You're absolutely right, but the problem is the majority of people are ignorant to that aspect and hence why it won't be accepted as a traditional sport until either that majority learns, or gamers become a bigger part of that majority. The latter is what's more likely to happen in my opinion.

You can one use that with Oxford saying that it is physical exertion OR skill, which is something I believe to be closer to the truth. Otherwise, how could curling be a sport?

I guess it's a preorder sale!

So, Metal Gear... When did that happen?!

Woah! I was just at Steam's site three minutes ago and expressed disappointment that the day must have been off, and now, IT'S ON!

I'm having so much fun with my Vita and Persona 4 though. It's a truly amazing handheld system. I hope it perseveres and Sony puts down some dough to secure a few powerful exclusives for it.

Zero Punctuation with Ben Croshaw aka Yahtzee is as valid an option as any other Youtube video game reviewers that you have mentioned as far as I am concerned. Only Yahtzee is actually funny which puts him ahead of them (imho).

I don't know. I heard that guy was kind of an asshole.

This comment could have gone downhill very quickly.

Someone really, really needs to get this gentleman (or lady) a job (assuming they do not currently have one) now.

I like to think of myself as a reasonably intelligent person—but the simple scale and vision of work like this reminds me that among some folks, I'm just a child bashing Duplo blocks together in an attempt…

The law certainly needs reform. I think people just worry that it will get reformed, but not in the way they hope.

The specific point about background music in Let's Plays would make an interesting court case for sure. As I said though, in the grand scheme of things that probably wouldn't mean much for LPers since I can see that the whole concept (certainly of video LPs anyway) will be ruled to be infringement. I'm cynical as hell…

see i said the same thing pretty much. i commented on the first article kotaku had about this happening or at least i think it was the first and predicted people would move to a new service like twitch tv or blip or maybe a new one would pop up. i got called an idiot by pretty much everyone who cared to comment back.…

This is usually how it starts.

Grats on the mention, Bob!

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