Interview with Patrick Walker from EEDAR. The interview is in discussion with the current state of eSports, how it looks to grow and which companies are taking the biggest strides in pushing the area of gaming.
In the last year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC) have discussed the concept of the Olympic Esports Games at length in line with the partnership they announced in 2024.
Recently, the two parties and the Esports World Cup Foundation sat down again and reviewed this initiative. They mutually agreed that they will end their cooperation on the Olympic Esports Games. At the same time, both parties are committed to pursuing their own esports ambitions on separate paths. The IOC, for its part, will develop a new approach to the Olympic Esports Games, taking the feedback from the “Pause and Reflect” process into account, and pursue a new partnership model.
It’s too early to add E sports to the Olympics if ever after racing cars 🤣 or after all physical sports have been added to the Olympics.
Tier 2 Counter-Strike 2 team BC.Game Esports has revealed the crazy extent of demands that occur in player contract negotiations.
A total of 21 categories have been named, with the ceremony set to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 19th, 2025.
