Report: IGN cancels IPL6 eSports tournament

Mike Ross' Neighborhood was the greatest thing to happen for FG E Sports. Street Fighter and possibly Marvel would've been very lucrative for IPL as well. They really f*cked this one up.

while I have a smidge of hope that the FGC can overcome this,recent events within the community suggest that competitive players are some of the most immature SOBs I have ever seen and doesnt even deserve Pro League's backing

yo damn =/

No buyer = No tournament.

but dont you see? nothing can stop the FGC if the players love what they do and people love watching them play it will just keep growing.

i was watching the level/up runback stream last night and there were still 3000+ viewers at 4:30 in the morning. ...tho i do agree with the immature part. thats definitely true.

Are they not going to do even ONE TOURNAMENT with the Capcom games they just signed a deal to feature?

Wtf/Fail.

Maybe featuring the Capcom games would help get them out of the toilet?

No Mike Ross' Neighborhood this is a very sad news for the FGC T_T.

damn I feel bad for Mike Rossington

Looks like esports is just not making them the money they wanted eh?

@2 So you're saying that pro athletes shouldn't be playing either because they are THE most pampered spoiled immature premadonna's on the planet.

Look people have personalities and if the corporate structure can't handle that fine, they can go. The FGC was alive and well before them and it will be after them. This whole idea of these tourney's being a place for a kid to be is ludicrous so if the sponsors are afraid of what players will do they have completely forgotten who they market games to in the first place.

#EMP2013

Terrible news, but obviously expected given IGN's recent announcements.

MRN|Marn Needs to buy IPL xD

CALL ROLANDO

@ 2 the fgc or the competitive players being immature cry babies is nothing new, but to cancel a whole event because of it wow thats crazy thanks for your input.

RIP "We esports now!" meme........

No more Mike Ross' Neighborhood? Profound... sadness...

RIP E-Sports

This blows. I was really enjoying Mike Ross' Neighborhood. I hope that somehow things turn around. At least we got to see this.

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Wow, Triforce looks less insane now.

Everyone in gaming is hurting right now. Even the mighty IGN.

unEMPloyed Mike Ross

I'm sure Mike will bounce back with something but this still sucks. I was really enjoying his show. Guess they just didn't know how to manage it, but not highlighting Capcom games is definatley a bad start.

Once again Triforce was right yet everyone hates on him because it's the "cool thing to do".

Sheeple gonna follow the herd.

Blame the buyout and Ziff Davis. Same old story--bunch of crusty old suits with no appreciation for anything but money take over and shut down, sell off, and consolidate any division that's not spewing dollars like a firehose. I wouldn't be surprised if IGN as a whole goes down the crapper when this new management starts disrespecting and milking their audience like a cashcow instead of focusing on providing quality content.

Mike "I guess I better start looking for a new job" Ross :'(

hahah eSports so pathetic. Dont give these gamers hope that they can actually be in a sport. Stupid eSports, no sports involved at all

9to5|Mike Ross

Whoa whoa hold on a sec there yoitssfxtbaby. Don't put all of us in there.
This is bull$hit on IGNs part, but oh well.

This could not of come at a worser time, they were just starting to break into the FGC too. It's a shame but i wish people would of given MLG more of a chance they had plans

#28 dont forget Fagnatiq talking trash about Infrit saying he has no "personally" and that since HE has personally any company will be willing to sponsor him, WTF?

@32 people did give MLG a chance, and they ended up absolutely hating the 15 mins of match followed by 45 mins of Starcraft crowd in dubsteps.

Fgc is poverty money *Kappa*

They must have paid too much on the hood's rent they've run out of money for organizing tourneys. XD

I like how esports thinks of themselves as professional and savvy business men throwing the fgc a bone, but in the end it was Mike Ross taking them all for a ride and using them as a vehicle to promote himself.

why do i have a sneaking suspicion most of you didn't even read the article or at the VERY lEAST watch the video?

@38 Because this is the internet.

EMP|Mike Ross

And MLG Winter Championship goes ahead as scheduled.

Another good call by Capcom.

@34 24 ppl showing up is the community giving them a chance? No that's a joke.

Also LOL @ Capcom choosing to partner up with IPL and they go bust, while still denying MLG to use there games for the past couple years.