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<p style="\">So you have been playing for years and would love more then anything to play for a living, well how does some body elevate from fragging noobs to raking in cooperate sponsorship and touring the gaming world?</p>
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<p style="\"><strong>1 ) Image is everything </strong></p>
<p style="\">The ability to shoot down virtual people in a virtual maze didn\'t put Fatal1ty to the top of food chain. Fatal1ty had an image, his personality and his look was enough to demystify the \'gamer\' stigma in American culture. You have to be willing to put your whole self out there, worts and all!</p>
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<p style="\"><strong>2) Shake the boat</strong></p>
<p style="\">Fragging and having an image is good, but if your not out on the front line getting your name out there, talking about issues, representing the life you live, then nobody is going to know who you are!</p>
<p style="\">eSports Pannle - Egames & Entertainment Expo 2008 - (Left to Right) Myself, Alex Mottshaw (gotgames.com.au), Dan Chlebowczyk & Ben Thomas (Sydney Underground) Jason Hill (The Age, Modderator).</p>
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<p style="\"><strong>3) Keep it clean online & offline </strong></p>
<p style="\">The biggest mistake everybody makes in gaming is a 1am smack talk. Get into the habit, if you cant say something nice, don\'t say anything at all, your a leader, not a bully!</p>
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<p style="\"><strong>4) Do things your way and do them differently!</strong></p>
<p style="\">It doesn\'t matter that one gamer might have his own TV show. You must use your skills, and use them well, dont worry what other people are doing, just do what you do well :)</p>
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<p style="\">Like this guy self commentating his own starcraft games, not a lot of work though big exposure!</p>
<p style="\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGn3Ni_GeSw</p>
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<p style="\"><strong>5) Build up others!</strong></p>
<p style="\">Lets be honest, eSports is not mainstream yet, we are in economic hard times the last thing people need is bad competition! Work with fellow gamers and help build up their brands and this will build the whole industry.</p>
<p>With MX we feature gaming celebs Ash (Tektime.com.au), Matt & Yug (Australiangamer.com.au), Tegs & Boomser from former Sydney Underground in an attempt to build up their profiles.</p>
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Posted: April 30th, 3:04pm #1 | |||
I'd never seen a pic of Fatality before. I lol'd. |
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Posted: April 27th, 5:09pm #2 | |||
nice read |
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Posted: April 26th, 10:29pm #3 | |||
good tips, great read.  |
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Posted: April 26th, 7:48pm #4 | |||
lol u look really bored in the 2nd pic, or the mix is really fascinating |
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Posted: April 26th, 3:41pm #5 | |||
Nice article. |
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Posted: April 26th, 3:16pm #6 | |||
Good read per usual =] |
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Posted: April 26th, 2:28pm #7 | |||
I have always wondered about No 3 in the list. I mean I see these high up people that just end up bad mouthing others since they are on their high horse and it has never really worked for them since they just end up alienating the audience. That said it is never good to completely pander to the audience because it can in the end you will as a journalist end up seaming disingenuous as to the nature of your work. Finding that balance of who you work with and who to criticize is always a tough ask but it is easy to stay away for full out flaming at least. Some people can get away with it and it works in their favor but that's because they can attack the right people and cause the right amount of reaction from both people that like it and hate it and in a way that can be even better than just pandering to everyone just to play nice. |
