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The Awkward Marriage of eSports and X-Games

Vince from Awesome Games writes: 'A couple of weeks ago my now-hometown of Whistler, Canada celebrated a victory. Simon d’Artois, a 23 year-old local freestyle skier, had won the gold medal for the Superpipe event at the Winter X-Games in Aspen, Colorado and was the first male Canadian to do so. The trick that won him the event was a double cork 1080 spin that reached 21 feet, 6 inches above the deck of the halfpipe. The video was all over the news and social media, as well as broadcasting live across the world on ESPN, as were all the standout results from the five days of X-Games in snowboarding and snowmobiling.

What I didn’t hear about, was who won the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive final.'

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CS:GO fans now frantically dusting off their Xbox 360s as servers are still online

One of the only ways to play CS:GO on official servers is via the Xbox 360 version of the game.

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mandf209d ago

4 or 5 players in a game is not players frantically dusting it off

Jin_Sakai209d ago

We all know that videogamer.com went to each and every Xbox 360 owners house to watch them frantically dust off their 360s.

Vits209d ago

I mean it is a 1000% growth in the player-base. /s

mandf209d ago

Enough to write an article though. N4g new owners are insulting us for click revenue

Vits209d ago

@mandf

Nothing to do with new owners. N4G has always been the trashcan for game news and discussion.

northpaws209d ago

I love video games so much that I never have the time to replay the old one that I have finished, my backlog has only gotten bigger and bigger. I don't get how some people can play one game for years (except for mmorpg)

mandf209d ago

It's an exaggeration to the extreme. A way making an exclusive seen grander than it is.

Profchaos209d ago

Some people do I know someone who only ever plays dune 2000 which is rarely but still

RedDevils209d ago

Those Fifa or COD players do that every years.

Inverno209d ago

Wonder why they've never ported this game over to last Gen and now current Gen. This game would be pretty popular right now, I think.

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Players Spent Over $100 Million On CS:GO Cases Last Month, A New Record

About 39.5 million loot boxes were opened throughout March 2023, right after Valve announced Counter-Strike 2. It goes without saying that gamers love gambling, especially those who play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

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OhReginald386d ago

I have about 260 hours on csgo and have not spent a single penny on any of the microtransactions. You can still enjoy it since it's not pay to win.

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The PlayStation guide to Esports | Play, compete and win prizes from your console

Everything you need to know about competitive gaming on PS4 and PS5. PlayStation Tournaments, Evo, Open Series matches and how to get involved and win prizes.

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