E-Sports the rise of the titans

On 03/18/2016 at 06:15 PM by vesper27

E-Sports are extremely integral to our culture.

They are not just a game anymore. And with ESPN.com actually supporting the means of coverage, that is just incredible.

When I told my mom "Hey when you were kids I bet you did not know that we were going to have video game sports." And her response with a scoffish attitude, was ; " You better get an E-job."

My parent's are clueless when it comes to gaming. Just abhorrently clueless and can you blame them? They probably grew up with Yo-yo's or wooden cars. With the rise of tehcnology we have gotten better on every level. And a natural progression is that video games are a sport. Have you seen how skilled these LOL players and Dota 2 players are? I just find it interesting that my parent's disconnect with the world is lauhable. That they never wanted me to game and here I am talking about E-Sports. I think the older generation lives in this bubble and wants nothing to do with video games .

I think the rift is caused by not understanding what they actually are.

My mom remains clueless whilst I support E-Sports and pro gamers.

-Vesper

Super Step Contributing Writer

03/18/2016 at 10:51 PM

I'm all for ESports, but that EJob comment was still kinda funny. lol

My favorite to watch are fighting games.

Matt Snee Staff Writer

03/19/2016 at 05:27 AM

nothing wrong with yo-yo's. :)

yeah e-sports are cool. I don't really understand the appeal of moba's but I'm getting pretty old and crusty myself now.

vesper27

03/19/2016 at 03:28 PM

HAHHAHAHAHH! Sorry, Matt you said old and crusty and it behooved me to think of the Crusty Crab. God, I love Sponge Bob! I think Mobas are taking over so much of the RTS market. RTS's need to fight back. I am currently playing a very hard Company of Heroes 2. Literally, in a skirmish 2 v2 game I had an all out assault on CPU 1's base and they would not die! They fought back and I just tired myself out. It was a full hour of strategy and bloody misery.

I loved the Spitfire and Brain Yo-yo. I never ascended to any heights. I could baby cradle and walk the dog. But other than that I sucked at it. Goddamnit lol.

03/19/2016 at 03:29 PM

Super. My mom doesn't have a sense of humor. But secretly she thinks she does. Sometimes she has funny moments . But maybe I am jaded with my dark/dry/witty/sarcastic humor. Who the fuck knows?

KnightDriver

03/19/2016 at 04:46 PM

I don't really understand the disconnect. I don't think I live in the past. All the new stuff is super interesting to me.

Travis Hawks Senior Editor

03/21/2016 at 11:02 PM

Yeah, I love old and new!

FYI - I had a cup-and-ball in college and it entertained me for hours. (I am not joking about this.)

03/22/2016 at 01:53 AM

Sometimes I think I should let go of all this expensive video gaming and get a simple pack of cards.

03/22/2016 at 08:45 PM

I am telling you, you won't regret this purchase!

http://www.amazon.com/Cup-Ball-Traditional-Wooden-Toy/dp/B00062RRIU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1458693868&sr=8-2&keywords=cup+and+ball

03/23/2016 at 02:04 PM

Ha ha! Looks amazing! Does it come with a VR headset?

How about this:

tincan

I had this game when I was a kid and loved it. But it is kind of sophisticated next to your gem of a game. I guess I was always spoiled rotten with high tech toys.

03/23/2016 at 11:16 PM

That does look pretty fancy, but looks like a lot of fun!

I didn't get into cup-and-ball until I was in my 20s. Definitely M-rated.

03/24/2016 at 02:01 AM

No multiplayer I guess, but I suppose you could play two cup-and-ball games at the same time. What's that called, two player solo? Multisolo. Hey, it's Han Solo's brother, Multi Solo. Guy can play two cup-and ball games at the same time. Or fire two blasters at once, both shot first into Greedo's brother's gut.

03/24/2016 at 08:49 PM

Ha!

03/30/2016 at 06:14 PM

Cup and ball lol. HAHHAHAAH I saw that on the Simpsons. I figured it was real.

PixlBit

E-Sports the rise of the titans

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