I love how he says "No offical comment" but then follows that up with "Lean and Mean in 2012." Mean is certainly right if they don't even think this is PR document worthy.

I think this primarily means is that MLG doesn't want to become the eSports/SC2 online channel that SC2 Center/F*** Slasher/SOTG was taking them down... this probably also means less streams from them outside of MLG events.

ApBuLLet

United States604 Posts

December 19 2011 22:06 GMT

#225

I suppose this could have something to do with all that TV/ESPN stuff Sundance was talking about earlier in the year. His tweet suggests that something bigger is on the horizon and I think that would be a logical conclusion.

Bulkers

Poland509 Posts

December 19 2011 22:07 GMT

#226

After all maybe Slasher will keep up to his promise from IPL3/MLG Orland (that if foreign wins these tours he will quit journalism)

Silidons

United States2813 Posts

December 19 2011 22:07 GMT

#227

SotG generates too much traffic. Probably had a threshold the other shows needed to come to but could not, so they got pulled.

Arcanne

United States1519 Posts

December 19 2011 22:07 GMT

#228

Gotta make money

KMARTRULES2

Australia149 Posts

December 19 2011 22:08 GMT

#229

I really hope Slasher tries to get it back or make his own f slasher in some form. I looked forward to it every day when I woke up.

Seems like a really weird move...

Shantastic

United States435 Posts

December 19 2011 22:09 GMT

#230

SOTG brings in too much blingbling, TBH. No way it's getting dropped.

WARSinRIOTS

United States14 Posts

December 19 2011 22:09 GMT

#231

Man, going to miss Fuck Slasher :/

sebsejr

213 Posts

December 19 2011 22:09 GMT

#232

wow sad news

esfi is such a sick site though. so quick and accurate every single time! <3

Beren

United States514 Posts

December 19 2011 22:10 GMT

#233

Is it possible they are going to have other content in its place. They were talking about online leagues and what not.

cHicKeLoR

Germany559 Posts

December 19 2011 22:11 GMT

#234

sad to the the shows go.
hopefully SotG stays... but i cannot see why they would ever let it go. soo good

StarVe

Germany13591 Posts

December 19 2011 22:11 GMT

#235

This is a bit sad, people just seem to care about State of the Game, which is fun, but quite useless in terms of sparking discussions and giving spotlight, coverage and interview time to up-and-coming players who the SOTG pillars aren't friends with which is exactly what Fuck Slasher in particular provided.

I hope we'll see something similar to Fuck Slasher again from someone, be it under the MLG flag or not and I sincerely hope that chobopeon revives SC Report and fills the role as the independent esports journalist again, which suits him better than the MLG work anyway, imho. He always seemed a bit restrained on the MLG shows.

MichaelEU

Netherlands816 Posts

December 19 2011 22:11 GMT

#236

I really liked F Slasher because it didn't just have SC news, it had esports news. Learned a couple of things about the other games and communities. Hope we'll see something like it.

Gstar

Norway1 Post

December 19 2011 22:12 GMT

#237

If state of the game disappears, there's really no reason left for living- /wrist

archonOOid

1983 Posts

December 19 2011 22:12 GMT

#238

omg talk abot ruining e-sports culture. I hope slasher finds an alternative broadcaster but chobo can do whatever he wants. SOTG is only good because artosis is there.