# FLAVOR TEXT: Modern Esports

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Podcast: [Debate This!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/debate-this-66046)
Published: 2025-12-09T16:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

DONATE TO FEED AMERICA HERE: https://teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/teams/PodcastersFightHunger Esports may seem like a wild, new phenomenon, but the story of competitive gaming starts in 1972. Sure, they weren't filling arenas or handing out scholarships 50 years ago, but these proto-esports paved the way for the modern industry. From the first women to be called "professional gamers," to the release of Quake in 1996, to the rise and fall of the Overwatch League, strap in for the story of modern esports! You can commission your own FLAVOR TEXT right now! If you want us to breakdown your favorite, niche IP, head over to patreon.com/debatethiscast ! Recommended Reading: Debate This! FLAVOR TEXT: The Console Wars Debate This! FLAVOR TEXT: Emesis Blue Rolling Stone "SPACEWAR" Gremlin Girls Amusment Players Association PDF Thresh Quake Run at Red Annihilation Original Team Liquid news blog Evo Moment #37 Newzoo Esports Audience Report Modern MBA "The Crooked Economics of Esports" Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Threads? threads.net/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net !

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