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Gamers Vie for World Title

Top players gather in Los Angeles

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 28, 2008 7:52 AM CDT

(Newser) – Video gamers, get ready: Tonight will determine your world champion as Los Angeles hosts the finals in the Championship Gaming Series. The evening will be broadcast globally—complete with a breathless play-by-play announcer, NPR reports. Players, all of whom are paid for their efforts, will compete in a variety of genres, including racing, fighting, and shooting, in their quest for the prize.



Vanessa Arteaga, left, of the San Francisco Optx, concentrates during a shutout Dead or Alive match as her General Manager looks on at the Championship Gaming Series last year.
Vanessa Arteaga, left, of the San Francisco Optx, concentrates during a shutout Dead or Alive match as her General Manager looks on at the Championship Gaming Series last year.   (AP Photo/CGS, Rene Macura)
Jason Lake, General Manager of Los Angeles Complexity, left, reacts as his FIFA player Felipe KreeganBG Stoyne, right, scores a goal during the Championship Gaming Series last year in Los Angeles.
Jason Lake, General Manager of Los Angeles Complexity, left, reacts as his FIFA player Felipe "KreeganBG" Stoyne, right, scores a goal during the Championship Gaming Series last year in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo)
Josh Dominator Sievers, far left, of the Dallas Venom reacts when his team loses a round in a Counter-Strike match during the Championship Gaming Series, Monday,  July 9, 2007, in Los Angeles.
Josh "Dominator" Sievers, far left, of the Dallas Venom reacts when his team loses a round in a Counter-Strike match during the Championship Gaming Series, Monday, July 9, 2007, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/CGS, Rene Macura)
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