Co-founder and CEO of Major League Gaming Sundance DiGiovanni is always one to let it be known what's on his mind. Immediately after his jump up to CEO, he gave a seriously in-depth interview to Live on Three surrounding all kinds of topics regarding MLG.

The topic that reigns supreme year in, year out with Major League Gaming is exactly which titles will feature in their next season. The prior season is immediately discarded by fans and a collective voice rears its head chanting out a game that should be on the world's largest competitive gaming circuit.

None has been bellowed more so than Quake Live. A staple part of competitions we know today, the game has never had a chance of making it to MLG events. Maybe because up until last year the company was heavily console based, or maybe because the costs for implementing such a tournament were obscene, but esports' old boy has always wanted a spot on the modern and vast Americanized table.

"We met with the id guys. They're fantastic and really wanna work with us and hook us up, and it's really really exciting stuff," Sundance said back in May on his Live on Three segement. "And then we get to the place where we're like... Who the hell's going to pay for this?

"If I could run something to show, you know, partners in general how popular it would be in terms of audience, I'll do it. You know, it's one of the things when you talk about competitive gaming; it's one of the titles to talk about. No getting around it. So it's a financial thing, nothing else."

Is it easy to see why MLG want it at their events? Of course. Quake is home to some of the most recognizable names in competitive gaming, not to mention that it's one of the most exciting and easiest games to watch.

MLG's stream draws in hundreds of thousands of viewers each event, and that number is only going to rise now that StarCraft 2 has a full season ahead of it. Much like Street Fighter, anybody can tune in to a Quake match and quickly distinguish who is the most impressive behind that keyboard, monitor, and mouse, and then attach themselves to that player. Players, and leagues, appreciate 30 second fans.

As time passes, people are becoming eager about the next MLG season, and rightly so considering the small amount of information that has been divulged by the company. Even the location of the first event of the season is a mystery to budding MLG professionals.

Sundance recently took it upon himself to host an "ask me anything you want, Tweeters" session on Twitter. Questions poured in, ranging from the next Halo: Reach playlist update through to the whereabouts of the opener.

Shope asked: "Will Quake Live be at any MLG events next year?"

"There is a chance that it might make an appearance," Sundance replied.

Things seem to have gotten better. Not a hint of doubting who the hell is going to pay for it in those ten words, unless MLG are relying on a wealthy Quake Live fan, in which case he or she should have started their own series of tournaments anyway.

It's not the best of indications, particularly with the choice of words (appearance), but it's a lot better than questioning even the possibility of adding Quake Live to an event. Is it worth getting your hopes up for? Yes, partially due to the fact that a game you enjoy to watch may be at an MLG event, but mostly because you'd be showing support for a game that has a chance of appearing, which is a lot more that can be said for a vast range of others.

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