World Series of Video Games to be Broadcast on CBS

Published: July 28, 2007, 2:04 pm

Tags: gamer life, games industry, games, cbs sports, gaming tournaments, guitar hero, nytimes, tv, video game systems, video game tournaments, world series of video games

Tomorrow is Sunday, which as we all know is not usually a good “TV” day. With normal television stations you have the prerequisite golf, sports, racing, televangelists, and infomercials. Sometimes, if you are lucky, you can watch some low budget movie that the stations throw in for filler. This Sunday (July 29) will be a bit different though, because CBS is broadcasting the World Series of Video Games tournament that was held last month in Louisville, KY. Granted, this is not the first time video game tournaments have been broadcast, but this is the first time that a channel unaffiliated with satellite or cable has decided to show people mashing buttons and bashing on their plastic Guitar Hero controllers. “Who knows, in 10 years we could be looking back on this as a very significant moment, said Rob Correa, senior vice president for programming at CBS Sports. This is true - considering that 13 billion dollars worth of video game systems and software were

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