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Competitive gaming may seem like a strange concept to some but there is really no difference from playing a video game that originates on a computer or console system versus playing a game of baseball or basketball around the block. The only difference is that the professional aspects of the latter games have been around for much longer and are much more accepted whereas video and computer games as a whole have been around for just over forty years dating from Steve Russell's Spacewar in 1961. In contrast, the first professional basketball game was played in 1898, over a century ago and the game was invented in 1891. It seems natural that video games would eventually move into the competitive arena and surprising that it has taken so long.

Competitive gaming is beginning to move into the mainstream, and although it still has a long way to go, it's starting to adopt many of the same conventions of established professional sports. After all, what better way to prove your league a legitimate, competitive sport than to incorporate the traditions of the accepted mainstream. Things like sponsors, contracts and even celebrity endorsements are starting to appear and the prize money is only going up with the recent end of the Cyberathlete Professional League World Tour totalling $1 million in prize money awarded for example.

This website aims to initiate those who are unfamiliar with "pro" gaming or those who were unaware that such a thing even existed by highlighting some of the current leagues, some of the top players and some of the games that are being played today.