Progaming, Overwatch, eSports. How teen gamers, billionaires and entrepreneurs are shaping the future

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Progaming, Overwatch, eSports. How teen gamers, billionaires and entrepreneurs are shaping the future

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A fascinating first-hand account of the project of the largest professional esports league in history and the race for its main prize - a million dollars. Welcome to the world of computer games, where the fight is for big money. The protagonists here are teen gamers, billionaire sports team owners, and famous entrepreneurs, all striving to understand and conquer this fast-paced entertainment world of the future. The book takes the reader to the center of the esports revolution, giving the opportunity to immerse yourself in the lives of players and "agents of influence" in the gaming world. This is an ironic and twisted narrative of the rise of professional gaming and the esports industry. Author Austin Moorehead is an avid gamer whose attention has been drawn to the Overwatch League (OWL): it's no coincidence that sports moguls Robert Craft, Stan Kroenke, and Jeff Wilpon each shelled out $20 million for their teams to enter. While the author is studying the life of the league, OWL, before our eyes, is making eSports one of the most popular entertainment for the American audience, entering into television broadcast contracts with ABC and ESPN, completely filling NBA stadiums during their matches and simultaneously forming a new type of young professional athletes. By closely following two of the league's top teams, the San Francisco Shock and London Spitfire, on their journey to success in the league's first season, Moorhead takes us behind the scenes of esports - the grueling workouts and spartan living conditions of the tournament's most popular players. In addition to the homes where gamers live and train, and the competitions in which they hone their skills, the author takes the reader to Overwatch developer Blizzard Entertainment's meeting rooms, where businessmen who dream of capitalizing on youth culture are investing tens of millions in new esports franchises. dollars. It's a compelling story about gaming superstars and a look into the future of sports and entertainment.

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Publication language: Russian

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