Why eSports Is Attracting Global Brands
December 2nd, 2017
Via Racounter, a look at why esports is attracting global brands (and what it has to do to get more) Two teams of five, blasting each other with heavy weapons for 30 minutes: welcome to the sponsorship opportunity that is attracting some of the world’s biggest brands, from Intel to Gillette. Esports, competitive playing of video […]
Read more »eSports: Revenue Streaming
December 2nd, 2017
Courtesy of the New Yorker, an article on how to get rich playing video games online: One humid morning this past summer, Omeed Dariani drove his black Tesla sedan through the foothills east of San Diego, looking apprehensive. Dariani is the founder and C.E.O. of Online Performers Group, a talent-management company dedicated to professional video-game […]
Read more »ESPN’s Big Bet On Fantasy
November 28th, 2017
Via Axios, a look at ESPN’s big focus on fantasy sports: ESPN Fantasy sports app is driving a massive chunk of the network’s digital traffic, and Disney executives are looking to replicate that success for other networks. Why it matters: As ESPN invests in digital to make up for linear TV declines, its Fantasy platform is […]
Read more »Formula 1 eSports Now More Exciting Than Real Thing
November 27th, 2017
Via Ars Technica, interesting commentary on Formula 1’s entry into the esports market: On Sunday, the 2017 Formula 1 season drew to a close with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It was a deathly boring end to a season that started with so much promise back in March. The series had a new owner, Liberty Media, […]
Read more »It’s Tencent’s world — You Are Merely An Avatar In It
October 4th, 2017
Courtesy of the Financial Times (subscription required), a look at Tencent whose ‘Honour of Kings’ is the most popular video game in the world, helping propel Tencent to become the eighth most valuable company globally On peak days, more than 80m people in China — about the population of Germany — use their mobile phones to […]
Read more »New Casino Game Lets You Bet Real Money On Pac-Man
September 28th, 2017
Via Ars Technica, a look at Pac-Man Battle Casino which is part of a trend towards skill-based casino gambling: Back in like the 1890s, a slot machine was probably the coolest entertainment device anyone had ever seen. In 2017, though, despite a lot of advances in slot technology, those flashy one-armed bandits just aren’t drawing in “the youngs” who […]
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