ESPN Will Broadcast a $10 Million Gaming Tournament this Weekend

If Someone Gaining an Athletic Visa to Play StarCraft 2 or the Staggering Amount of Hours Spent Watching Pro Gamers Duke it Out Virtually Wasn't Enough to Prove that, Competitive Gaming is a Real Thing, Maybe Some Mainstream Support is. This Weekend's Massive $10 Million-Plus Dota 2 Tournament, The International, will Air Live on ESPN 3. What's More, Prior to ESPN 2's Broadcast of the Final Match Late Sunday Evening, the Network will Host a Preview Show with Expert Analysis and Even an Interview with Dota 2-Developer VALVe's Gabe Newell. That the Worldwide Leader in Sports is Giving the Same Kind of Love to eSports that it does, Say, Basketball or Even Skateboarding is Surely a Sign of Big Things to Come. The Fans Have been into it for Awhile -- Tickets for the Event, Held at Seattle's 17,000-Seat Key Arena, Sold Out in an Hour.




Info Sources:

http://store.steampowered.com/news/13929

http://www.dota2.com/international/overview