Sunday eSports: Spotlight

[News Portal]

Whenever you want to know what's going on in the world of competitive eSports, Alex Walker has all the details. And here he is right now, as he is every Sunday, bringing you the best of what eSports has to offer. Take it away, Alex.

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[chodeofwar]

Sorry Alex you do write great articles and contribute a lot to the site but i just wish we could do away with the term: eSports, its the biggest oxymoron out.

Why cant we just call it what it really is: professional competitive gaming.

[krisbo9000]

Sorry Alex you do write great articles and contribute a lot to the site but i just wish we could do away with the term: eSports, its the biggest oxymoron out.

Why cant we just call it what it really is: professional competitive gaming.

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[skitzor]

Sorry Alex you do write great articles and contribute a lot to the site but i just wish we could do away with the term: eSports, its the biggest oxymoron out.

Why cant we just call it what it really is: professional competitive gaming.

what? why would we do that? eSport is a fine word. if we were to not use the word eSport, I would expect people to just call it a sport. but calling it an eSport helps some ignorant people stay calm.

explain to me how golf is a sport and gaming can't be.

[Klas]

Fact. Correct spelling and capitalisation is: ESPORTS

[Mekon]

explain to me how golf is a sport and gaming can't be.

Dictionary:

1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
2. a particular form of this, especially in the out of doors.

Unless you choose another definition:

3. diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime.

In which case reading a book/watching a movie is also sport (ie. bSport, vSport ?), as is smelling flowers?

My personal take on it lies in the remaining definitions:

4. jest; fun; mirth; pleasantry: What he said in sport was taken seriously.
5. mockery; ridicule; derision: They made sport of him.

Yes, eSport is a joke.

/troll

[chodeofwar]

Thanks Mekon. I wouldnt normally troll like that but i think i got up on the wrong side of skitzors mums bed the bed the other day. Also professional competitive gaming is not a sport.