EPTI got a heads up from Day[9]'s press department about his recent project The After Hours Gaming League where Amazon, Dropbox, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Yelp and Zynga will compete in the "ultimate gamer showdown", as they put it.
Many of you probably know of this already, but we need to get the word out to the less SC-savvy people.
Day[9] explains a good deal about how the e-Sports community works and this is quite an interesting initiative, which will hopefully attract more people to this world. Regarding this Day[9] makes a good point in the article:
eSports hasn’t taken off as quickly in the West, partly because there has been a stigma that video games are bad for your brain. He points out that there are games, like StarCraft, that are highly strategic and complex and that are played by the most educated, intellectual people.
Says Plott: “We believe the After Hours Gaming League, featuring top tech talent, will showcase some of the country’s best and brightest gamers, illustrate the potential of gaming, and ultimately build respect for eSports.”
Says Plott: “We believe the After Hours Gaming League, featuring top tech talent, will showcase some of the country’s best and brightest gamers, illustrate the potential of gaming, and ultimately build respect for eSports.”
Just out of curiosity, I might just go check it out.
