From gaming.hexus.net:

Imagine if you will, a highly competitive online sporting arena, a virtual world open twenty four hours a day where thousands of gamers compete to become the world’s number one in different sports, gaining real fans along the way, attracting the eyes of real-world sponsors and becoming real stars in the gaming arena. This is the ambitious vision of French Developer F4 and Swiss developer Infront Sports & Media who are both hoping that their new game, Empire of Sports (the world’s first MMORPG based around the world of sport) will appeal to the naturally competitive nature of gamers and really get our adrenaline pumping upon its release later this year.

The concept of Empire of Sports is indeed a bold one, but two year’s of hard work and creativity, fuelled by their passion for sport, has meant that their vision is barely months from being realised, with the game’s launch expected before the end of the year. Empire of Sports has the potential to be a massive commercial and critical success, but there’s still work to be done before this sporting world can evolve into something really groundbreaking. Like any MMORPG, the community will have a pivotal role to play – the developers are acutely aware that the game’s success will be driven by them – but, if Empire of Sports does get the early backing and support from its beta testers and gains the positive media coverage I believe it deserves, then the game has unlimited potential.

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