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VTHokie2000
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It may be true in the past that playing video games wasn't as respected by

people. However, that may be changing since COVID. "There are currently over three billion active video game players around the world, and the gaming industry is worth over 385 billion dollars!" If a person is good at playing video games, then they can make a decent living as a professional gamer. "Seventeen-year-old Tkay made over US$140,000 in the past two years as a professional Fortnite gamer." Currently there are over 170 colleges/universities that currently sponsor an esports team (aka video game team) in the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE). Collegiate esport teams https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_esports_in_the_Unit... It appears the only schools from VA that sponsor a team are: Averett University, Bryant & Stratton College, ECPI University, Northern Virginia Community College, Randolph–Macon College, Shenandoah University, Southern Virginia University, and The College of William & Mary in Virginia.
Posted: 07/16/2024 at 04:35 PM ET
(In response to this post by Vienna_Hokie)

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College Football 25 is pretty awesome. The generic entrance music that is
hokiemas 07/15/24 07:35 PM ET
Anyone know if you have to play with Ultimate Team to play online??
Sunsetunderground 07/16/24 02:12 PM ET
You don’t have to use UT to play H2H online
Enter Sandman 07/16/24 08:59 PM ET
I think so because that is where EA makes its real money off the game.**
VTHokie2000 07/16/24 05:04 PM ET
Based on a the young guys in my office
GreenvilleVT 07/16/24 08:28 AM ET
Sounds like a great hunting opportunity for men with futures**
Vienna_Hokie 07/16/24 09:47 AM ET
LOL, I assume you are over the age of 60.
Fightin Gobbler 07/16/24 01:49 PM ET
Long respected?? By WHO???**
hokiepro 07/16/24 10:11 PM ET
Spending an entire weekend gaming? That makes you a loser
Vienna_Hokie 07/16/24 04:08 PM ET
It may be true in the past that playing video games wasn't as respected by
VTHokie2000 07/16/24 04:35 PM ET
I think Radford has a team
Hockeydad 07/16/24 06:00 PM ET
Does not change anything. Lots of kids in college are losers
Vienna_Hokie 07/16/24 04:40 PM ET
Call gamers whatever you want
samistone 07/16/24 08:26 PM ET
Over the years even the US military has resorted to using video games...err
VTHokie2000 07/16/24 05:02 PM ET
The generic "Enter Sandman" music sounds very close to the real thing
AirForceHokie77 07/16/24 01:28 AM ET
The cadets are all male and take up twice as much seating as normal.
GreenvilleVT 07/16/24 08:30 AM ET