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Old 08-02-2018, 07:08 PM
 
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Atlanta is one of the latest cities to join the esports group Overwatch League, with Cox Enterprises and Province, Inc. joining forces as owners and operators, the league announced Thursday.

The move reflects the growing popularity of the Overwatch League, which recently sold out the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the finals of its inagural season, and the allure of the Atlanta market.

“We always had our eye on [Atlanta], from the beginning,” said Pete Vlastelica, the President and CEO of Activision Blizzard Esports Leagues. “It’s just a matter of when.”

The Overwatch League is an international esports league with teams originating from Boston to Shanghai. The teams compete against each other playing the popular first-person-shooter video game Overwatch.
https://www.ajc.com/business/cox-ent...iation-control
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Old 08-02-2018, 10:20 PM
 
Location: Georgia
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Esports is in a niche place right now but is growing. Interesting to see if this new Overwatch team will do well.
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Old 08-03-2018, 06:18 AM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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Let's watch people play video game sports on a TV, on our TV.
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Old 08-03-2018, 06:59 AM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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What’s esports???
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Old 08-03-2018, 07:10 AM
 
Location: Duluth, GA
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Electronic sports
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Old 08-03-2018, 07:13 AM
 
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Excited for this, can't wait!
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Old 08-03-2018, 09:11 AM
 
Location: Upper Westside
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Electronic sports
Commenting on city-data is a sport too than.
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Old 08-03-2018, 09:16 AM
 
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Commenting on city-data is a sport too than.
Not sure why people get their jimmies rustled on the name "esports." It's just a name. No one is claiming that professional gamers are athletes. No one is claiming that professional gamers are as athletic as Julio Jones. Skilled gamers that are getting paid to play the game competitively = esports. That's it.

If people want to watch you comment on city-data and you make six figure salaries doing it, then yes, commenting on city-data can be called an esport too.
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Old 08-03-2018, 09:49 AM
 
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I don't get it.

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Old 08-03-2018, 09:52 AM
 
Location: Duluth, GA
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I don't get it.
We know
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