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ESL sold for $1B to Saudi-backed Savvy Gaming Group
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dbRic1203
Germany2306 Posts
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Waxangel
United States30772 Posts
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Jakji
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Bagration
United States18272 Posts
We'll see how this goes - I have my opinions about KSA, but have to admit I don't mind more investment pouring into eSports. Just hope they don't ruin this org | ||
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luxon
United States31 Posts
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Zetter
Germany627 Posts
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Slydie
1422 Posts
Political controversy is a fairly common thing in E-sports. What will be the consequenze if a player shows symphaties in one of the many wars and conflicts Saudi-Arabia is involved with? It might be a financial move only, but I find it is sad to see this happen to ESL. | ||
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tommey.liang
United States244 Posts
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geokilla
Canada7933 Posts
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Ziggy
South Korea2081 Posts
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Nakajin
Canada7762 Posts
But past the irony, not sure I like it for SC2, I'd preffer if no one looked to closely at us. | ||
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Waxangel
United States30772 Posts
On January 25 2022 07:13 Nakajin wrote: Saudi Arabians becoming the main international diffusers of a game based on killing generic turban-weering middle-estern terrorist fighting the West is a trully facinating exemple of the mind-bogling realities of modern international capitalism. But past the irony, not sure I like it for SC2, I'd preffer if no one looked to closely at us. Were there old versions of CS where the terrorists were stereotype middle-eastern? From what I've played of CSGO and source, it seemed like that was avoided pretty intentionally. | ||
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iloveoof
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honorablemacroterran
188 Posts
On January 25 2022 07:22 Waxangel wrote: Were there old versions of CS where the terrorists were stereotype middle-eastern? From what I've played of CSGO and source, it seemed like that was avoided pretty intentionally. CS has different skins for the teams depending on the map. Sometimes the CTs are Seal Team Six, sometimes SAS, and various other European counter-terrorist/special forces teams. One of the terrorist factions was definitely Middle Eastern themed last time I played. There's also Anarchists, Basque Separatists, etc. etc. | ||
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Telephone
United States16 Posts
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Nakajin
Canada7762 Posts
On January 25 2022 07:22 Waxangel wrote: Were there old versions of CS where the terrorists were stereotype middle-eastern? From what I've played of CSGO and source, it seemed like that was avoided pretty intentionally. Oh, well I gotta be honest I haven't played CS in like 10 years, but my memory of it were the terrorist on like Dust 2 and those seemed pretty much standard middle estern terrorist. Could be totally wrong for sure. | ||
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LHK
198 Posts
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Chris_Havoc
United States550 Posts
Now how this deal affects SC2 obviously remains to be seen. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom19986 Posts
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Waxangel
United States30772 Posts
On January 25 2022 08:44 Chris_Havoc wrote: Considering this group is not only buying ESL but also FaceIT for an additional $500 million, means this deal is primarily about acquiring CS:GO assets and not so much about StarCraft 2. Now how this deal affects SC2 obviously remains to be seen. Well, the 2022/23 EPT plan is already laid out, and SC2 is so minor for ESL I imagine it doesn't affect the operations of the league much at all. I think the way fans will notice it most is if random Saudi ventures (NEOM, etc) become the main sponsors of EPT and are prominently displayed/ads played every break. Mind you, this is just talking about how it might affect ESL SC2 in practical terms, not the underlying issue of principle. | ||
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