- 2.3 million viewers - Game Awards 2016 show is very likely - next show may
have eSports competition during the day of the event - top streaming platforms were Twitch and YouTube - show trended worldwide on Twitter, with more than one billion impressions with tweets using #TheGameAwards - this ended up doubling last year's social impact - more than 175,000 different people used that hashtag, writing about 279,000 tweets - top streaming channels saw more than half a million comments - Snapchat was used to deliver virtual access to the show and after party - money-wise, Keighley believes the show broke even this year.
Not exact matches
Velloso says
eSports has been a major focus for his team because that gaming community already uses the platform to communicate in real time as they watch livestreams of tournaments and
competitions.
Another
eSports competition that's captured our attention is World's Fastest Gamer, a collaboration between the McLaren F1 team, Logitech G and Darren Cox, who
had a big role in the success of GT Academy.
The first official F1
esports series
has its grand final in Abu Dhabi this weekend, and McLaren launched a
competition to find a gamer who was good enough to become the F1 team's official simulator driver.
Formula E
has quickly got involved in the whole
eSports scene and the Vegas
competition — which uses rFactor software —
has high stakes, with a huge prize fund for the winner.
F1 seems to be committing long - term to
eSports and gaming, which is very encouraging, although it's a little late to pick it up — Formula E
has already
had a huge
eSports competition, held earlier this year in Las Vegas.
With its obsessive attention to real - world detail, its
esports template - style online functionality, and brand - based career mode, Project Cars 2
has set itself apart from the
competition by being as nerdy as car people can possibly be.
Chad Sapieha: Blizzard's
competition has set a lofty goal to become the world's «premier
eSports league,» but it faces a few hurdles
Supporting students with expert knowledge of gaming and
esports and providing them with hints, tips, strategies and tactical advice, every school
has access to their
esports coach's guidance throughout the
competition.
In collaboration with
eSports platform Faceit, this new addition to the X games line - up is designed to drag virtual
competition into the limelight a little, and is not the first time an
eSport has featured on the roster: previous years
have seen entries from everything from Halo to Call of Duty.
The 2017 MotoGP ™
eSport Championship
has paved the way for this brand - new tournament: 2018 will see the MotoGP ™
eSport Championship going multiplatform, enabling all players to take part in the
competition on PlayStation ® 4, Xbox One and Windows PC ® / STEAM, while raising the level of the whole experience offering more content and more
competitions.
However, the entire platform
has progressed to the point where you can sit at home playng your favorite mobile games for hours, playing them on your Android TV set - top box / console of choice, streaming on Twitch, and even
eSports competitions.
Information for the coming WGL Gold Series 2016 - 2017 season
has been released as World of Tanks readies its new year of
eSports competition.
The Halo series
has always been synonymous with console
eSports and online
competition.
Back then, the term «
esports» hadn't yet entered the lexicon, pro gamers rarely earned the big bucks, and
competitions were all about the love of the game and discovering who played the best.
The Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
has partnered up with Kunos Simulazioni for a new
esports competition.
Now, the next evolution is finally here, in the form of Street Fighter
V, right before the
eSports competitions for fighting games kick off.
Just like what you
have come to expect from other broadcast
Esports competitions, programming will consist of pre - and post-match content, including player interviews and City Club profiles.
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
has confirmed that its PES LEAGUE WORLD TOUR 2018 will be the official UEFA Champions League
eSports competition.
ESL report ticket sales and event reception
have been «overwhelming» - Dota 2
eSports competition set to fill World Cup football stadium
The evolution of
eSports in Southeast Asia
has brought about cult - like status for pro gamers and teams, and enthusiasts are embracing
competitions for games such as League of Legends, Overwatch and Defense of the Ancients 2 in many countries.
Six days of
eSports competition has crowned the Dota 2 International 2016 winners in a bracket - busting tournament full of surprises.
Offering a single map, a diverse cast of characters, and gameplay that caters to MOBA and mobile enthusiasts equally, Vainglory
has become a mainstay of
eSports competitions while remaining incredibly accessible to newcomers.
Even EA's approach to
eSports has an egalitarian ring to it, not just in celebrating pro players but creating
competitions that all players can be part of.
F1 2017 also heralded the beginning of the F1
eSports series, and the beauty of this
competition is that it's open to anyone who
has a copy of the game.
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V.
has confirmed that its PES LEAGUE WORLD TOUR 2018 will be the official UEFA Champions League
eSports competition.
Another area that Wargaming
has covered pretty well is the transition of
esports into a real
competition within the community.
The
competition is hosted in England, with the two seasons of the
competition containing 8
esports franchises competing in games like CS: GO, Rocket League and Street Fighter
V. However, with season three the franchise list will...
We're very pleased to announce that we
have teamed with Gfinity to bring the best audio performance to the best
esports competition — the Gfinity Elite Series!
The tournament will be a chance for fans to watch an astonishing
eSports competition that will
have international and national teams go head - to - head — for a grand total of over $ 80,000 in prize money.