The World Cup of computer gaming has brought some 700 players from 51 countries to Paris for an intense weekend of virtual combat, a sign of the growth of the "electronic sports" industry.
The players, selected from 500,000 candidates, will compete for a pool of 180,000 dollars (132,000 euros) in prize money at the Electronic Sports World Cup grand final, put on by the Games-Services company. It was taking place at a convention hall on the southwestern edge of Paris.
Like any professional player, everything about their equipment is state-of-the-art and major players are sponsored and equipped by the most important names in computing industry. For those of you not so familiar with the concept of professional gamer, you should know that the best players are organized in clans, which enter some of the most prestigious competitions in the world, where they play virtual games for real money, coming from brands like AMD, Intel, Sennheiser, Steelpad, Logitech and many more.
Some of most renowned games are among the "categories" of the cup, like Counter-Strike, the most played first person shooter in history, which is all about reflexes and speed, Pro Evolution Soccer 6, which is all about control and strategy and Quake IV, which allows for a large number of players to fight simultaneously on one map, where it's every man for himself.
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