Who Knew You Could Make So Much Money Playing Games?

GeekSugar — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:30:34 -0800

Yesterday, Dr. Pepper announced that for the first time ever, it would feature a professional athlete on its bottles. This athlete doesn't come with ripped arms, or muscular legs, but he does have some thumbs of steel. Tom Taylor, who plays Halo 3 professionally (putting in up to 15 hours a day of practice), has not only landed his first endorsement deal with Dr. Pepper, but has also signed a three-year sponsorship contract with Major League Gaming to the tune of $250,000.

New York City-based Major League Gaming organizes teams and professional gamers to compete in tournaments around the country. This year, MLG has over 50 professional teams ready to play, and vie for endorsement deals aimed at the gaming community. I know several other companies that might do well with advertisements targeted at gamers - Cheetos, Mountain Dew, and Domino's (otherwise known as geek fuel), just to name a few. And although I'm sure we wouldn't recognize newly coined gaming celeb Tom Taylor (who goes by Tsquared, natch) if he passed us on the street, he does carry around a Sharpie nonetheless. You know, just in case.

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Mo Rocca Asks: What's Your Secret iPod Jam?

GeekSugar — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:00:18 -0700

Let me start by saying that Mo Rocca is one of my favorite geek chic characters. In fact, I think he was one of the first mainstream TV personalities to make the look appealing and unassuming and keep his indie cred. So, when a reader named Tom sent me the link to this cute video of Rocca asking people their secret iPod jams he made my day.

I have to admit, one of my favorite things about MP3 players, aside from being the portable, amazing tools that they are, is the fact that I can bust out with a little Christina Aguilera, James Taylor or heck even Phil Collins if I want to and no one will be the wiser. What's your guilty pleasure song that you only dare enjoy through headphones?