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Can a Video Game Be a Sport?

With the US government now officially recognising ‘League of Legends’ as a proper sport, the line between eSports and more general sports is blurring. Do you think eSports can be regarded as a sport?

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pedrof933933d ago (Edited 3933d ago )

Yeah why not ? As long it has the "E" before it, and be considered a different category of real physical sport. I mean LoL at Olympic games !? LOL indeed :D

ShugaCane3933d ago

""Sport" comes from the Old French desport meaning "leisure", with the oldest definition in English from around 1300 being "anything humans find amusing or entertaining""

Just learned that on Wikipedia (I checked elsewhere, it's legit), so I guess video games fit the definitation, etymologically speaking at least. After that, it's a matter of opinion.

Hufandpuf3933d ago

Games get outdated. Live sports don't.

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pompombrum3933d ago

If chess and darts can be sports, why not gaming? As long as these "pro" players aren't going around claiming to be athletes, I really don't mind.

specialguest3933d ago

Sure it can be a sport, but don't EVER call them athletes.

lzim3932d ago

They'd be metal athletes. But it still takes physical reactions times to excel at some games.

If they get paid as much as pro sports athletes and get bigger endorsements.. and draw a larger crowd why isn't it a sport?

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League of Legends' New Arena Mode Changes Breathe Life Into a Stale Formula

TNS: "A League of Legends game mode, Arena, will return with some major changes that may breathe some life for a stagnant game."

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MSI 2024 Patch Revealed by Lead Gameplay Designer

ESTNN writes: "Hwei, LeBlanc and Ryze stand above the rest as the strongest players in the League of Legends 14.8 mid-lane due to substantial buffs in their scaling, base damage and crowd control (CC) respectively."

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League of Legends New Champion Release Dates (2024)

ESTNN write: "Our updated guide on the latest champions coming to Summoner's Rift."