Monday, January 23, 2006

the aeroplane flies high... turns left, looks right

i really don't feel like working on my world literature essay that is due tomorrow morning, so i'll use this to continue to distract myself.


60 minutes had an interview with "fatal1ty", who is regarded as the best, and most well known, professional gamer in the united states. surpisingly, 60 minutes did a fairly respectable job with its take on professional gaming, and gamer culture in general. i would have expected them to portray the group as a bunch of pathetic nerds, but they gave fatal1ty a lot of credit. the most surprising part of the article was hearing about "lil poison", who is apparently a seven-year old gaming prodigy. i don't know what else you'd call someone who has won over $2000 in gaming tournaments, against adult gamers. that's insane. you can see the video through the first link, or read a transcript of the episode here.

is this rumor true? if so, this could be the beginning of the smashing pumpkins reunion that billy corgan reported he wanted to undertake. we'll see if anything comes of it.

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