The 'Apex Legends' EXP Invitational was scheduled to air this weekend on the networks.
Following multiple mass shootings over the weekend and a public condemnation of "gruesome and violent video games" by President Donald Trump on Monday, ESPN and ABC have opted to pull the broadcast of X Gameshas confirmed. The event has been rescheduled for October.is a first-person shooter, battle royale game from EA and Respawn Entertainment. It pits teams of three against one another in an ever-shrinking map until one one team survives.
Esports have become increasingly popular in the U.S. over the past few years, with last month's inaugural
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