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eSports accepted into Olympics

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Psyonic_Reaver
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4342 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-07-28 07:23:42
July 28 2024 07:22 GMT
#1
I thought for sure this would be front page news already but I suppose eSports doesn't really NEED Olympics anymore. Likely Olympics needs eSports.

Edit: Oh shit I literally quoted someone before even reading the article LOL

https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/olympics-to-hold-its-first-esports-games-starting-in-2025-amid-concerns/

So wait? I'm bad? =(
namkraft
Profile Blog Joined December 2021
556 Posts
July 28 2024 07:36 GMT
#2
"Many of the top esports titles are violent first-person shooters, which goes against Olympic values of peaceful competition -- the IOC flatly stated a year ago that games from the Counter-Strike and Call of Duty series would never be included in Olympic Esports"

Well we have real violence in the Olympics. Like boxing. And rugby.
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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26786 Posts
August 01 2024 00:06 GMT
#3
In partnership with the Saudi Olympic Committee? Really? Sigh…
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jodljodl
Profile Joined October 2016
179 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-08-01 07:27:53
August 01 2024 07:26 GMT
#4
On July 28 2024 16:22 Psyonic_Reaver wrote:
https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/olympics-to-hold-its-first-esports-games-starting-in-2025-amid-concerns/


is it just me or is this photo awkward af?

On August 01 2024 09:06 WombaT wrote:
In partnership with the Saudi Olympic Committee? Really? Sigh…


no suprise there :/
Also the IOC does not care where its money comes from. it's corrupt af. If you take a look at what requirements a city/country has to fulfill and what guarantees there have to be that it will be accepted as an olympic venue, then it becomes pretty clear that the IOC is not interested in the sport per se, but is only a means to an end for fat stacks of money. Same goes for FIFA and UEFA.

I really don't get anymore why we, i.e. the populace, support and accept organisations like these. But meh. It's not like you find this in sports only...

I apologise for my early morning rant but am grateful for giving me the opportunity to vent.

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Last Edited: 2024-08-01 08:23:46
August 01 2024 08:23 GMT
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