A few of the teams and players stopped by to mix it up with me for a little camera time during the MLG event.  The event was loud so some of the audio was in and out.  I had a lot of fun at the event and you’ll be able to hear how much fun everyone else was having as well.  For 3 days players fought for respect and their position amongst the best professional gamers.  I tried to capture as much footage and hunt down as many players as I could. 

I wanted to send thanks to Sundance DiGiovanni, PMS Tart, vVv Vision, Victory Lap, ZH Virago, Blaze IBM and all of the others who stopped by to kick it with U360!  I have one of the videos attached to this article and I’ll link to the other footage I have.  Be sure to check out MLG Pro to see how things end up!

MLG Dallas Video Selection

PMS Tart Interview - Click Here
Victory Lap Interview - Click Here
Overall Recap featuring other players - Click Here

I had another great time at the Major League Gaming event here in Dallas.  I wanted to thank Corie Pierce for taking care of me at the event.  Things are so much easier when you work with great people.  I had a chance to talk with a few of the players, teams and also had a moment with Sundance DiGiovanni, co-founder and chief marketing officer.  There were also a few surprise guests that I didn’t anticipate but should’ve known they’d be in attendance.  The Frag Dolls were there representing and PMS Tart was also on deck.  (she looked great for those of you wanting to know)

One of the teams I interviewed, vVv Vision, ended up in the Gears of War Final against LGD Black.  LGD Black staged an upset and took home the victory as well as the sweet $5,000 prize!  I really have to increase my skills so I can dominate the circuit one day.  Sundance did say he’d work with people like myself with minimal skills so maybe I’ll give him a call…or not.  It would be embarrasing for MLG so I’ll keep doing the host bit.

Screenshots: More photos from MLG Pro Circuit 2007 in Dallas

The best part about the event though would have to be Unscripted 360’s very on Unscripted Girl!  Her name was Jennifer and she came representing U360 with a self-made U360 T-shirt!  If I ever felt humbled and proud to be doing this, it was at that moment.  The shirt had www.unscripted360.com on it from one of those T-shirt transfer kits.  It was excellent!  I gave her a media pass and brought her into the event.  I got her contact information so expect to hear from Jennifer on an upcoming show very soon!

I’m going to try and round things out with the last day of MLG Pro Dallas today.  It’s the last day featuring the finals of Rainbow Six Vegas and Halo 2.  Stay tuned for some U360 video interviews.  I was also interviewed by the MLG team so I’ll try to grab that and link everyone to it so you can check it out.

I just got back from the Major League Gaming (MLG) event here in Dallas. The top gamers and players from all over the country converged on Dallas, TX for the third event of the 2007 season on the Pro Circuit today. Halo 2, Rainbow Six Vegas and Gears of War players were on display. I had a very fun time capturing footage and seeing the players in action. I checked in as media and I got to see a lot of passionate gamers. It really amazed me as I had no clue at how serious professional gaming is.

I got a chance to see the guys from FASA Studio mixing it up with gamers on a Shadowrun challenge. I also had a chance to speak with Michael Sepso, one of the founders of MLG, who was a very “normal” guy believe it or not. These guys are gamers and it’s obvious seeing them mix it up with the crowd.

Unfortunately, the event is over the entire weekend so I won’t have a live show of U360 TV tomorrow but I will have a normal podcast ready. I’ll be sharing as much media, interviews and photos of MLG Dallas as I can so stay tuned.

Major League Gaming (MLG) is the largest organized league and international sanctioning body for the world’s fastest growing competitive sport: professional video gaming and it’s headed to Deacon’s stomping grounds this weekend, July 20-22nd.  In the words of The Rock, “Finally, MLG Has Come Back…to Dallas”.

I’ll be headed out to the event at various times to grab some footage of it so I can share with the U360 crowd.  If you’re in my area and you want to tag along, send me a message.  Or if you’re from Dallas and you’ll be participating, let me know.  You can all be a part of the U360 media entourage to help me cover the event for the listeners and readers out there.

Players will be battling across Halo 2, Rainbow Six Vegas and Gears of War from Friday - Sunday.  The top prize is up to $20,000!  Who’s going to take the crown from Dallas?  This is the 3rd event for the 2007 season of MLG.  Players are battling for their place in the National Championships.  It should be a lot of fun and I’m excited about watching players compete.