True Test For Overwatch League Starts In 2020
October 18th, 2019
Via The Washington Post, an interesting look at how ticket sales, travel and local partnerships will be crucial factors for potentially revolutionary esports league: One thousand six hundred feet from where the final cheers faded for the 2019 Overwatch League season, one can find the first signs of what Activision Blizzard hopes will become a physical symbol […]
Read more »The Economics of Fantasy Football
August 8th, 2019
Via CapX, an interesting look at the impact of fantasy sport on real-life attendance and the multi-billion economic cost of fantasy sports obsession: After a long summer without football, the return of the Premier League is nearly upon us. Although I’m not too optimistic about the prospects of Manchester United, I am much more sanguine […]
Read more »eSports: Getting Hip Hop’s Stamp of Approval
August 5th, 2019
Via Ozy, a look at the growing nexus between hip hop and esports: It was a simple session of Fortnite: Battle Royale, but the players were anything but normal. Hip-hop biggies Drake and Travis Scott were on esports megastar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins’ Twitch stream. Their March 2018 session broke records on the Amazon-owned platform, with over […]
Read more »Celebs, Influencers Push eSports Prize Pools To New Heights
August 3rd, 2019
Via ESPN, a look at how becoming an entertainer who plays video games or an influencer who spends time in the video game community has given players an opportunity to make a living without grinding 12-hour days playing the same game on loop: In 2009, South Korea’s Lee “Jaedong” Jae-dong was the highest earner of prize […]
Read more »Fame and ‘Fortnite’
August 3rd, 2019
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at the global gaming phenomenon that has captivated a generation of teens and is now making millionaires of its star players: At first, it seems like any other sporting event. Parents sip beer from clear plastic cups. Children eat overpriced soft pretzels and pizza, holding giant red styrofoam […]
Read more »Will College eSports Soon Compete With Football For Viewers and Recruits?
July 29th, 2019
Courtesy of Ozy, a look at the growth of college eSports programs: Over the Christmas break in 2009, millions of gamers across the country spent hours playing games that were then rated as the best. Games such as Left 4 Dead 2, a first-person shooter set during the aftermath of an apocalyptic zombie pandemic, and New Super […]
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