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ESPN's X-Games to Include Call Of Duty Tournament

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jpastor
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This summers upcoming X-Games are going to include a COD tournament. I believe that it does not match the X-Games model or that it fits in. Lets here your thoughts on this issue also what do you think of video games as a sport.




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http://bmx.transworld.net/1000194883/news/x-games-adds-call-duty-austin-event/
Apr 28 2014 9:07PM
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JAHpow
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Lol, I don't game so I believe video gaming shouldn't be considered a sport. Especially an extreme sport.
Apr 28 2014 9:10PM
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GayWolf420
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nice. just like most ball sports, we can be lard-asses and still get to participate.
Apr 28 2014 9:14PM
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.Hugo.
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That's fucking sad.... dont put these lazy fucks on the same level as actual athletes
Apr 28 2014 9:17PM
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gotti
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just like fuel tv switched to boxing, espn x-games is switching to gaming. they go where the money is and if this increases viewership by a lot action sports will probably be completely cut out
Apr 28 2014 9:19PM
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theabortionator
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jpastorThis summers upcoming X-Games are going to include a COD tournament. I believe that it does not match the X-Games model or that it fits in. Lets here your thoughts on this issue also what do you think of video games as a sport.



Not surprised at all. I mean they had that stupid "crowd vote" shit and all sorts of other stuff. On the one side it's the best athletes competing on some of the best courses but xgames has been going downhill for at least the last decade.

On one end it's great, the sports are getting recognition, there's money pouring in, and the xgames are successful as fuck. On the other end, the xgames used to be the shit.

I'm glad they got rid of the fan voting bullshit at least on the major comps. PK Hunder got robbed in 2009.

And FAKIE TO FORWARD 720 into a FORWARD to FAKIE 1080, he hit the HALFPIPE AS WE CALL IT. God the announcing blows so bad.
Apr 28 2014 9:20PM
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Phil-X-
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I mean, Im not one to argue that professional gaming should be considered a sport, however it find it very stupid that they're choosing Call of Duty rather then a true professionally competitive game (Dota2, CS, SCII, WarCraft, Quake)

Can't believe they picked a terrible highschool players wet dream xbox game over something that people around the world have made millions of dollars playing.
Apr 28 2014 9:21PM
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GayWolf420
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theabortionatorNot surprised at all. I mean they had that stupid "crowd vote" shit and all sorts of other stuff. On the one side it's the best athletes competing on some of the best courses but xgames has been going downhill for at least the last decade.

On one end it's great, the sports are getting recognition, there's money pouring in, and the xgames are successful as fuck. On the other end, the xgames used to be the shit.

I'm glad they got rid of the fan voting bullshit at least on the major comps. PK Hunder got robbed in 2009.

And FAKIE TO FORWARD 720 into a FORWARD to FAKIE 1080, he hit the HALFPIPE AS WE CALL IT. God the announcing blows so bad.


not to mention video games are the least intense, adrenaline creating things on earth. ive gotten stoked playing video games, but not to the point where i felt like i just skied something burly.
Apr 28 2014 9:23PM
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whoa-dere
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#boycottxgames2014
Apr 28 2014 9:26PM
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uyghur
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PULLjust like fuel tv switched to boxing, espn x-games is switching to gaming. they go where the money is and if this increases viewership by a lot action sports will probably be completely cut out


this exactly, espn finna make stacks off kids buying pro gaming merchandise
Apr 28 2014 9:27PM
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Bensun
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would ruin x games for me even tho i don't really watch it anyway.

Didnt read the article but x games probably got a massive check from the makers of call of duty.
Apr 28 2014 9:28PM
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op14
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http://bmx.transworld.net/1000194883/news/x-games-adds-call-duty-austin-event/

clicky
Apr 28 2014 9:40PM
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jpastor
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mmccarthy14http://bmx.transworld.net/1000194883/news/x-games-adds-call-duty-austin-event/

clicky


thanks
Apr 28 2014 10:03PM
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Puzzled
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money > logic
Apr 28 2014 10:06PM
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7-3instacall
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Jfu61ZcEE

dude's on redbull and making more than most skiers..
never knew gaming was that intense
Apr 28 2014 10:48PM
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GayWolf420
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they should add EA skate as an event, come to think of it. id rek all you nerds so fucking hard any version, too. OG, 2, and 3. get at me, dicks.
Apr 28 2014 11:04PM
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theabortionator
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DeebieSkeebiesnot to mention video games are the least intense, adrenaline creating things on earth. ive gotten stoked playing video games, but not to the point where i felt like i just skied something burly.


For sure. I used to play a lot of video games as a kid but in between other stuff. I'd jump on the trampoline, ride my mini ramp, hit dirt jumps for like 8 hours of the day in the summer and play video games for a few hours. Now I rock them out at night. I like call of duty even. It's a fun game. It's gone down hill but it's still fun.

That said it doesn't have anything to do with sports at all , and definitely nothing to do with action sports. It does however fit into the demographic that X is always trying to reach.


Would be a lot cooler if they had a skate tournament, thps, or dave mirra. But it's not as much about relating the tourny to the contest as just adding something that.

The xgames are like zumiez. They're built around the sports we enjoy, but they don't make their money off of core athletes in the sports, they make their money off gapers and their families.
Apr 28 2014 11:14PM
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GayWolf420
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theabortionatorFor sure. I used to play a lot of video games as a kid but in between other stuff. I'd jump on the trampoline, ride my mini ramp, hit dirt jumps for like 8 hours of the day in the summer and play video games for a few hours. Now I rock them out at night. I like call of duty even. It's a fun game. It's gone down hill but it's still fun.

That said it doesn't have anything to do with sports at all , and definitely nothing to do with action sports. It does however fit into the demographic that X is always trying to reach.


Would be a lot cooler if they had a skate tournament, thps, or dave mirra. But it's not as much about relating the tourny to the contest as just adding something that.

The xgames are like zumiez. They're built around the sports we enjoy, but they don't make their money off of core athletes in the sports, they make their money off gapers and their families.


yeah this is obviously a money decision on ESPN/X-Games' behalf. Can't blame them, either from a money stand point.

what if you went back in time to the late 90's and told people X-Games would have a video game tournament. They would slap your shit.
Apr 28 2014 11:24PM
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GayWolf420
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theabortionatorFor sure. I used to play a lot of video games as a kid but in between other stuff. I'd jump on the trampoline, ride my mini ramp, hit dirt jumps for like 8 hours of the day in the summer and play video games for a few hours. Now I rock them out at night. I like call of duty even. It's a fun game. It's gone down hill but it's still fun.

That said it doesn't have anything to do with sports at all , and definitely nothing to do with action sports. It does however fit into the demographic that X is always trying to reach.


Would be a lot cooler if they had a skate tournament, thps, or dave mirra. But it's not as much about relating the tourny to the contest as just adding something that.

The xgames are like zumiez. They're built around the sports we enjoy, but they don't make their money off of core athletes in the sports, they make their money off gapers and their families.


yeah this is obviously a money decision on ESPN/X-Games' behalf. Can't blame them, either from a money stand point.

what if you went back in time to the late 90's and told people X-Games would have a video game tournament. They would slap your shit.
Apr 28 2014 11:24PM
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Peter.
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they should have done the PC version instead of the xbox version
Apr 28 2014 11:34PM
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theabortionator
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Peter.they should have done the PC version instead of the xbox version


Xbox is probably dropping some serious bills though. Xbox sponsoring an event at xgames will go a ton better than a pc. Oh sweet some computer brand is sponsoring it = lame. OMG X BOX is sponsoring it, X box is so xtreme. MOM CAN I HAZ ONE

Idk. I should just go to bed.
Apr 28 2014 11:39PM
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Peter.
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theabortionatorXbox is probably dropping some serious bills though. Xbox sponsoring an event at xgames will go a ton better than a pc. Oh sweet some computer brand is sponsoring it = lame. OMG X BOX is sponsoring it, X box is so xtreme. MOM CAN I HAZ ONE

Idk. I should just go to bed.


yeah it totally makes sense. the sponsors of x games are all involved in video games, like mountain dew and monster and all that
Apr 28 2014 11:46PM
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CheddarJack
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Well shit, what's the next "sport" that's gunna be added, cheer leading?
Apr 29 2014 1:08AM
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cobra_commander
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huh?

It would be way more eXtreme if they actually competed against each other on a MOUT course or shoot house...
Apr 29 2014 1:29AM
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acualywasdolan
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Ppl who think gaming isnt a measure of talent- suck at video games.

Ppl who suck at video games- have no talent
Apr 29 2014 3:37AM
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sNaubi
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This is retarded, since when did playing videogames get considered as extreme sports... I'm all for E-sports, but don't take away x-games from what it's about......
Apr 29 2014 4:40AM
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Snowgoner
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SpssPpl who think gaming isnt a measure of talent- suck at video games.

Ppl who suck at video games- have no talent


yeah cause it's something to pass time with friends, not a serious thing. video games are in no way a measure of talent, you sit on your ass clicking buttons on a fucking controller you nerd
Apr 29 2014 8:24AM
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Petey.
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If they were playing on PC then at least the people playing would be good. Not only are they mixing video games with sports, but they want us to watch the worst players of the bunch fucking around on consoles LOL
Apr 29 2014 8:38AM
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scratchproteen
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I love video games, I play the crap out of them and always will.


on the other hand, "E-Sports" "pro-gaming" "streaming" is fucking god damn stupid. First pro should never be used to describe gaming second, remember back in the day before online multiplayer and you'd go over to your buddies house to play playstation or something and they would never let you play and it was boring as hell....that is what streaming is, and the people who actually sit there and watch a stream of someone playing a video game have absolutely no life.

Video games are meant to be fun, not a career.
Apr 29 2014 8:58AM
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chacha33
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"The point of the X games is to do what? Be Xtreme, right. So how do you surprise your opponent and win the comp? Do absolutely nothing...heh heh heheheheheheheheh" -Torstein Horgmos manager
Apr 29 2014 9:12AM
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GayWolf420
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SpssPpl who think gaming isnt a measure of talent- suck at video games.

Ppl who suck at video games- have no talent


dolan pls
Apr 29 2014 11:48AM
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Huck_Norris
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Oh come on.


That is just a sad attempt to gain viewership by adding something really popular. There isn't a goddam thing athletic about CoD. Sure it is a skill but so is checkers and tiddlywinks.
Apr 29 2014 11:56AM
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arnie_grape
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well this is fucking brutal
they've removed countless sick events since the start of xgames and now they're putting in fucking video games? the absolute least extreme activity besides watching paint dry? shake my head. not really surprised though.
Apr 29 2014 12:08PM
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theBearJew
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Devalues the X Games gold medal by giving it to a gamer.
Apr 29 2014 12:15PM
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fujarome
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As no one realizes that the xbox tournament is a side part of the whole x games festival, and not one of the widely broadcasted competitive sports....


My goodness you people are terrible at researching anything.
Apr 29 2014 12:21PM
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theabortionator
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scratchproteenI love video games, I play the crap out of them and always will.


on the other hand, "E-Sports" "pro-gaming" "streaming" is fucking god damn stupid. First pro should never be used to describe gaming second, remember back in the day before online multiplayer and you'd go over to your buddies house to play playstation or something and they would never let you play and it was boring as hell....that is what streaming is, and the people who actually sit there and watch a stream of someone playing a video game have absolutely no life.

Video games are meant to be fun, not a career.


^ You sir are an idiot.


fujaromeAs no one realizes that the xbox tournament is a side part of the whole x games festival, and not one of the widely broadcasted competitive sports....


My goodness you people are terrible at researching anything.


No way!?!?!?!?! You mean they aren't going to get rid of the big air ramp and hold it primetime in the staples center?
Apr 29 2014 3:48PM
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Lé.Skiing
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I wouldn't say call of duty should be in the x-games but MLG should be its own thing.

I used to have a clan on COD a few years ago and we were going to try and go into a tourney because you can make some decent cash from playing games professionally(we figured why not we were pretty decent and might just make a decent bunch of change for just playing a game we enjoyed). Shit fell apart though when one guys tried to take over my clan because he got way to serious about shit and only wanted things his way. He made his own clan and basically bad mouthed the shit out of me saying I said a bunch of false shit(can't remember exactly what was said it was so long and so many fucks not given ago.) and I decided it wasn't worth my time. So I just deleted all the guys from the clan in my friends list that left. The best part was hearing how the new clan crumbled under the "new management". Now I look at playing Call of Duty as I don't want to compete in anything I want to do as a hobby/for fun.
Apr 29 2014 4:13PM
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Anathema
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because video games areExTrEmE bRo!!!
Apr 29 2014 4:17PM
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Broken_Rides
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So... Skydiving, Street-luge, Mountain-biking, and Winter Moto-x aren't eXtreme Action Sports anymore, but Videogames are?

Just kill me now.
Apr 29 2014 5:52PM
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Lé.Skiing
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CaptanPoopyPantsSo... Skydiving, Street-luge, Mountain-biking, and Winter Moto-x aren't eXtreme Action Sports anymore, but Videogames are?

Just kill me now.


I believe this is what you mean...
Apr 29 2014 6:03PM
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Phil-X-
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scratchproteenVideo games are meant to be fun, not a career.



Sports are meant to be fun, not a career.


Skiing is meant to be fun, not a career.


Having sex is meant to be fun, not a career.


Eating food is meant to be fun, not a career.



see how that argument falls apart quickly?
Apr 29 2014 6:06PM
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270on420out
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http://www.gamespot.com/articles/competitive-gaming-s-legitimacy-gets-a-boost-as-gamers-will-compete-at-espn-s-next-x-games/1100-6419258/

I say we raid this website.
Apr 29 2014 6:09PM
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406
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shoulda been h3
Apr 29 2014 6:18PM
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Funnel
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What a fucking joke. Last thing I want is something I use to define me with a pathetic fucking game. Embarrassing to any X-Games sport that they are all now going to be associated with a bunch of lazy ass, low-life, video game playing dweebs. Complete slap in the fucking face this is.

However, I understand why they're doing this, because I think that COD is a major sponsor of X-Games and this is more of a marketing ploy for COD and business decision for ESPN (I'd assume X-Games isn't a big money maker for ESPN).
Apr 29 2014 6:48PM
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jpastor
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I really hope that this is a one time thing, granted they will make money off it. I beleive that there could be enough hatred from the other Sports that are in the xgames it would get banned. Really interested on how this plays out.
Apr 29 2014 10:33PM
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Macblizzle
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.Hugo.That's fucking sad.... dont put these lazy fucks on the same level as actual athletes


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Apr 29 2014 10:47PM
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.squirrely.
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im sure the chads over on the xbox forums are complaining about how they have to share the comp with skaters and skiers and other "extreme" athletes. respect what they enjoy doing because most people think we are fucking idiots, jumping and flipping and the stunt ditch and grinding the handrails, in the same way we are saying the pro video gamers are fat lazy low lifes in their moms basement.

that being said, professional video gaming seems pretty wack
Apr 29 2014 10:52PM
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theabortionator
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Maybe the Xgames always was what it is. Maybe it was just the size of the sports and everyone coming together that made it awesome.

Any contest that will just drop any sport at any time if the ratings aren't up is fucking lame IMO. Then if people want it they might pick it back up for a couple years then do it all again.

Xgames = the zumiez of action sports contests.
Apr 29 2014 11:40PM
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steezburgereddie
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These tournaments belong at overweight 11 year olds birthday partis and sleepovers. Not in the competitions meant for ELITE extreme sports athletes.

Video games are made for everyone. Extreme sports are not.
Apr 29 2014 11:50PM
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acualywasdolan
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Id rather have inline vert come back but...

Video games are the ultimate test of hand eye coordination. Yeah you sit on your ass while you play them but the talent base is enormous. Like for everyone who tries skateboarding 10 to 20 try video games. Too bad halo 4 sucks dick the golden years of halo are over

David walsh who made millions as a gamer used to be an all state wrestler and tennis player

If u are a top pro at gaming you easily have what it takes to be sick at lots of sports where hand eye is important
Apr 30 2014 1:12AM
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thugsteez
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I dont see how pressing buttons and sitting on a couch is extreme
Apr 30 2014 12:23PM
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