There are only a few types of games that directly reflect the real lives of actual humans. Obviously, the sports genre is the number one game type when it comes to that. When video games represent a real-life player, a lot of important checks and balances have to go into that. Then, what happens if a real-life athlete has a bit of an ‘issue’ in the real world? How does that impact that video game representation?
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The human drama of video game sports