The tournament will be noisy and tiring, and will force me to mingle with my least favourite group on the planet – people who work for video games companies. The gamers themselves are fine, if a little twitchy under harsh lighting, but the plethora of individuals surrounding them is quite another story. You’ve never experienced true pain until you’ve been locked in a room with a PR spokesman who is keener than the keenest mustard when it comes to convincing you how great his newest game is. These e-sports tournaments are as much about selling games as they are about allowing basement-dwelling
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