The World Electronics Games (WCG) should one day rise to become the Olympics of esports. In the 2000s and early 2000s, they managed to achieve this position in practice: every year, national teams qualified to compete in many disciplines and made pilgrimages to the place, where medals, prize money and national pride were at stake.
However, controversial decisions regarding controls – such as switching entirely to mobile games – and other bugs, later led to a rapid regression to banality. Now the nearly forgotten WCG can get a second chance.
A South Korean company buys the rights to WCG
Will the old ambitions associated with the name be revived, too? Esports fans around the world can look forward to it, as multidisciplinary events have become a rarity in recent years. In a way, the old-fashioned way will be a refreshing change for many younger viewers.
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