>A new eGames international gaming tournament will make its debut in Rio during this summer's Olympic Games.
>The event, launched as part of this week's London Games Festival, offers medals and national pride rather than cash prizes for the winners.
>The competition, backed by the UK government, will be run by the new International eGames Committee (IEGC).
>Britain, Canada, Brazil and the USA are the only confirmed entrants so far with more expected to follow.
>In Olympic years, both summer and winter, the eGames will take place in the host cities - with future tournaments planned for Pyeongchang in 2018 and Tokyo in 2020.
>During other years, national qualifiers will be held domestically to produce teams for the next competition.
>Competing countries will send mixed-sex squads of professional video gamers, aged over 18, to play in tournaments held in Olympic venues.
>This summer's inaugural event will be a two-day pop-up tournament in Brazil "to showcase the eGames to the world of competitive gaming and attract further partners", according to the official eGames website.
Will you be watching the video game Olympics?
>>333523768
/sp/ here.
I don't like watching others play video but I live shitposting - especially nation based shitposting so I'm in.
Mods should add flags to /v/ when the vidya Olympics are ongoing
>>333523768
>mixed-sex
>e-olympics
Now I've seen everything
>mfw Brazil gets BTFO and America wins the most metals
>>333523768
Fuck
There's already too many Brazilians shitting up the gaming community
>>333523768
>offers medals and national pride rather than cash prizes for the winners.
>rather than cash prizes for the winners.
That sucks.
>>333523934
>Mods should add flags to /v/ when the vidya Olympics are ongoing
Yes, goyim
>>333523768
HUEHUEHUE
BR? BR? ALGUN BR?
GIB MUNY
>>333523768
how will it work though?
>The Brazilian team disconnects
>>333524868
E NOIS QUE VOA RATUEIRA VAMU ZUA NESSA PORRA
>>333524928
>The Brazillian team reports the competition and gets them banned
What games will they be playing?
>>333525080
Tibia
>>333523934
But then everyone will know I'm a britbong! How can I falseflag as a Canadian now?
It doesn't work at all for team games since you get a collection of random people at best. Also the olympics clash with The International so none of the actual Dota 2 pros of any worth will attend the event when they'll be literally playing for millions.
>Gather top players from every major game and genre
>RTS
>FPS
>Fighrtan
>MOBA sadly
>Gather them all into one place
>Competition turns out to be Minecraft Hunger Games mod
>mfw
>>333523768
>rather than cash prizes for the winners.
Good luck attracting the best players in the world then
>>333525414
>he doesn't fight for to defend his country
I didn't spend 4 years in the Navy because it pays well
>>333525537
You better be ready, because you gonna be literally fighting favela monkeys.
Brazil should stop trying to host things. 7-2
What are they even going to play there? LoL and Hearthstone and CS:GO?
>>333525862
Wasn't it 7-1?
>>333523768
>Normal Olympics are going to be a trainwreck in Rio
>LOL LET'S TRY IN RIO AGAIN
I hope these "Athletes" like getting mugged and molested by Trannies
>>333523768
Brazil will potentially ruin everything...
>>333525862
Get your facts straight.
>>333526186
Yeah you're right I overestimated Brazil. My bad
>>333526412
>7-1=6
thank you google
>>333526225
>and molested by Trannies
