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price
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Herper
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HexSCII
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itmeJP
United States1101 Posts
Back to my cave! | ||
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ronpaul012
United States769 Posts
On December 20 2011 10:22 Herper wrote: Didn't JP start SotG without MLG? Should be fine Yeah thats what I figured. It was only after that short break that it became part of the MLG broadcast. | ||
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Vansetsu
United States1452 Posts
Then again, just a shot in the dark, I have no "legitimate" Idea why anything would close unless there is some sort of lack of interest or funding. | ||
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Nabes
Canada1800 Posts
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T3tra
United States406 Posts
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jtp118
United States137 Posts
seriously ... Fuck Slasher was terrible, Julie's Show was awkward, and SC center was all right, I guess, but I just read the forums to keep up with SC news. none of these shows ever had more than a few hundred viewers. | ||
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Dismay
United States1180 Posts
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zaii
Guam2611 Posts
On December 20 2011 10:26 itmeJP wrote: State of the Game isn't going anywhere. Back to my cave! http://twitter.com/#!/MLGSundance/status/148921616552837122 Apparently Sundance doesn't like his beautiful shiny bald head to be slapped repeatedly. | ||
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Nabes
Canada1800 Posts
On December 20 2011 10:33 jtp118 wrote: they're cancelling the shows because there will be a bunch of video content in 2012 of actual gameplay (40 out of 52 weeks will have gameplay, according to sundance), they don't need to fill mlg.tv time with badly-produced shows anymore. seriously ... Fuck Slasher was terrible, Julie's Show was awkward, and SC center was all right, I guess, but I just read the forums to keep up with SC news. none of these shows ever had more than a few hundred viewers. hopefully this means bigger prize pools for mlg too. | ||
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Kamikiri
United States1319 Posts
On December 20 2011 10:26 itmeJP wrote: State of the Game isn't going anywhere. Back to my cave! OH thank goodness. | ||
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xBillehx
United States1289 Posts
I would have flipped shit if SotG got canceled so thanks for the heads up JP! :D | ||
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caradoc
Canada3022 Posts
On December 20 2011 10:21 price wrote: i'm guessing it was purely cost/benefit decision. they want to be more profitable, so get rid of the items with the least traffic. unfortunately, those shows had potential (and were entertaining to me and all the posters above) This is probably the case. All we have in the way of news is chobo/slashers posts in this thread, the esfi article, and sundance's tweet. People are asking why is there not a larger press release regarding this. Generally, it's good business practice to explain things for PR reasons, and Sundance isn't an idiot so we can assume that the decision not to disclose specifics is for a reason. As far as I can tell there are a few related possibilities 1) The reason is self explanatory, they want to be leaner in 2012, and they couldn't justify the cost/benefit based on performance to date. In this case, making a detailed explanation of their financial position is counterproductive and hurts their brand image, hence the announcement being as it is. It doesn't even need to be that MLG is losing money or whatever, but that they are refining the way they produce content, this would be in line with what chobo said about refocusing. 2) Related news will be in an upcoming press release of 2012 announcements, this news needs to come out now because some of these shows will be airing their final episode. For whatever reason it makes no sense to release news about whatever changes are occurring at this point (there could be a perception of better overall coverage/more brand equity gained by releasing everything at once in a massive press release), so they release as little as possible. This is actually in my mind also quite probable, and doesn't exclude point 1). 3) They're a bunch of reptilian aliens trying to control the world, we cannot comprehend their logic since our brains are different from theirs, so we need to watch and see what happens. This is probably the most likely. On December 20 2011 10:26 itmeJP wrote: State of the Game isn't going anywhere. Back to my cave! This should have been self explanatory from the start-- remember JP tweeted just after the drunk episode something to the effect that he feels lucky to be able to be paid to do something like this? He definitely would not have had that type of tone had cancelling sotg been in the books, his tone is even more appropriate given that cancelling other shows was on the table. We could argue conversely that employees such as JP/Slasher had no advance notice of these changes, and we can't read too much into things, which is entirely possible, but I'm willing to bet that they would have at least a couple weeks notice, and definitely knew before the public release of the news. | ||
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caradoc
Canada3022 Posts
Here it is thru google translate: + Show Spoiler + Last week we looked at the figures for the Major League Gaming Season 2011, and we gazed back at a successful year of electronic sport and the league itself. To conclude the year, we spoke again with MLG CEO Sundance DiGiovanni over the past year and the changes within the organization. In addition, look ahead to 2012 and what the coming year has in store for MLG, its spectators and players. GNL: How have you experienced in 2011, compared to the 2010 season? Sundance DiGiovanni: It was very rewarding to be able to be part of such a great year in terms of growth. 2011 2010 has definitely surpassed what numbers are concerned and I am very curious to see what we can achieve in the future. This is just the beginning. What major changes have been made this year and why? We have some things improved this year in order to make progress with the electronic sports. Streaming was for us one of the main points. Our partnership with Stream Works, we viewers the opportunity to stream the 720p HD quality viewing during our six Pro Circuit events. It's great to live to be present at a tournament, that feeling we wanted everyone around the world to experience. Streaming through, we were able to reach 175 countries and in total, more than 15 million hours of video viewed. Furthermore, the addition of StarCraft II course a huge contribution to the growth of our community and attendances. Furthermore, we introduced the MLG Membership program and we added to the League of Legends tournament. Everything we have done this year is done to satisfy the community and expand our audience. What was the most positive and most negative experience of this year? The most positive experience of 2011 was the success of the national championship in Providence. I was convinced that we could drop a grand event and the results were extraordinary. 241,000 concurrent viewers and more than 3.6 million hours of video in just one weekend are great results, I would not it be happier. The most negative experience was a shortage of tournaments. But six competitive events in one year is far from enough and we hope here in 2012, something that can do more through online and offline tournaments. What are the prospects for Major League Gaming in 2012? For 2012 we aim to build on the success of 2011. Expect more games, more leagues, more video, more live broadcasts and more global interaction. Are there any games you would like to add Major League Gaming in the near future? We are always researching new titles that could cause a big event and there are plenty of new games are eligible. I would greatly like Diablo III, fighting games, more first-person shooters and other titles to add. Eventually it is all down to what the community wants and what the current state of affairs [of the game and the sport itself electronically]. Is there anything you would still like to say to our readers? I would greatly like to see more overseas trips in 2012 and our loyal fans visit. Helping to introduce Major League Gaming to others. I also want to thank everyone for a great 2011. | ||
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windsupernova
Mexico5280 Posts
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SiDX
New Zealand1975 Posts
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Psyqo
United States401 Posts
On December 20 2011 10:26 itmeJP wrote: State of the Game isn't going anywhere. Back to my cave! I wanted to quote this before I realized it was JP posting it. Oh well, still quoting. | ||
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BiG
Germany153 Posts
On December 20 2011 10:46 caradoc wrote: Also there is a German language article with Sundance here: http://www.gamer.nl/interview/195594/interview-met-mlg-ceo-digiovanni-het-was-een-geweldig-jaar Here it is thru google translate: + Show Spoiler + Last week we looked at the figures for the Major League Gaming Season 2011, and we gazed back at a successful year of electronic sport and the league itself. To conclude the year, we spoke again with MLG CEO Sundance DiGiovanni over the past year and the changes within the organization. In addition, look ahead to 2012 and what the coming year has in store for MLG, its spectators and players. GNL: How have you experienced in 2011, compared to the 2010 season? Sundance DiGiovanni: It was very rewarding to be able to be part of such a great year in terms of growth. 2011 2010 has definitely surpassed what numbers are concerned and I am very curious to see what we can achieve in the future. This is just the beginning. What major changes have been made this year and why? We have some things improved this year in order to make progress with the electronic sports. Streaming was for us one of the main points. Our partnership with Stream Works, we viewers the opportunity to stream the 720p HD quality viewing during our six Pro Circuit events. It's great to live to be present at a tournament, that feeling we wanted everyone around the world to experience. Streaming through, we were able to reach 175 countries and in total, more than 15 million hours of video viewed. Furthermore, the addition of StarCraft II course a huge contribution to the growth of our community and attendances. Furthermore, we introduced the MLG Membership program and we added to the League of Legends tournament. Everything we have done this year is done to satisfy the community and expand our audience. What was the most positive and most negative experience of this year? The most positive experience of 2011 was the success of the national championship in Providence. I was convinced that we could drop a grand event and the results were extraordinary. 241,000 concurrent viewers and more than 3.6 million hours of video in just one weekend are great results, I would not it be happier. The most negative experience was a shortage of tournaments. But six competitive events in one year is far from enough and we hope here in 2012, something that can do more through online and offline tournaments. What are the prospects for Major League Gaming in 2012? For 2012 we aim to build on the success of 2011. Expect more games, more leagues, more video, more live broadcasts and more global interaction. Are there any games you would like to add Major League Gaming in the near future? We are always researching new titles that could cause a big event and there are plenty of new games are eligible. I would greatly like Diablo III, fighting games, more first-person shooters and other titles to add. Eventually it is all down to what the community wants and what the current state of affairs [of the game and the sport itself electronically]. Is there anything you would still like to say to our readers? I would greatly like to see more overseas trips in 2012 and our loyal fans visit. Helping to introduce Major League Gaming to others. I also want to thank everyone for a great 2011. thats dutch not german | ||
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