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Major League Gaming (MLG) is a professional eSports organization. MLG is headquartered in New York City, New York and was founded in 2002 by Sundance DiGiovanni and Mike Sepso. MLG has held official video game tournaments throughout the United States and Canada. Major League Gaming competitions have been broadcast on television,〔〔 ESPN.com,〔 〕 and other broadband sites.〔 〕 The company has also been involved in television production,〔 and game development.〔 MLG's aim is to elevate computer and console game tournaments to viable competitive and spectator events. Major League Gaming acquired Agora Games on August 18, 2009. On 18 November 2013, MLG announced that they would be launching their premium mlg.tv streaming service. == Pro Circuit == The MLG Pro Circuit roster currently includes ''Starcraft II'' and ''League of Legends'' for the PC. ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Soul Calibur V'', and ''King of Fighters XIII'' for the PlayStation 3, and Super Smash Bros. Melee for the Nintendo Gamecube are the only console games.〔(Spring Season Games )〕 ''Starcraft II'' is currently commentated by DJ Wheat, Day 9, Rob Simpson, Tasteless, Artosis, JP, dApollo, and TotalBiscuit, with other personalities coming on time to time.〔(Starcraft II MLG Casters )〕 Fighting games are commentated by Juicebox Abel, Tom Brady, and Bibulus.〔(MLG Fighting Casters )〕 No ''League of Legends'' casters have been announced yet. Major League Gaming also hosts a series of online qualifier ladders for the online-only pro circuit titles leading to the national championship. In the past, MLG hosted ''Super Smash Bros Melee'' tournaments during the 2004 through 2006 MLG Circuit and other games such as ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', ''Halo 2'', ''Tekken 5'', ''Gears of War'', ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas'', ''Shadowrun'', ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2'', ''Call of Duty 4'', and ''Gears of War 2''. Each team/player must purchase a team pass to compete. These passes normally go on sale several weeks in advance of the next Pro Circuit event. Passes are limited, so participants are encouraged to purchase a pass as soon as they go on sale.〔(MLG Competitor Passes )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Major League Gaming」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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