Before Mark and Peter jump into another organized series, they thought they'd break things up with an introduction to the world of eSports and competitive gaming.

Before Mark and Peter jump into another organized series, they thought they'd break things up with an introduction to the world of eSports and competitive gaming. Find more content at www.econnxn.com!

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Episode 7 - eSports

Intro

Introduce news topic at hand
- eSports
  - 2019 Forbes Report
    - Revenue will reach 1.1 bil
    - Current audience of 454 million with >190million in 3 years
    - Highest Earning Teams
      - 400million (tie) Team SoloMid and Cloud9
      - 320million Team Liquid
    - 55-150million change in generated value
- Talking Points
  - Consuming
  - Participating
  - Hosting

Talking Point 1 - Consuming

Twitch.tv
- @twitchesports
  - First look with SSB/DotA 2/Chess/LoL on ESPN/Halo
- Estimated 90mil to broadcast Overwatch League
League of Legends Championship
- Organization overseeing the bid for Olympics in LA 2024 was inspired by LoL and intends to include esports in 2028
- Most watched game in the world
- 2018 Mid-Season Invitational 60mil unique viewers
The International
- Greatest Prize Pool in Gaming History - 34mil
- Open Qualifiers
Overwatch League
- Blizzard created an arena for games
- City Franchises
Local Tournaments
- Fireside Gatherings
- Conventions

Talking Point 2 - Participating - Pick Up here

Free and low-cost tournaments
Consider travel and teams
Open qualifiers
Store Advertisement/Traffic

Talking Point 3 - Hosting

Great social interactions for guild/clans/teams

Outro

Recap Headers
- Consuming
- Participating
- Hosting
Mark delivers an encouraging and uplifting speech about loving your fellow gamer

Referenced Articles

Forbes: “Awful Business or the New Gold Rush?”

Episode 7 - eSports and Getting In the Game