E-Sports

SFU’s place in the eSports world

By: Umer Altaf While it’s hard to imagine meeting a person today who doesn’t know of video games or gaming culture as a whole, you might still be forgiven for not knowing that gaming competitions are growing rapidly. These so-called eSports tournaments pit the best players out there for specific games in remarkably fierce and intense competition, often lasting multiple days. Last weekend, the SFU eSports Association held such an event. The C-LAN was a two-day tournament spread across seven different games and considered one of the largest of its type in the region. Upon arriving at the event, I…

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