Posted Tuesday, May 9th, 2006, at 5:49 pm Eastern by Mark Wallace

There aren’t all that many people around the LA Convention Center, where E3 is about to open, but that hasn’t stopped 3pointD from picking up a rumor here and there. Word today is that Sony Computer Entertainment America is looking to jump on the Major League Gaming bandwagon with a sponsorship of the organization. We blogged MLG a while back when they struck a deal to air their Pro Circuit tour on the USA Network. A slightly vaguer rumor: Wal-Mart may also be talking to the league about a sponsorship. I don’t follow these things as closely as some, but I don’t think I’ve seen this news before. (Please correct me if it’s out there already.) I believe Wal-Mart is the largest games retailer in America. The combined weight of Sony, Wal-Mart and a basic cable slot could do much to catapult gaming into the forefront of American consciousness in a way it hasn’t enjoyed before.


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