Kotaku: pro

New 360 Double Game Bundles Discovered

fdemarco — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 09:00:00 MDT

Yesterday I got an email from a fellow who said he had found an image of a holiday bundle for the 360 and as there wasn't much more information available, I put on my Sherlock Holmes hat and got to work. After some rummaging about, I was able to turn up not only the Elite Bundle, but one for the Pro system as well marked as eventually being available in the US. The bundle will include the system and it's accessories plus two games, Forza 2 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. These images were discovered on a website Microsoft uses to market their products and while there was no pricing information available, the Elite image was clearly marked as "Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Value Bundle." Judging by the name, one can assume that this will be the Xbox's bundles available for the upcoming Thanksgiving/Christmas shopping season. Unless of course they are saving it for Flag Day, which means we won't see it till spring of next year.

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Pro Gamers Help Develop Korean Air Force Sims

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 17:20:43 MST

The Korea Times reports that starting next month, the country's Air Force will recruit pro online gamers as support personnel for the development of war-sim programs.

"Generally, professional gamers are very skilled in dealing with computer-related things. We're sure their capabilities will produce a substantial synergy effect for the military's online programs," says First Lieutenant Park Seung-yup.

Five pros will be selected and assigned to the Air Force's HQ in South Chungchong Province. They will go through basic training and take part in simulation development as "program testers." They can join domestic e-sporting events, but cannot win prize money. But, don't be surprised if all Korean Air Force sims start looking like StarCraft.

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If the WNBA Dies, At Least We'll Have Pro Gaming

lsmith — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:11:36 MDT

MSNBC covers the rise of professional gamers and the increasing sponsorships they receive.

The hardest part about marketing pro gaming is attracting spectators. People would probably rather watch professional bowling on a Saturday afternoon than watch teens play Counter-Strike. If companies can find a way to televise gaming to make it interesting, pro gaming might be the next big thing. Otherwise, it's going to remain a bunch of kids drinking Bawls to stay awake.