It was a pleasure to be involved with the excitement surround the 2009 MLG season opener! MLG Meadowlands was a huge production and as our video game community continues to grow in popularity within the professional Major League Gaming circles, it was great to not only catch up with top pros from the Winter Wonder LAN, but also to meet tons of new MLG players and fans.
BEN arrived in New Jersey on Friday afternoon and quickly met up with everyone at the Meadowlands Expo Center, where the first day's action had begun. Friday afternoon soon became late into the evening as amatuer and pro teams began the road towards Championship Sunday.
On this first night, we had the chance to organize a unique photo shoot opportunity for Team Foxy. It was fun to see all the girls get together and share such an exciting tournament together, while they showed their support for www.GatheringofGamers.com! Many of the photos we shot are available here: Team Foxy Photo Shoot
After the first day's event, a group went on a techno adventure that was an amazing performance by David Guetta at the Pacha, near Times Square in nearby New York. This was quite the experience and it lasted early into Saturday morning, but after an hour of sleep, it was time for day 2 of the MLG event.
Day two at MLG Meadowlands is when the losers go home and the winners start getting excited about the opportunity to move onto Championship Sunday. Games of Halo 3 and Gears of War 2 last all day long and with that much gaming action, any gamer would be in heaven!
After such an intesnse Friday night, Saturday night was a time for many to party with old and new friends, but for us it meant rest. Championship Sunday came around and we all enjoyed watching our friends on the top pro teams fight their way through the brackets. This was also an exciting day, as BEN was able to continue discussions with the MLG organization, as they discuss a continued effort to connect the GoG and MLG communities, so look for more development on that front over on the Jet Set Studio Company Blog.
There were many teams we had hoped for a better showing, but Triggers Down has GoG members and friends on the team, so when they took the championship, it was exciting and deserving.This was yet another exciting video game event that our video game community has been excited to be a part of and with the MLG Sponsorship Contest being held on www.GatheringofGamers.com, the upcoming MLG Columbus can't come too soon!
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