Turkmenistan levels up in global gaming revolution

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - Turkmenistan is dipping its toe into the world of e-sports having got a taste for gaming at a showcase sporting event it held last year.

The traditionally reclusive Central Asian country is in the process of forming a national e-sports team that will represent it in events devoted to Counter-Strike, Dota 2, Hearthstone and other popular titles.

Denis Oglodin, who plays under the moniker Den4EZ, has already earned the right to wear the republic's colors after his five-man team triumphed in a national contest for Dota 2 - a multiplayer battle game - on Friday.