Steve Huot, Blizzard's Marketing Director gave this week an interview to Latim America. According to him, Blizzard is trying to make Starcraft 2 an olympic sport. In the end, he added that there are great possibilities for Starcraft to be on the 2016 Olympics.
It's the damn porno and video games corrupting our kids! Not our lack of parenting and spanking or overly be-nice attitude!
Anyway, this is hilarious news. It'll be like gymnastics: a sport people watch every 4 years and have no idea what's going on but get really into it while it's on.
holy crap, I've got to start training!
RAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWRRRRRGGGHHHHHHHH
EPIC MONTAGE:
[zealot tears apart a ling]
[stalker fending off mutalisks]
[dark templar raid on minerals]
...and then I was seven-hundred times better!
This is at most going to be an indoor games event. Just like chess, gymnast, indoor swimming etc... In fact electronic sports is listed under indoor games for some Asia sports event.
After some careful consideration about the idea, I reckon it's not going to happen. Then again, 2016 is in a little more than 5 years - society will have changed by then, and maybe video game bashing will have lost its fashion (and virtual reality becomes the new scapegoat). On the other hand, it may be at its peak, in which case there's no way we'll see it happen.
I also think it's hard to happen because if they allow Starcraft, thousands of other games will also want to join the Olympics. I mean, THOUSANDS, like the EA Games.
There was the same talk about starcraft broodwars, but unfortunatly that didn't happen. I doubt it'll happen for for starcraft 2. Though at some point I would love to see a game in the Olympics – I doubt it would be starcraft 2, but any game would be good to have tbh.
One thing is for sure, there is more people interested in starcraft than fx curling -.-
Yeah, if they include StarCraft 2....then it begs the question...upon what basis does a game qualify to be an Olympic (e-)sport? Obviously you'll have ever developer trying to jump on the bandwagon, and there will be a PR nightmare ahead for years to come. You don't see companies trying to create new "Olympic sports", so it's not really a commercial thing from that perspective (just from the sponsorships and equipment, gear, etc).
Let me tell you: In the future, there will be no war. All the inter-countries conflict will be settled by Starcraft 2 matches of representatives appointed by each government!
This wouldn't be at all congruous. Starcraft 2 will only be around for so long before it gets brushed aside by a sequel, just like Starcraft 1. Besides that, I'd like to keep capitalism as far removed from the Olympics as can be helped.
hmmm???? SC2 an Olimpic sport? i see one problem with this ...... Its NOT a sport*!?!
next you know the WORLD POKER will be an Olimpic sport ,
Olimpics are for people that Exel in phisical and mental Disiplines <sub><sub> not nerds that never leave there Computer room. lol</sub></sub>
i hope they dont , and it be stupid if they did , i think the Olimpics woul;d lose respect if they accepted this , it would become a Typical BAD movie LOL
Steve Huot, Blizzard's Marketing Director gave this week an interview to Latim America. According to him, Blizzard is trying to make Starcraft 2 an olympic sport. In the end, he added that there are great possibilities for Starcraft to be on the 2016 Olympics.
What can I say about it?
Source: http://g1.globo.com/tecnologia/noticia/2010/10/blizzard-anuncia-copa-america-de-starcraft-ii-que-sera-realizada-no-brasil.html
Nice find. That would be amazing. Hope it actually happens!
I'd say it'd be great PR for video gaming in general. Maybe people would take gamers more seriously :D
Hrm, Jack Thompson would probably go into instant cardiac arrest if it became a reality. Not that I'm complaining :D
According to Thompson, "In every school shooting, we find that kids who pull the trigger are video gamers."
This is to show how smart he is. Tell me a kid that has never played video game?
@RodrigoAlves: Go
It's the damn porno and video games corrupting our kids! Not our lack of parenting and spanking or overly be-nice attitude!
Anyway, this is hilarious news. It'll be like gymnastics: a sport people watch every 4 years and have no idea what's going on but get really into it while it's on.
holy crap, I've got to start training! RAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWRRRRRGGGHHHHHHHH EPIC MONTAGE: [zealot tears apart a ling] [stalker fending off mutalisks] [dark templar raid on minerals] ...and then I was seven-hundred times better!
This is at most going to be an indoor games event. Just like chess, gymnast, indoor swimming etc... In fact electronic sports is listed under indoor games for some Asia sports event.
But yeah Olympics is huge.
it appeared one PT site here, dunno about you guys
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btw i know portuguese then i am happy
think it's gonna happen if S.Korea ever get the Olympics :P.
After some careful consideration about the idea, I reckon it's not going to happen. Then again, 2016 is in a little more than 5 years - society will have changed by then, and maybe video game bashing will have lost its fashion (and virtual reality becomes the new scapegoat). On the other hand, it may be at its peak, in which case there's no way we'll see it happen.
It'll never happen, the Olympics are too "sacred" for a digital sport, let alone a commercial one at that.
I also think it's hard to happen because if they allow Starcraft, thousands of other games will also want to join the Olympics. I mean, THOUSANDS, like the EA Games.
Lol, it would be really cool if this happened, but I really dont think it will.
Blizzard could flash some dolla dolla bills and get whatever they want. less nono more $$
There was the same talk about starcraft broodwars, but unfortunatly that didn't happen. I doubt it'll happen for for starcraft 2. Though at some point I would love to see a game in the Olympics – I doubt it would be starcraft 2, but any game would be good to have tbh.
One thing is for sure, there is more people interested in starcraft than fx curling -.-
Yeah, if they include StarCraft 2....then it begs the question...upon what basis does a game qualify to be an Olympic (e-)sport? Obviously you'll have ever developer trying to jump on the bandwagon, and there will be a PR nightmare ahead for years to come. You don't see companies trying to create new "Olympic sports", so it's not really a commercial thing from that perspective (just from the sponsorships and equipment, gear, etc).
Let me tell you: In the future, there will be no war. All the inter-countries conflict will be settled by Starcraft 2 matches of representatives appointed by each government!
This wouldn't be at all congruous. Starcraft 2 will only be around for so long before it gets brushed aside by a sequel, just like Starcraft 1. Besides that, I'd like to keep capitalism as far removed from the Olympics as can be helped.
I think it would be awesome, it would definitely get people to take us a little more seriously. Though, imagine IDRA at the Olympics. X_X
hmmm???? SC2 an Olimpic sport? i see one problem with this ...... Its NOT a sport*!?! next you know the WORLD POKER will be an Olimpic sport ,
Olimpics are for people that Exel in phisical and mental Disiplines <sub><sub> not nerds that never leave there Computer room. lol</sub></sub>
i hope they dont , and it be stupid if they did , i think the Olimpics woul;d lose respect if they accepted this , it would become a Typical BAD movie LOL