MLG

Major League Gaming Corp. (MLG) is a professional esports organization. MLG is headquartered in New York City, New York and was founded in 2002 by Sundance DiGiovanni and Mike Sepso. MLG has held official video game tournaments throughout the United States and Canada. The Boost Mobile MLG Pro Circuit was a television broadcast of Halo 2 MLG tournaments in 2006 and 2007, ESPN.com, and other broadband sites. The company has also been involved in television production, and game development. MLG's aim is to elevate computer and console game tournaments to viable competitive and spectator events.
In January 2016, video game publisher Activision Blizzard announced its acquisition of Major League Gaming. The company, whose own esports division is led by MLG co-founder Mike Sepso, stated that it intended to leverage the purchase as part of its plans to build an esports-focused television network.
== Youtube Edits ==
MLG parodies are a style video similar to YouTube Poop. They have been known for replacing YTPs. MLG was first founded in 2002. The first MLG montages came around 2009, where YTP was reaching its peak. They are a series of remix videos parodying the video game montage subgenre on YouTube, which is characterized by quick-paced edits and looped footage, as well as heavy use of loud dubstep .