In March, the International Olympic Committee announced its entry into esports.don’t add video games of As for the Olympics, this year we are hosting a “global virtual and simulated sports competition” called the “Olympic eSports Series 2023”.
Rather than opting for big esports games such as League of Legends or CS:GO, the IOC opted for traditional sports analogues such as WBSC eBaseball: Power Pros and mobile games, so the gaming roster was the first The tournament caused a bit of a stir on social media when it was announced. tennis clash. The most esports game in the mix was Gran Turismo, followed arguably by Chess.com.
This week, announced by the IOC (opens in new tab) Fortnite will be added to the Esports series lineup. teeth Games people play in the context of esports say, “Wait, there’s more.”
I think it’s all pretty adorable. These “esports” choices are silly, but I never thought the Olympics would actually jump into a CS:GO tournament. Can you? Engage in simulated killings at all. The most violent sports in the Olympics are martial arts such as boxing and karate, and how violent they should be is debatable. 2021, athlete Tareg Hamedy Disqualified (opens in new tab) For knocking out his opponent Sajad Ganzadeh in a gold medal karate match.
So we get the “Island of the International Shooting Sports Federation”. fair enough!
I like how the Olympics somehow feels old, even when trying to be trendy. Shooting Sport Federation Island sounds like a place where US senators smoke cigars and inadvertently shoot each other. We hope that contestants can bring their own avatars. I want to see stupid bananas.
Otherwise, I can’t say that target shooting in Fortnite sounds super exciting. When I think of Fortnite, I don’t think of “technical shooting and ballistics simulation,” but in the past I’ve been glued to Farming his simulator esports. surprise us.
The in-person Olympic Esports Series Finals will take place June 22-25 in Singapore.ticket is Now on sale (opens in new tab)— and streamed at Official site (opens in new tab) In “Social Channels” Olympic YouTube Channel (opens in new tab).