CES: DIRECTV starts "Massive Gaming League"

Satellite TV giant DIRECTV has announced their creation and broadcasting of a professional gaming league called the "Massive Gaming League." Their CES press release stated: "Using new technology that allows for the placement of cameras within an actual videogame, DIRECTV will produce a videogame tournament and cover it as a sporting event, complete with producer, director and technical crew. Stories of the competitors will be told via interviews and features, complemented with coverage of their exploits in actual competition. DIRECTV plans to launch the Massive Gaming League in 2006."

MTV similarly has experimented with broadcasting the more established Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) finals as part of their GameØRZ week.

[Via Gamecloud]