Doritos to Give You a Chance to be a Pro Gamer
The maker of yummy snacks is now sponsoring a nationwide gaming event in search of the next best Halo players.
Ahh Doritos, a staple of the video gamer snacking roster. Now the chipmaker is bringing together mild-mannered video gamers with the professional side of the industry. Doritos and Major League Gaming (MLG) today unveiled the Pro-Gaming Combine, which the companies bill as the first-ever nationwide skills challenge in competitive video gaming history.
Starting tonight at 7 p.m. EST, aspiring video game pros can log on to www.doritoscombine.com and purchase team passes from MLG for the debut Doritos MLG Pro-Gaming Combine in Nashville, TennesseeMarch 26-28, 2010. Passes for individual players go on sale at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, February 24, 2010.
The following dates and locations are:
May 14-16, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois
July 23-26, 2010 in Denver, Colorado
October 15-17, 2010 in Washington, DC
"The partnership with MLG began last year with the goal of bringing pro football's combine concept to the competitive video game world," said Rudy Wilson, vice president, marketing, Frito-Lay.
At the Combine, will be scouted by MLG Scout Team and total of eight winners will be chosen, which will consist of the top four-person team and four individual players. Each winner will receive:
- $500 cash prize
- Roundtrip airfare of up to $500 per trip to attend the MLG Pro Circuit Event and National Championship Competition (pending eligibility for Doritos Finals Event)
- 3-days lodging to attend the MLG Pro Circuit Event; team pass; ability to play on a Feature Station
- Free entry into the Halo 3 Pro Circuit Event; opportunity to purchase reserved team pass
- Profile page on Doritos MLG Pro-Gaming Combine Web site
- The ability to play on a Feature Station at the upcoming Pro Circuit Competition
- Gaming prize package, including Astro Gaming Headset, Flip Video Camera and more
- Combine winner jersey
"Like any other sport, the transition from aspiration to 'living the dream' in professional video gaming is very difficult—it takes experience in different competitive environments, training with the better players, hard work, and sometimes a lucky break," said Sundance DiGiovanni, co-founder and chief brand officer of Major League Gaming.
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What? No one year supply of Doritos?
HALO?! Seriously... Halo... Of course its going to be the most over hyped game ever. Again.
I dont think its really fair to call a game over hyped 2 years after it came out, if lots of people are still playing then it must be doing something right.
HALO?! Seriously... Halo... Of course its going to be the most over hyped game ever. Again.
Still better than Counter Strike
Halo? Considering it is console only, count me out. Aswell as all the hardcore gamers.
It is about time for Doritos to do something for us gamers.
Think about how much Doritos we comsume per year!!!!
It is about time for them to pay respect to one of their biggest "supporters!!1 ..
Still better than Counter Strike
I like Halo CE on PC but Halo 2 on PC $ucks. Hate CS/CSS cause ther's just too many botters now.
When i saw "chipmaker" I immediately thought Intel.
This is mainly in part to do with Major League Gaming through Doritos.
It's Halo because that is what draws the masses to MLG. Even the Halo MLG tournaments were broadcast on TV (G4). Plus everyone has heard of people like T-Squared, Str8 Rippin, and Final Boss.
personally i never eat while gaming except if its a very casual game because it tends to get messy and i don't want to grease up my keyboard or controller
personally i never eat while gaming except if its a very casual game because it tends to get messy and i don't want to grease up my keyboard or controller
*inserts some joke about mastu....*
Nevermind...
Halo? Considering it is console only, count me out. Aswell as all the hardcore gamers.
^ pompous ass
What? No one year supply of Doritos?
And no way to game the system so you can win 32.6% of the prizes!
^ pompous ass
Not really.
When i saw "chipmaker" I immediately thought Intel.
That's 'cause you're awesome.
One problem:
I prefer good ol' potato based plain, dill pickle, and saln'n'vinegar chips.
Doritos are awful.
People play halo seriously?
I thought the only serious non-PC event at any respected gaming competition wsa FIFA..
Oh its MLG? Nevermind...
Say all you want about consoles, but Xbox Live is the most organized online gaming you can get right now (yes, I know you have to pay for it, but that's not the point). I have a 360, a PS3, and a Wii, but I play games on my computer the most. The computer only has crappy ports for the most part, so any computer gamer can't really call themselves 'hardcore' because they're playing a second rate port.
You people need to get over yourselves and realize that as of right now, you're behind the times and stop complaining about it like grandpa complains about having to walk to school in the snow, uphill...both ways. You're not hardcore to him because you're not playing outside.
Still better than Counter Strike
Are you kidding?
CS/CSS = competitive FPS...
@ babybeluga
lol
how is i7, 5xxx series, and soon to be Fermi behind the times?? Just becuase not everygame is available on PC (and pretty much all are) doesn't mean that we're behind the times.
And xbox live being organized has nothing to do with hardcore gaming, you don't even have dedi servers
doritos game event? i wonder if any of the "gamers" will be under 300 lbs?
... should have waited a bit and go for the best SC2 playeur!
ahhh....flame wars: console vs. PC
Not sure I'd call Doritos "yummy".
Halo... pfff! When will they ever make a contest I have a shot at? Like "WoW best mindless Runecloth farmer in Azshara", "Biggest walleye caught at Rapala Pro Fishing", etc. Not all games are FPS!
ahhh....flame wars: console vs. PC
The war is already won.
Main argument for PC gaming
I could have bought all 3 consoles with the money I spent on my RAID array alone = no kiddies yelling on their mic while playing on their mommy sponsored Xbox...
@ babybelugalolhow is i7, 5xxx series, and soon to be Fermi behind the times?? Just becuase not everygame is available on PC (and pretty much all are) doesn't mean that we're behind the times. And xbox live being organized has nothing to do with hardcore gaming, you don't even have dedi servers
I didn't say the hardware was behind the times (that's obviously not true). I said online computer gaming has fallen behind (other than MMORPGs, which cannot be turned into tournament format gaming). Xbox Live is streamlined to make it easy enough for a 5 year old to get online. I'm not saying that's a good thing or a bad thing, but it is a lot better than what a computer can do. Plus, the ability to walk around with a controller in your hand is a lot better than having to sit stagnant in a chair in front of a screen 5 feet away (people don't want to be inactive while they play a game as is evident by the Wii's massive success).
Also, in every computer game thread, a majority of the posts are "crappy console port" or something to that effect (I don't get the rants, but it happens). So you might not agree, but since developers don't want to make games better than the console versions, the ease of playing on a console makes it more appealing than on a PC.
"I said online computer gaming has fallen behind"
FAIL
"but it is a lot better than what a computer can do"
FAIL
"Plus, the ability to walk around with a controller in your hand is a lot better than having to sit stagnant in a chair in front of a screen 5 feet away "
FAIL. Do some research.
"people don't want to be inactive while they play a game"
FAIL
"developers don't want to make games better than the console versions"
FAIL
LOL, I just installed halo last week.
Soon as I saw Halo I went here to comment on how I ignored the rest..Booo
Great post, oneatwob. Way to prove your point!
the ease of playing on a console makes it more appealing than on a PC.
Then please explain your other comment. In my mind, the terms hardcore and ease just don't go together.
I'm just trying to understand what your points were.