OtisKimzey.com » gaming http://www.otiskimzey.com What is OK? Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:59:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Gaming, a sport? http://www.otiskimzey.com/2008/01/14/gaming-a-sport/ http://www.otiskimzey.com/2008/01/14/gaming-a-sport/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:50:01 +0000 Otis Kimzey http://www.otiskimzey.com/2008/01/14/gaming-a-sport/ A few weeks ago when I was bowling with some friends we got into the discussion of what constitutes a sport. I wont’ go into it all right now, but I would say that bowling is definitely a sport. Now the question to ask is, is computer gaming a sport?

Major League Gaming now has an agreement with ESPN that will provide content for ESPN.com which will also include online video of various events and matches. ESPN includes bowling, billiards, darts, poker, and a bunch of other non-mainstream sports, but how far are they going to push it. Personally I would say that neither poker nor online gaming are sports, but they are competitions and for that ESPN is choosing to carry them on their network.

So, in your opinion, does this partnership make sense? Should ESPN carry Major League Gaming events on their website for now? Will it lead to them putting it on tv opposite Sunday football when they are desperate for a different target audience?

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