Well, here is something awesome you don’t see every day… Russian sports shooter and Witcher fan, Vitalina Batsarashkina, was tossed a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, while sporting a medallion from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, during her event. Evidently, everyone that knows the Olympic Russian shooter is well aware that she is a massive Witcher fan, and this …
Potential host cities must reach a certain standard of quality and potential but if they meet the conditions, then the biggest Dota 2 tournament could be in their backyards.
The owner of the Blue Blur recently revealed that Sonic never takes his shoes off. Ever. During Nintendo’s E3 Direct, audiences were treated to the first look of what has become a quadro-annual tradition for Nintendo: Partnering up with SEGA to create the ultimate cross-over of console mascots and Geoff’s all-time favourite game to review, Mario and Sonic at the …
At this year’s Asian Games, second only to the Olympics in sporting events of this nature, esports were included – but only as a demo sport. Now, it’s been announced that esports will be a medal sport at the South East Asia Games in the Philippines next year.
There’s an increasing demand for esports to be taken more seriously, in-line with the credibility afforded to regular sports. Many have been pushing for them to be included in the Olympics. It looked like that might happen with their inclusion at this year’s Asian Games; the second-largest multi-sports event in the world, second only to the Olympics. It probably won;t ever happen though.
Esports training regimens kind of match up perfectly to traditional sports when you think about it. One organisation that has been thinking about it? The International Olympic Committee, who’ll be hosting an Esports Forum alongside the Global Association of International Sports Federations on July 21 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
There are discussions happening at high levels to bring esports to the Olympics, but they'll only really consider games that don't hinge on violence or death.
Following the Asian Games adding esports, the 2024 Paris Olympic Games could be the next multi-sporting event to add gaming.
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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