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With legions of fans the world over, the sports genre isn't going anywhere as far as popularity or sales.

But could the opposite be true? Could video games be considered sports?

On the surface, such a concept seems absurd. How can video games be considered sports?

Yet, more and more the answer to that question seems to be yes.

Welcome to the emerging world of eSports, or electronic sports.

I went to the 2012 Spring Championships in Anaheim a couple of weeks ago. What I saw amazed me—and I have been attending MLG events since the beginning.

There, at the Anaheim Convention Center, some 20,000 people were on hand, and for the first time that I could remember, more of them were spectators than competitors. Media was everywhere. You could not walk more than 20-30 yards before you would run into someone carrying a camera or some sort of video equipment.

Moreover, the event was now a true multimedia event. It was like someone had taken the Electronic Entertainment Expo (or E3), crossed it with a college-football environment, and the MLG Spring Championships were the result.

Read the full article via the link below. You won't be disappointed. Be sure to fill out the polls too!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...ce-of-e-sports