ESPN strikes deal with EA to broadcast 'FIFA' eSports tournaments

[Joystiq]

ESPN isn't slowing down its plans to make eSports mainstream.

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to broadcast

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tournaments on most of its channels, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and the internet-based ESPN3. Last year, ESPN embraced competitive gaming with

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, followed by coverage of

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. It's a significant cultural shift for a company whose president, John Skipper, not long ago expressed that he didn't see eSports as "real sports."

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