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The sports that never made it beyond video games – yet

Nick Cowen

IN the future, there will be sport. There will be games. People play games; it’s hard-wired into our DNA. It’s one of the many reasons this publication exists. Whether we’re challenging ourselves or opponents, we’ll never stop playing.

That said, there are some games that have been raised by both the gaming industry and pop culture in general that perhaps we should consign exclusively to the gaming medium – you know, a space where no one actually gets hurt. With that in mind, let’s play spitball (not Speedball).

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