EPTE-sports seems to be getting more and more exposure in the mainstream press.
CNN article on SC2 and gaming addiction in Korea - Page 7
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birdmanilikeflying
Australia22 Posts
E-sports seems to be getting more and more exposure in the mainstream press. | ||
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KING CHARLIE :D
United States447 Posts
Every time an article is written on a person that i'm interested in, or know a lot about, the person always says that the article either 1. didn't get their story right 2. completely fabricated things It seems like this is no exception. This is why I would never spend money on a newspaper. Where does it end? Every fucking story has to be like this...you're essentially paying to be entertained by their warped perception of things, not educated. | ||
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SpiZe
Canada3640 Posts
On August 05 2012 14:18 Zzoram wrote: Where are the articles about American Football addiction and how 4 players die each year from football on average, never mind the thousands of concussions that can lead to permanent brain damage? Video Games are evil, don't you dare deny it ! | ||
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Uncultured
United States1340 Posts
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Sumahi
Guam5609 Posts
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JebOfArabia
United States18 Posts
Maybe it's a step in the right direction but, in the end, just more of the same from traditional media. | ||
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ZaaaaaM
Netherlands1828 Posts
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Mandalor
Germany2362 Posts
MarineKing's competitor was DarKFoRce, from Germany, whose oily hair and sleep-deprived face made him look like the American stereotype of an obsessed video game player. This gave me a good laugh. Other than that: Standard tabloid journalism. I'm surprised this offends so many of you. I think I've read like 10 articles similar to this. | ||
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ymir233
United States8275 Posts
On August 05 2012 14:17 imMUTAble787 wrote: They lost me when they were comparing MKP to people addicted to Maple Story. Lol wtf? Not like I was expecting anything from any sort of major media outlet to begin with, though. You should see MKP run a ZPQ by himself. | ||
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SnuggleZhenya
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Antares_
Poland269 Posts
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Kyrillion
Russian Federation748 Posts
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ES.Genie
Germany1370 Posts
Maybe I am the only one, but I found the article very interesting and I am glad to get to know more about players like Mvp and MKP. | ||
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GeorgeForeman
United States1746 Posts
Addiction to games is a serious topic, but it's not taken seriously here. The author implies that MKP thinks he's some military commander when he's playing, which is absurd. Pro players are not addicts. The exact same piece could've been written about any professional or olympic athlete training to be the best. Fuck, how are video game pros more ridiculous than Trampoline Olympians?!? | ||
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iiGreetings
Canada563 Posts
On August 05 2012 14:29 Psychlone wrote: Did you see that Clockwork Orange style "therapy"? Its messed up! Yeah, I feel like that is so fucking extreme and psychotic lol.. don't see that working to well. Honestly video game addiction is directly related to brain stimulation and craving that simulation because it's so easy to get it. Therefore, people become addicted to it and since usually other aspects of their live seem to go downhill (i.e. less social) they can fall into hard depression. That's what i think, but i am no pro haha | ||
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Neurosis
United States893 Posts
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JebOfArabia
United States18 Posts
On August 05 2012 22:22 Mandalor wrote: This gave me a good laugh. Other than that: Standard tabloid journalism. I'm surprised this offends so many of you. I think I've read like 10 articles similar to this. I don't know if I would quite call it tabloid journalism but it does seem a bit sensationalized. It's a barrier the community has to overcome, having journalists write about SC2 or esports in general based on how news worthy our community is. Right now, it isn't news worthy (as far as traditional media is concerned) outside of a "look at this quirky pro gaming thing" or "video game addiction PARENTS WATCH OUT". Even journalists that are involved with esports and care about it getting good attention, like me, have a hard time getting editors to publish esports news. I'm lucky and I get it in sometimes but even when I do I have to put it the context of a story that an average reader would find interesting. It's tough and something we'll have to work on. Does TL or any other team send out press releases to traditional media journalists? Seems like a decent place to start. | ||
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ES.Genie
Germany1370 Posts
On August 05 2012 22:43 GeorgeForeman wrote: What a hit piece. It's like some editor said, "People in China and Korea sometimes die because they play video games too much, and someone just told me there are people there who play games professionally. Hey, you! Find the connection and write about it! Also, use "quotation marks" inappropriately throughout your article!" Addiction to games is a serious topic, but it's not taken seriously here. The author implies that MKP thinks he's some military commander when he's playing, which is absurd. Pro players are not addicts. The exact same piece could've been written about any professional or olympic athlete training to be the best. Fuck, how are video game pros more ridiculous than Trampoline Olympians?!? "But there's one difference, he said. Pro gamers usually aren't addicts." :O | ||
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Gosi
Sweden9072 Posts
I would bet my left nut that they wouldn't have focused on the "omg playing video games 12 hours a day, addiction bla bla" because they are good looking and successful. The same goes for our mainstream media here in the west. You think they would pick on gamers and addiction if we all were tall sexy hunks? No, I think we would have blended in right with everyone who practice an instrument or sport all day or those who sit on their ass in front of the TV and facebook from the time they get back home from school/work to the time they go to bed. | ||
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renkin
France249 Posts
Even if the article starts portraying esports like addiction in a very biased way, the author actually says the opposite in the end with a quoted interview. Plus, you get a nice story about MKP who just won cool points in my coolness meter. However I agree that 8 pages of drug addiction comparison and just a ninth page about another point of view feels too biased... | ||
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