E-sport in Olympic games

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As far as this is shocking news, at least in my eyes, I had to read the artichle a couple of times before I was absolutely certain I had gotten the message correct.

This is the moment that gamers have been waiting for: a galvanizing event that both celebrates and legitimises the culture of video games – the most prominent entertainment form for today’s generation. It will also give gamers the chance of a lifetime – to showcase their skills on a world stage, against the best players from around the globe – and give future gamers an attainable goal to pursue. Today, the Golden Age of video games has begun, and not only are video games a mainstream form of entertainment, they are now going to be part of the new digital sports movement.

Yesterday it was published that the american organizasation GGL, which is also the owner of Clanbase, have succeded in their project of including electronic sport in the next summer Olympics, which is held in Beijing, China 2008.

Source: Catch-Gamer.no and ClanBase