@Slasher So you’re the only member of the media being officially allowed in by @MLG since they originally said ‘no media allowed’? — Brad Carr (@bcarr) February 23, 2012 If @Slasher‘s announcement is not ‘I’ma show up to the Barcraft, drink all weekend and interview people,’ MLG has explanin to do. — Brad Carr (@bcarr)… Read more »
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The numbers game.
MLG recently released its self-collected statistics about its 2011 season regarding viewership numbers and other assorted facts about the three different games that it featured and the DotA-clone exhibition added to the second-half of the 2011 season. I added this post to ESFI referring to the press release and the infographic that is being distributed… Read more »
A little delay with the next column.
Well, I had been planning to publish a series of columns to ESFI on Mondays (ideally just after business hours conclude on Monday afternoon) but it seems that its not to be this week as we begin to roll out some preview coverage for the upcoming MLG Providence event. The delay caused me to be… Read more »
Something doesn’t add up.
There was a number in the post-MLG Orlando press release that sort of prompted me to do a little digging. “[…] $600,000 in prizes and stipends.” I tried to work out the math on this one and this is what I came up with: $120,000 (SC2 prizes) $56,000 (Halo: Reach prizes) $140,000 (Call of Duty:… Read more »
Trading a casino for a resort hotel.
Well, it looks like that instead of going to IPL3 as I had planned, I’ll be making the second MLG event that I’ve ever attended in Orlando—unless BlizzCon pans out. Who knows, at this point, but odds are I’ll be going to MLG Orlando as a member of the press, even if I am taking… Read more »
My thoughts on MLG through the second day.
For this being the first time I’ve attended a MLG event while covering it as a member of the press, I have to say… it’s pretty overwhelming. The chances of being close to a random StarCraft pro player is greater than I had ever expected. I swear, when I’m in the front row of the… Read more »
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I'm Brad Carr, a simple 6-foot-6 guy that contributes to reports at a social media research and strategy firm and contributes articles for an esports news site on the side. Follow me on Twitter for a day or so and you'll figure out who I am soon enough.