Video game celebrities on CBS "60 Minutes" last night

[Epictetus]

Did anyone else see this last night? The story on "60 Minutes" about video gaming celebrities:

Cyber Athlete 'Fatal1ty', Steve Kroft On The Rise Of Professional Video Game Players - CBS News

A lot of it was about that guy "Fatal1ty" who is the first person shooter star and celebrity. For those who don't live in the U.S., when 60 Minutes talks about making a living playing video games, it's a big deal because the people who watch that show are very mainstream and tend to be older and NOT gamers.

Just more evidence that this is the decade of the gamer I guess.

[The Ripper]

not BAd

That guy needs to go in the MMOWC :P

Pit his wits against some real ubers lol

But seriously 4-5 titles on different games... pretty impressive

Rip

[MindStar9]

Yes, I DID see that Epic ... a very interesting story about this young man and how he got his Dad to support what he was doing when his Mother wouldn't, then came back and plopped down his first win of $4,000. I think his Dad was really onboard THEN, and the rest is ... as they say ... history!


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[Felicity]

Originally Posted by Epictetus

For those who don't live in the U.S., when 60 Minutes talks about making a living playing video games, it's a big deal because the people who watch that show are very mainstream and tend to be older and NOT gamers.

So that explains why you were watching 60-minutes and I missed it. lol j/k

I didn't catch it, but I'll check out the link .. TY for letting us know, Epic