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Thanks to the global pandemic, sports leagues seem to be shut down across the board. Even gathering in a New York City park for some casual kickball has been banned<\/a> — and would be extremely dumb<\/a> even if it hadn’t been. So, what’s left?<\/p> Get hyped, folks: We’re all getting into eSports<\/a> now. With gatherings banned, many major video game competitions are going online, according to The Verge<\/em><\/a>. While there are still challenges inherent to bringing eSports totally online, the industry is far better positioned to do so than just about any other sport<\/a>, so it may be the best way to scratch that competitive itch for the time being.<\/p> For the uninitiated: competitive video gaming has been a major spectacle among fans for years. It’s no Super Bowl, but some games and championships can fill stadiums. There are huge pots of prize money for professional teams, the celebrities<\/a> of the eSports ecosystem. Commentators keep the crowd riled while tightly-controlled tournaments happen on-stage.<\/p> So while moving video game tournaments online sounds trivial at first, it actually requires a massive logistical restructuring, The Verge<\/em> reports.<\/p> Remember playing Halo with your siblings? How they’d peek at your corner of the split-screen display and know exactly where to go to kill you? Well, that’s actually a problem for competitive gamers too — unscrupulous players could tune in to livestreams and get an advantage.<\/p> That’s why there are still challenges to sort out, The <\/em>Verge reports, like broadcasting tournaments at a delay to make sure players can’t watch. But compared to organizing a physical sport, eSports still has an advantage for continuing in quarantine.<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>How the biggest gaming leagues are adapting to an online-only world<\/a> [The Verge<\/em>]<\/p> More on vidya games:<\/strong> Fortnite Didn’t Do Anything New. That’s Why It Will Shape The Future Of Gaming.<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Goddamn, I Guess We Need to Get Into eSports Now<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Read the original here: Online Matchmaking Thanks to the global pandemic, sports leagues seem to be shut down across the board. Even gathering in a New York City park for some casual kickball has been banned \u2014 and would be extremely dumb even if it hadn\u2019t been. So, what\u2019s left Continue reading Welcome!<\/h2>
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