Sports Bars Changing Channels For Video Gamers

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @04:00AM from the we-watch-channel-zero dept.

dtmos wrote in to say that "This summer, StarCraft II has become the newest bar room spectator sport. Fans organize so-called Barcraft events, taking over pubs and bistros from Honolulu to Florida and switching big-screen TV sets to Internet broadcasts of professional game matches. As they root for their on-screen superstars, StarCraft enthusiasts can sow confusion among regular patrons... But for sports-bar owners, StarCraft viewers represent a key new source of revenue from a demographic—self-described geeks—they hadn't attracted before."

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Re:Nerds can socialize...IRL??? by localman57 · 2011-08-24 04:36 · Score: 0, Troll

represent a key new source of revenue from a demographic—self-described geeks—they hadn't attracted before.
Geek 1: Wow. That was a great match. Should we get out of there?

Geek 2: yeah. My treat. I'll pick up the food. You tip the waitress.

Geek 1: Cool. Let's see, Current exchange rates are about 25:1, and we bought 12 dollars in apetizers, times my customary 8%... That makes .0384 BitCoins for her.

Geek 2: I don't think they take those here.

Geek1: Fuck 'em then. No tip for you, luddite! Let's roll.