Rami Ismail on Twitter: "eSport (2014): electronic sport ~ game played at an organized, high, competitive level. eSport (2017): game marketing term for versus mode."

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1. Noah Ratcliff‏ @20c109 28 Jun 2017
  Replying to @tha_rami
  
  pong is an esport game
  
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1. Drew Smith‏ @GamerTimesThree 28 Jun 2017
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  Basically, it's become the "multiplayer" bullet point publishers clamored for in 2007
  
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1. Niklas‏ @GermanNukes 28 Jun 2017
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  "We are building an active esports scene" = "We paid a famous streamer to play our game once"
  
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1. Anthony John Agnello‏Verified account @ajohnagnello 28 Jun 2017
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  C'mon Rami. It was that by 2015.
  
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1. 1312.‏ @thesecksyelf 28 Jun 2017
  Replying to @tha_rami
  
  (2020) "what are you doing?" "Texting." "Ah, that eSport."
  
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1. AnthonyBlakeDev‏ @AnthonyBlakeDev 28 Jun 2017
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  RamiIsmail (2014): indie developer RamiIsmail (2017): phil fish
  
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1. Name cannot be blank‏ @MoviusC 28 Jun 2017
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  thats unfair. marketers use it as a term for streaming video game footage too
  
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1. Steven‏ @WhoaIsThatMars 28 Jun 2017
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  "look, this game is an eSport game. We even brought a shoutcaster to prove it"
  
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1. EELuminatus‏ @EELuminatus 28 Jun 2017
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  Well, Tennis is considered "sport" no matter who plays it, how & where, so that's fine, imo. Really just shouldn't be restricted to versus.
  
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1. Wash Your Hands Because They May Contain Nuts‏ @mccannst 28 Jun 2017
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  2019: Extreme eSports debut to differentiate. It's the 90s all over again.
  
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