Gamers Corner

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0:00 - 16:34
- Microsoft needs to set standards in multiplayer gaming.
- Sundance's reaction to his first LAN experience of Call of Duty 4.
- Esh asks Sundance about Gears and why it's on the circuit.
- Sunny comments on the fist fight over Gears of War and the nintendo power glove.
- Call of Duty 4 online tournaments filling up.
- Sunny explains the costs and how a game earns it's spots on the circuit.
- How the community needs to approach MLG with issues.
- Come with solutions, not problems.
- Prize money an issue? Not sure about that.
- Happy meals!

16:34 - 34:38
- The future of competitive gaming.
- Vapor comments on CGS and Team3D and how MLG may evolve to that setup.
- MLG compared to the World Series of Poker.
- Costs of events.
- The maturity level of gamer's impacting their attitude towards MLG.
- Esh explains how the community was upset in the Shadowrun thread prior to the ESPN announcement.
- Sundance talks about Clap and Synide and their mindsets.
- DON'T KICK THE BABY!
- Sundance's theory for how he would have to set up a CoD4 circuit event.

34:38 - 49:34
- The ESPN and MLG partnership and what it means.
- YOUR HEAD WILL EXPLODE!
- What competitive gaming could look like in 5-10 years.
- The community clash between MLG and Gamebattles.
- CPL and how it's dying. The fears around MLG suffering a similar fate.
- The possibility of MLG creating their own game.
- Painkiller getting dropped from CPL and what they added instead.
- What happens if the well gets dry for good competitive games?

49:34 - 59:20
- 1v1 style shooters and how they could fit into MLG.
- MLG's passion around shooters and how other genre's don't fit into MLG.
- Unreal Tournament 3 and it's competitive potential.
- Sunny's final thoughts.
- BYOC LAN idea.