[Time Out Bangkok] Is Thailand ready for the global eSports hype?
ESports has become a big thing, and has been recently elevated to the next level. How does Thai gaming industry respond?
Gamers around the world burst into happy tears when the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), together with Alisports, the sports-focused subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, announced in April that eSports will be one of the medal events at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou—with an introduction of the event as a demonstration sport at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Turkmenistan and the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. It’s the next big step for an industry that has captured the imagination of an entire generation for many, many years. Finally, somebody of authority has officially approved the existence of the gaming industry—video games are now more than just living room pursuits and those who play it are no longer just gaming geeks.
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