 last summer? From seeing how much success was had in the Dreamhack LoL tournament I feel MLG would definately want to tap into that market NOW.
onedayclose
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1145 Posts
July 16 2011 22:49 GMT
#113
I think broadcasting MLG in Korean via GOMTV or some other platform would be genius and another fabulous way to market it in other communities. Perhaps having a delayed stream available to European viewers too.
Scrandom
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada2819 Posts
July 16 2011 23:18 GMT
#114
I love sundances answer on the Kpop/female answer. I'd rather have someone knowledgeable then anything else, gender does not matter.
Golgotha
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)8418 Posts
July 16 2011 23:22 GMT
#115
"And I hope that NesTea comes very soon."


genius
SxYSpAz
Profile Joined February 2011
United States1451 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-17 01:35:41
July 17 2011 01:33 GMT
#116
man, these partnerships are going to be so amazing for esports. MLG has the passionate fans, and GSL has the population (although they both have each quality to a lesser extent). Gom is going to teach these guys a lot of tricks on how to produce such popularity.

Don't think me stupid, i know GSL is widely accepted in big part due to the korean culture, but imagine how much MLG can do with such a powerful role model.

On July 17 2011 08:22 Golgotha wrote:
"And I hope that NesTea comes very soon."


genius

I already want to go to an MLG event, but it would be really difficult. However, if NesTea showed up... I might just have to
Psyqo
Profile Joined November 2007
United States401 Posts
July 17 2011 04:00 GMT
#117
If you are a fan of esports this guy is on our side, and its a great feeling. Hope that they can make MLG profitable (if it already isn't) so that the tournaments and good production quality continue.
ampson
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States2355 Posts
July 17 2011 06:05 GMT
#118
On July 16 2011 18:09 SundanceMLG wrote:
3 - The NASL line. I gave a long winded answer that pointed to our intention of using Day9, DJ Wheat, Tastosis and my favorite sad kitten - JP rather than bringing in eye candy just for the sake of having eye candy. In other words - we'd want knowledgeable eye candy - which does exist.



I respect him for this answer, and what he has done with this tournament. We don't need eye candy if it means hurting the production. I have been watching these since Raleigh last year (first mlg w/starcraft 2) and it has improved every time except for the Dallas incident. And the fact that MLG was able to rebound like that after the Dallas incident is amazing. I would imagine that they are profitable now, or very close. We have Sundance to thank for that.
Skwid1g
Profile Joined April 2011
United States953 Posts
July 17 2011 06:10 GMT
#119
I still hate MLG for buying and subsequently killing Gotfrag, but at least the last MLG had some pretty good SC2 games.
NaDa/Fantasy/Zero/Soulkey pls
dartoo
Profile Joined May 2010
India2889 Posts
July 17 2011 06:16 GMT
#120
Through IMG we began worldwide broadcasts -- to Asia, the Middle East, even to India. While internet broadcasts are common in Korea, it's not like that overseas quite yet. It's an important opportunity to expand the market, and there's a possibility that in the future MLG will open not only in North America but also in South America and the Middle East.



aha, he knows I'm watching :D!
. I hope I dont hit my internet download limit by the time mlg starts this month, that will be sad

Great interview though thanks!
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