14 DAY TRIAL // How about making up for the hard cash you paid for those wireless mouse and keyboard, keeping you on top of the frag list? That's right you console hater, PC gamer, FPS addict. Tournament.com has recently announced their new agreement with Valve on making the sole official site where gamers can play Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike for cash prizes.
Tournament.com co-founder Marcus Pearcey said: "We've worked hard to create a fair and equitable environment for people to compete for money, and offering Counter-Strike: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch completes our attempt to become the world's leader in this service."
By now, your eyes are already spinning dollar signs, only it's not exactly the million dollar deal if you know what I mean. Yeah, sure there will be cash to be earned for showing off veteran skills and cat-like reflexes, but wages are rather small actually: $10 per match. Gamers will have to deposit a certain amount of money before starting to shoot each other, but the maximum allowance is $150. Oh, and you have to be 18 or older to participate. Sorry about that, don't hit the screen, OK?
However, this may not only be good news. Keeping in mind what money does to people and the number of cheaters and a-holes out there...well, let's just say that we hope this doesn't turn into a legal issue. Accounts won't be such a target I'm sure (I sincerely think that a $100 deposit is more than enough for any gamer), but causing others frustration will be for sure.
That's about it. See the official sites for more information.