Man, I wish TL topics could have more than 50 characters. Anyway, the topic title should have been something more like, "Anyone know if there are any video gaming events tomorrow that can act as an alternative to the Super Bowl?". I mean, I can't be the only on in the world who gives zero fucks about the American Football. The title "American Football" by itself should be a giveaway that Football has a very small audience in the world outside the United States. And even as an American, I'm sure that there's plenty of my fellow Americans on Team Liquid who feel the same.
Same there are events on Cable such as the Puppy Bowl who try to cater to those who don't care about football. But with the advent of Twitch and online streaming, I would think that it'd be only natural for some kind of Video Game Event alternative to the Super Bowl would eventually pop up. Anyone know if one exists? Would you be interested in one? I sure would.
It obviously wouldn't be some kind of huge gaming event with huge prizemoney. There ARE a lot of people who would favor the Super Bowl over a gaming event. But there are also guys like me who would love a Dota/SC2/Fighting Game event, and with everyone else watching the Superbowl, they could generate a few thousand viewers.
I loved whenever he was poking fun the Super Bowl, and his Superb Owl coverage. I didn't care about his Fallback Position segments, and I skip a lot of his interview segments anyway.
On February 02 2014 08:10 Mothra wrote: You can always watch streams on Twitch or just play games. Gaming super bowls would be stuff like MLG I guess.
I'm not talking about a Super Bowl EQUIVALENT/ANALOGUE. That would be something like The International or the LoL Global Finals, which would be the gaming equivalent/analogue of a Super Bowl.
I'm talking about an event that happens on the date of the Super Bowl that would be an ALTERNATIVE to watching it. Just a small side event for gamers who don't care about the Super Bowl. Maybe a couple hundred dollars on the line, nothing HUGE, but something that could be a fun community event for like-minded individuals.
On February 02 2014 08:21 Mothra wrote: Probably most people who don't give a fuck about the super bowl are just going to do whatever they always do on Sunday as if it weren't happening.
This blog isn't asking about what people are doing. The blog is about if there are any gaming events that take place on Superbowl Sunday and wondering if there would be interest in one. I for one would be if there was.
Man I could care less about football but I watch the Superbowl with friends and family because it's fun and just once out of the year. It's a small sacrifice that I do to enjoy time with people who actually do care about the game but for me it's a great time to just eat a lot of food, watch the commercials and make pointless bets. Why do you need an alternative, if you don't want to watch it just don't watch it and if you do then watch it.
On February 02 2014 08:32 TzaTzers wrote: Man I could care less about football but I watch the Superbowl with friends and family because it's fun and just once out of the year. It's a small sacrifice that I do to enjoy time with people who actually do care about the game but for me it's a great time to just eat a lot of food, watch the commercials and make pointless bets. Why do you need an alternative, if you don't want to watch it just don't watch it and if you do then watch it.
Yeah, I don't like the Super Bowl and I don't watch it. But I think it'd be great to have fun event on that day that I would like to watch and watch it.
50% of america doesn't watch the game. It's cool if you don't care, but it doesn't make you special.
as to your question, TL calendar doesn't have too much, but I'm sure there will be random streamers and such; maybe you could catch up on a tournament you missed? or spend some quality time doing something other than gaming?
I'm from Seattle and I still don't care about the Super Bowl. As for the entertaining commercials, I live in Japan. Every day is Super Bowl commercial day here.
On February 02 2014 10:35 yokohama wrote: I'm from Seattle and I still don't care about the Super Bowl. As for the entertaining commercials, I live in Japan. Every day is Super Bowl commercial day here.
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