Many players in the Championship Gaming Series have either been forced into retirement or trying to get back into the competitive scene.

“Comeback Dan” Otto is taking another approach.

With the league gone for good, Otto has turned his focus to a new venture; being a tutor. He has started a Web site, www.gaminglogic.net, and it focuses on helping players get better in several console game.

“The purpose of Gaming Logic is to help aspiring gamers become the best player they can be by providing them with an avenue to receive training from top players,” Otto said. “This training comes through premium content provided by pros.”

Through the premium content, users can watch video commentary and read strategies from the top players.

The games scheduled to be covered include “Halo 3,” “Call of Duty 4,” “Forza Motorsport 2” and “Gears of War 2.” All four are games that have a healthy competitive following, which is partly why Otto picked those games. The “Madden NFL” series could be included in that roster.

It won’t be Otto going at it alone. Several competitive players have signed on to provide assistance.

And if there’s a game that they want covered, they can contact Otto by e-mail or head to the Gaming Logic forums.

Some of the services will be available at no charge, while others will require a “Premium Membership.”

“Whether the player is very experienced in the competitive scene or just picking up the game for the first time I guarantee the articles and commentaries at Gaming Logic will improve your game,” Otto said. “The demos and articles at Gaming Logic will teach you Why things in the match happen.”

Private lessons are usually the norm for video game competitors trying to learn from the best players. However, Otto provides several reasons why a Premium Membership is likely better. One reason is the cost (normally, it’s $9.95 a month although for the first couple of weeks, it has been reduced to $5.99 a month). Another reason is the specific commentaries and articles that users will receive. A third reason is that information is constantly updated, while private lessons are usually one-time deals.

“The commentaries focus on WHY someone got a kill rather than teaching you how to shoot a gun,” Otto said. “Gaming Logic focuses on the ‘why’ because all games at a competitive level are situational based. Figuring out how stay in an advantageous situation (like holding top Middle on Narrows) and how to get out of disadvantageous situations (like spawning in gold room on Construct) are absolutely essential to your success at a high level.

“Despite these facts, much of the information presented to a player in a private lesson is far to general to be utilized effectively in a specific situation. Applying these generalizations to specific situations in games often leads to incorrect play.
In a competitive match many different situations arise, but due to time constraints of private lessons very few of these situations can be covered making the lesson pointless.”

Starting Thursday, content is scheduled to be updated on a weekly basis, which is one of the goals of the site, Otto said.

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