Recently, the game reportedly sold over 7 million units in the year following its launch, and has also firmly rooted itself within the up - and -
coming eSports scene.
Not exact matches
Activision's investment in
eSports comes at a time where PC games like Riot Games» League of Legends, Valve's Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm and StarCraft II dominate the
scene.
Outside of the game however,
Esports is miles ahead of the sports
scene when it
comes to player personalities.
The League of Legends
eSports scene has been abuzz for the past day and a half about pre-2016-season changes
coming to Korea — historically the strongest region for the game's pro
scene.
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Still don't believe they have a real
ESports title in the works that would actually work in a
scene (setting up splatoon and pokken would be a nightmare when it
comes to space and actual platforms, and Switch don't have any wired controllers yet).
But with growth
comes conflict; terms like «franchising» have been gradually seeping into the
eSports lexicon over the last year, and for a
scene so devoted to its communal roots, there's resistance on all sides.
It's a hugely competitive game, too, with
eSports already a fixture with a partnership with MLG, and with the variety of gameplay that
comes from strategic differences in personal playstyles it could well make for a compelling new entry into the typically shooter and MOBA - infested
eSports scene.
Red Bull
eSports is allowing fans to get a more in - depth look on what goes on behind the
scenes when it
comes to professional gaming.