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I’ve read my fair share of mixed commentary since the Digital Games announcement, much of it devolving to hatred for organizers, game choices, or debate over whether or not gaming is actually a sport.
In my personal opinion, though, all of these things are tertiary to the goal of getting competitive gaming and “e-sports” more mindshare in the general public. I’m not just speaking about the general gaming public, but the huge amount of people who don’t play games and don’t think they’re cool.
If a Welcome Event at the 2008 Summer Olympics catapults competitive gaming even more into the mainstream with games that aren’t necessarily accepted by the traditional e-sports communities, I’d be fine with it anyway. Keep in mind that I grew up on Quake/2/3, on the arcade-style, deathmatch game that doesn’t really exist anymore anywhere in the North American continent. It could come back, but probably won’t. Continued…
