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Can Video Games Become the Next Spectator Sport?

Could eSports ever achieve this level of storytelling?

Aired 06/26/2013 | Rating NR

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Can Video Games Become the Next Spectator Sport?

Season 2013 Episode 1 | 8m 54s

Could eSports ever achieve this level of storytelling?

As our South Korean friends can confirm, video games can most definitely be a spectator sport. But will they ever catch on in a huge way in the good ol' U.S. of A?

Aired 06/26/2013 | Rating NR

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Idea Channel

Can Video Games Become the Next Spectator Sport?

Season 2013 Episode 1 | 8m 54s

As our South Korean friends can confirm, video games can most definitely be a spectator sport. But will they ever catch on in a huge way in the good ol' U.S. of A?

Aired 06/26/2013 | Rating NR

FromDigital Studios

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