crossing borders: major league gaming ESPN video

Being an inherit part of human nature, competition naturally finds an outlet through gaming. Video games easily bring us the excitement and thrill that we search for in our lives. Many argue that video game competition makes us aggressive and frustrated. Gamers, on the other hand, describe the experience as "enjoyable" and in any case "intimidating".

Interestingly video game competition taps into traditional aspects of competition, such as traditional sports, and take a social form, through multiplayers and online networks. These social interactions can be viewed as collaborative efforts that ultimately help us thrive and enrich our lives.

It comes as no surprise that the Major League Gaming (the only professional gaming league in North America) has recently added ESPN to it's impressive partner line up. ESPN will be the main news outlet for MLG and ESPN.com will stream competitions and add a section devoted to Competitive Gaming.

The video is a newscast for a Halo 3 competition, with exciting live-like commentary of the play. Regardless of the discussion of whether or not gaming can be considered a sport, this video frightens me. In so many different levels .