Video Game Genre Spotlight: Sports
- Matthew Rondina
- May 5, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 13, 2022
I take a deep dive into the wild world of video game sports to find an experience that’s right for you! From baseball to wrestling, it's your turn to be a sports legend.
Sports videogames have a long history that dates all the way back to the early 1970s with titles like Atari’s Pong and Sega’s Grand Prix. Both titles are some of the earliest 8-bit takes on real-world sports competition. Fast forward to today and the sports genre has advanced by leaps and bounds with incredible graphics, authentic audio and detailed physics that closely emulate their real-life counterparts.
We’ll explore some of the best sports games out currently and take a look at what’s coming next.
Let’s dive into the wild world of sports and find an experience that’s right for you!
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