According to Teamxbox.com, Major League Gaming, an American pro gaming league with - we hazard a guess - a lot of money to spend, has just signed one of the best Halo 2 clans in the world to an exclusive million-dollar deal. The four man team known as Final Boss, will play exclusively in MLG's competitions throughout the US. In case your ability to perform simple maths tasks has been suddenly impaired by shock, that's $250,000 each. For playing Halo 2.
Luckily, the fantastically named Sundance DiGiovanni, co-founder and CMO of Major League Gaming, was on hand to explain the madness. "Having a true professional league requires that you be able to identify, scout and sign the best players in the world," he shrieked while high-fiving his accountant.
So, is this more or less obscene than professional athletes being paid millions to do proper sports? I just don't know.
Anyway, just in case you were thinking of using the story of Final Boss as an excuse to drop out of school/university/work to take up a career as a professional gamer, the MLG offers some words of caution, albeit tacked onto the end of a frankly bizarre paragraph about two members of the Final Boss team with special powers:
""The Ogre Twins" -- Thomas "Ogre1" Ryan and Daniel "Ogre2" Ryan -- are believed by many to have telepathic powers for their uncanny ability to anticipate one another's moves. Both are students at Ohio University. Their successful balance of school and gaming has helped them become the best duo in the sport today.
You see, they're only good at games because they do their homework too.
