Good Game: Rise Of Cyber Athletes
November 26th, 2014
Via The New Yorker, an interesting look at the rise of the professional cyber athlete: I confess to being bewildered, still, by what is often said to be the greatest game of StarCraft II ever played. Fall, 2013. New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom. Scarlett vs. Bomber. Third game in a best-of-three series, a quarter-final in a […]
Read more »Do eSports Need ESPN To Become Mainstream?
October 1st, 2014
Via Polygon, a detailed look at eSports: League of Legends fans are looking to South Korea as a center of action this month, with Riot Games’ annual World Championship well underway — A multi-million dollar eSports event that takes its cues from the pomp and circumstance of “real” sporting events, of Super Bowls and World Series’. […]
Read more »Online Gaming In The US Could Be A $5.2 Billion Business By 2020
September 14th, 2014
Via Business Insider, a look at online gaming’s potential in the USA: It seems like all businesses are moving online these days, so it’s no surprise that the gaming industry is following suit. Morgan Stanley released a research note suggesting that the online gaming market might jump to $5.2 billion in less than six years. Theoretically, […]
Read more »In E-Sports, Video Gamers Draw Real Crowds And Big Money
August 30th, 2014
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on e-sports: A video game tournament in Seattle in July. Pro gaming, called e-sports, is becoming a lucrative worldwide spectator sport. A bewitching creature — half woman, half deer — battles a shaman and a sentient tree. Lightning bolts strike. Weapons explode. Nasty spells are cast. […]
Read more »Amazon’s Play: Videogames As Sport
August 27th, 2014
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, a look at Amazon’s recent acquisition of Twitch Interactive, a popular Internet videogame streaming site: Amazon has acquired Twitch Interactive, a popular Internet video channel for broadcasting and watching people play video games. WSJ looks at the rapid growth of video games as a spectator sport. As videogames become […]
Read more »Living Like the Kardashians, Via Smartphone
August 10th, 2014
Via the New York Times, an article about an interesting virtual work fantasy game that was among the top 10 most recently downloaded apps for the iPhone in June: It was quite a glamorous weekend. First, I flew to Los Angeles to star in a commercial for athletic wear. Then I flew right back to […]
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