Video Gamers vs. Couch Potatos
February 28th, 2019
Courtesy of The Economist, an article on esports: If readers, like Schumpeter, have children who barely have time to say hello as they hunch over a computer, headsets on, talking with friends while blasting their digital enemies to smithereens, here is some advice. Take them to a competitive video-gaming, or e-sports, tournament, like the Counterstrike: […]
Read more »eSports At The Driving Range
February 21st, 2019
Via Ozy, an article on the convergence of golf and esports: What happens when you go to a driving range and an esports tournament breaks out? For starters, Topgolf isn’t exactly the average driving range. Instead of paying for a medium-sized bucket of balls and strolling by yourself to an open slot of turf to […]
Read more »NASCAR Drives Millenial Viewership Through Fantasy Sports
February 15th, 2019
Via Ozy, an interesting article on how NASCAR is using fantasy sports to drive viewership: We’ve all been there. A friend hosts a watch party for the big game, putting out a tasty spread and rustling up extra seats in front of the TV. And yet, once the action begins, everyone is glued to their […]
Read more »Making esports As Big As The NBA
February 7th, 2019
Via Quartz, an interesting interview on esports: When Michael Prindiville started at NBC Sports Ventures in 2015, esports was still a twinkle in the eye of most traditional broadcasters’ eyes, but he shepherded several competitive gaming broadcasts to NBC’s traditional and digital platforms. Then, in 2018, he took the helm of the venerable esports organization […]
Read more »The Complete Guide To eSports
February 5th, 2019
Via Quartz, a summary overview of the esports universe: National carriers like ESPN and TNT broadcast the games. Major NBA and NFL power brokers field teams. International sponsors, like Mastercard, Toyota, and Intel, fill the gaps in broadcasts. And the stars themselves have started popping up on late-night TV. If you don’t think esports—in your stodgy […]
Read more »When A Live Concert Inside A Video Game Feels Like The Future
February 2nd, 2019
Via The Verge, a look at today’s Fortnite’s Marshmello concert, a bizarre and exciting glimpse of the future: Even if you’re not a huge fan of electronic music or have never heard of the EDM producer Marshmello, Fortnite’s live in-game concert was still a shockingly stunning sight to behold — it was also an unprecedented moment […]
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