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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33437 Posts
February 06 2014 22:22 GMT
#1
Source: TeSPA

Blizzard and TeSPA have announce a new program to help support collegiate esports.

New Rewards and Incentives Help to Support College Gaming Groups at the Grassroots Level

Irvine, CA – February 6, 2014 – TeSPA and Blizzard Entertainment today announced a partnership that will bring unprecedented support to college gaming groups throughout North America. For the first time, college gaming groups will be able to unlock funding and other tangible benefits as their communities grow through the Membership Milestone program.

As part of the partnership, Blizzard will back student groups in the TeSPA network by guaranteeing event funding, unique in-game rewards, and unrivaled promotion opportunities to active TeSPA chapters. This backing will help chapters strengthen their communities by providing vital resources needed to host local gaming competitions and viewing events.

“TeSPA has been a positive force in the eSports community built from the ground up by a small group of dedicated fans,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “By partnering with TeSPA we hope to give back to the players in a very new way to add fuel to an already thriving collegiate scene.”

The Membership Milestone program outlines structured benefits to student groups and provides critical materials needed to scale, including free access production equipment for events, a leadership and technical instruction manual, and customized banners for campus advertisement. The new program aims to establish the foundation of a vibrant eSports ecosystem that is supported from both the grassroots and professional level.

“Our goal is to empower passionate students to bring their eSports dreams to life,” said TeSPA co-founder Adam Rosen. “By doing this, we hope to cultivate thriving eSports communities while fostering the next generation of entrepreneurial business leaders in the gaming industry.” TeSPA aims to establish campus chapters across all of North America, and is specifically targeting 75 of the most influential campuses to seed student gaming programs on in 2014.


Read the full release at TeSPA's website!
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Kazahk
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
United States385 Posts
February 06 2014 22:25 GMT
#2
first!

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Tipany
Profile Joined November 2010
United States368 Posts
February 06 2014 22:32 GMT
#3
Oh my god, this is amazing. Uc Davis really could have used this before their club went downhill
wat.
Rosettastoned
Profile Joined September 2010
United States107 Posts
February 06 2014 22:33 GMT
#4
woot woot!
sparklyresidue
Profile Joined August 2011
United States5523 Posts
February 06 2014 22:34 GMT
#5
Pretty slick, I wish I was still in school.
Like Tinkerbelle, I leave behind a sparkly residue.
Yorkie
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States12612 Posts
February 06 2014 22:34 GMT
#6
Cool! As a follower of the CSL (and someone who is on the fence about joining my school's team) any influx of support for the collegiate esports community is good news in my book
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MrSexington
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1768 Posts
February 06 2014 22:34 GMT
#7
Hm... I came to the thread expecting scholarships or some other type of financial aid.
ArTiFaKs
Profile Joined September 2013
United States1229 Posts
February 06 2014 22:38 GMT
#8
This is badass, it's good to see Blizzard partnering with organizations like TeSPA to help grow communities. Awesome news, thanks Wax.
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SkaPunk
Profile Joined October 2010
United States471 Posts
February 06 2014 22:45 GMT
#9
This is cool, but I sort if wished it had happened a few years ago when the collegiate scene was much larger
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NeThZOR
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
South Africa7387 Posts
February 06 2014 22:49 GMT
#10
This came a bit late, but better late than never I guess. Kudos to Blizzard and TeSPA. Hearthstone and HotS are still fresh (HotS can potentially get very big once the beta gets released) and so there is still ample time for this program to grow the scene.
SuperNova - 2015 | SKT1 fan for years | Dear, FlaSh, PartinG, Soulkey, Naniwa
Advantageous
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
China1350 Posts
February 06 2014 22:58 GMT
#11
Ooooooooo Texas, not Taiwan. I thought it was Taiwan at first lol. Looks like Blizzard is putting in the effort to make SC2 revert back to it's original popularity among college students (and general public).
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Darkdwarf
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Sweden960 Posts
February 06 2014 22:59 GMT
#12
Sounds awesome
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elfonse
Profile Joined March 2011
416 Posts
February 06 2014 23:03 GMT
#13
On February 07 2014 07:49 NeThZOR wrote:
(HotS can potentially get very big once the beta gets released) and so there is still ample time for this program to grow the scene.


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darkscream
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada2310 Posts
February 06 2014 23:06 GMT
#14
Wow those milestones are fantastic. Like fucking amazingly fantastic. Let's see:

-1-2 equipment rentals a year on blizz/tespa's tab
-small cash sponsorships for events
-use of a partnered twitch stream
-all sorts of promotional tools for your club
-guaranteed Skype interview with esports celeb of your choice, cap out at 300 members to fly them out to your school for an event

And just think, EVERY SCHOOL gets to do this if they can get all the members. I did notice they expect $10/yr per student affiliated, that's pretty standard in collegiate clubs no? Even still, this infrastructure is GODLIKE. If you are out there in college and like sc2 and have the spark of ambition in your heart, now is your time.
tili
Profile Joined July 2012
United States1332 Posts
February 06 2014 23:14 GMT
#15
Hell yes!! It would be amazing if players went TO college instead of dropping out in order to advance their game, similar to most sports ^^
NeThZOR
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
South Africa7387 Posts
February 06 2014 23:17 GMT
#16
On February 07 2014 08:03 elfonse wrote:
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On February 07 2014 07:49 NeThZOR wrote:
(HotS can potentially get very big once the beta gets released) and so there is still ample time for this program to grow the scene.


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Heroes of the storm
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JustPassingBy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
10776 Posts
February 06 2014 23:49 GMT
#17
As a non-American, I never understood the charm of college sports and I probably never will.
Holdenintherye
Profile Joined December 2012
Canada1441 Posts
February 06 2014 23:51 GMT
#18
This is just so amazing! Blizzard doing a great job with the community outreach
Kommatiazo
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States579 Posts
February 06 2014 23:57 GMT
#19
On February 07 2014 08:17 NeThZOR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 07 2014 08:03 elfonse wrote:
On February 07 2014 07:49 NeThZOR wrote:
(HotS can potentially get very big once the beta gets released) and so there is still ample time for this program to grow the scene.


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Heroes of the storm

Understandable confusion, took me a second too.

Side note:
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BreAKerTV
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Taiwan1658 Posts
February 07 2014 01:19 GMT
#20
Once again I thought this was "Taiwan eSports association."
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