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Re:ESPN Loses 621,000 Subscribers; Worst Month in Company Hi... by ZanyProgrammer on Saturday October 29, 2016 @12:23PM (#12824659)
What the hell is an esport? Sport themed video games? I'm 37 and have never heard of them.
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Re:ESPN Loses 621,000 Subscribers; Worst Month in Company Hi... by dangrossman on Saturday October 29, 2016 @12:33PM (#12824723)
People competing in multiplayer video games. With professional commentators, multiple camera angles, replays, custom graphics, sponsors, players that earn a living playing on professional teams with coaches, and everything else you'd get on ESPN watching a football game. I don't think any sport-themed games are played professionally though.

https://www.twitch.tv/

At the time of my comment, Twitch is live broadcasting the Hearthstone World Championship, Duelyst Pro League, Vainglory Evil Eight, Starcraft II World Championship Series Global Finals, and SMITE Pro League.

eSports tournaments have paid out over $100 million in prizes. Some of these tournaments are being carried live on cable channels in other parts of the world where they're more popular.

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Re:ESPN Loses 621,000 Subscribers; Worst Month in Company Hi... by xentronium on Saturday October 29, 2016 @09:01PM (#12827464)
> I don't think any sport-themed games are played professionally though.

FIFA is somewhat popular.

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Re:ESPN Loses 621,000 Subscribers; Worst Month in Company Hi... by tmat on Saturday October 29, 2016 @01:09PM (#12824953)
esports always have and always will be a niche.. when I was a kid we competed in dingy hotel conference halls for hundreds of thousands TOPS... Good ol' CPL. probably only half a chance of getting paid too.
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Re:ESPN Loses 621,000 Subscribers; Worst Month in Company Hi... by WalterSear on Saturday October 29, 2016 @12:51PM (#12824823)
Don't worry, it's not really 'what the kids are into these days'.
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Re:ESPN Loses 621,000 Subscribers; Worst Month in Company Hi... by adamnemecek on Saturday October 29, 2016 @12:26PM (#12824674)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESports

League of Legends, Overwatch, Counter Strike etc etc.

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