Video Game Tournaments Can Be A Full Time Job

Tales of great success flow from the video game tournaments world. Computer "geeks" duped us all when they took their living room gaming consoles on the road and came back home with fat bank accounts. In the past these computer experts have been quite young - too young to buy alcohol themselves - but the industry has grown up, along with its "nerds". What once seemed a fad has now become a multiple million dollar industry with more than 65 percent of all households participating in the games, as referenced by the Entertainment Software Association.

Video games considered to be Real Time Strategy, First Person Shooter games, and Racing games, are call Electronic Sports. Initially played individually or in pairs at home on a gaming console, these games can now be played online with other people in neighboring communities, or in other countries. Tournaments have been organized and played online by Massively Multiple player Online Role Playing Games Massively Multiple-player Online Role Playing Games and can be played for cash. World of War-craft Global Arena, one of the most popular games, brought a sizable first prize of ,000 in 2010. Not a bad payout for participating in a game you can play from your basement.

For many years, expert gamers sharpened their talents any place that would welcome them - from campus living quarters to dank basements. When finally large companies realized the immeasurable prospect for promoting their merchandise to this rapidly growing sect, video gaming launched from basement to sky tower in an instant.

When playing a Massively Multiple-player Online Role Playing Game, the player fashions an Avatar, or character, which he then controls as it interacts with the gaming environment. Depending on the game, the Avatar battles enemies such as monsters, assassins and terrorists, and collects objects which are spread throughout the gaming atmosphere. Don't sit on the sidelines of these tremendously fun games just because you aren't an "expert" - there is plenty of excitement to be had for all. Some people have wondered whether the currency played for in these video games is genuine. It is indeed - players deposit real money into a trust fund on the gaming site using their bank cards, and e-check, or Pay Pal. Because these games require actual skill to win, and aren't games of chance, they are perfectly legal in most places. In 2008 the video game industry earned more than million in sales. A large number of expert gamers brought home sizable sums of money, having quit their full time jobs to play video game tournaments full time. In such a vast industry there are opportunities a plenty for those with nimble fingers and lightning reflexes.

Due to the immense popularity of video games in these times, video game companies are driven to hurl new games out to the public at break-neck speed. They don't always have enough time to test these new games thoroughly, which is bad for business. This creates an opportunity for video gamers to become Video Game Testers. Testers play new games and report any problems or hiccups in the games to the company. Testers get the opportunity to be first to play new games, and game publishers get live-action testing of their products. In this scenario, everyone wins.

With the immense popularity of video game tournaments, it's no wonder Electronic Sports has been evaluated by the International Olympic Committee for inclusion as an Olympic sport.