Professional gaming coverage coming to CBS, others

In what is either a sign of popularity or an attempt to follow poker's TV success, the World Series of Video Games has signed a major broadcasting deal with CBS making it the first time that professional video game competitions will air on network television. CBS will begin its coverage on December 30 at 3 p.m. with a one-hour special profiling five "rising stars" in professional gaming, the most notable being Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel. Other deals were struck with CSTV and VOOM's Gameplay HD channel. Let's just hope the coverage is nothing like the fictional broadcast in Wizard when Jimmy beats Lucas in a SMB 3 tourney.