Post by Steve Farrelly @ 11:20am 30/04/15 | 13 Comments
While the likes of AFL legend Garry Ablett and injured NRL star Jamie Soward 'competed' in the live event last night, across the pond ESPN2 played host to "Heroes of the Dorm" -- a live event for Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm that aired on the weekend. In the wake of the successful eSports outing though, an outspoken ESPN radio host couldn't contain his narrow-minded view of the emerging competitive platform saying "somebody lock the basement door at mum’s house and don’t let ‘em out".
"Here’s what’s going to get me off the air,” said Colin Cowherd of eSports having a place on ESPN and TV in general. “If I am ever forced to cover guys playing videogames, I will retire. And move to a rural fishing village and sell bait. You want me out? Demand video game tournaments on ESPN because that’s what appeared on ESPN2 yesterday.
"I tagged out at Harry Potter. I tolerated Donkey Kong, OK? I’ll tell you what that was the equivalent there, of me putting a gun in my mouth and having to listen to that. Unbelievable. You know what the funny thing is? Listen to how intense they are. Those guys are totally into it.”
(Source: SportsGrid.)
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Posted 11:43am 30/4/15
In somewhat related news. Australian CSGO team, Vox Eminor tweeted that they are moving to NA to compete in the ESL One competitions, with a prize pool of $1,000,000. The comp is open to NA and EU teams, hence if Aus wants a part in it they have to move to NA.
It is said they are still going to represent Aus whilst in NA. The NA CS:GO scene is in a bit of turmoil at the moment as at a recent event, ESEA LAN, did not win a single map against any of the EU teams. This comes after a couple top NA CSGO players got banned for life by valve from competing in any valve sponsored event due to being found guilty of match fixing. The TOP NA team team they were in, iBP (iBuyPower), dissolved as a result. Several major non-valve sponsored events followed suit with the ban.
This, however brings up an interesting opportunity for Vox Eminor to really find a strong foothold in the NA scene with the potential to sit at the top of it. Success in this approach will open up further Aus teams doing the same, not just for CSGO but for eSports in general.
Posted 11:55am 30/4/15
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Posted 01:46pm 30/4/15
Hope they force him to retire so he could be THAT guy in the middle of bumf*** nowhere whinging to whoever will listen.
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Posted 02:55pm 30/4/15
I'm pretty sure I've even seen coverage of belt sander racing at least once.
Posted 03:13pm 30/4/15
i can kinda understand his point if sport video games.
ie. id rather watch aus v eng in a real rugby league match as opposed to a two gamers playing nrl video game.
but as for esport coverage of hon/lol/cod etc i see no problem.
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Posted 03:52pm 30/4/15
I guess its because they are physical activities happening in reality rather than a game in a virtual world space.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for eSports getting a Normal Sport treatment or what ever the f*** (actually I don't really care that much), but I can see where he is coming from, that is to say I can see how it would be easy for someone with a complete lack of understanding would be unwilling to get excited or want to participate in the involvement of something that seems so far extended from the norm. There is a clear different between activities we deem as competitive sports and eSports. So much so we define them separately, fact is though, people love to spectate them and they have a significant enough prize pool thats it worth paying attention too. Still the sport involves twitch reaction, critical thinking and sitting on your ass playing a video game.. We need to wash clean of generations who don't get it before people stop saying s*** like what the individual referred to in the OP said.