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Learn about the past, present and future of esports!

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Hurrah – the esports gaming agency

The average gamer is not a 15 year old boy in the basement

The South Korean Epicenter

Public sector esports incubators

Fortnight dedicating $100M to prize purses

Blizzard talking Overwatch at Cannes – the trifecta of Celebrity/Game/Arena

Traditional vs. Disruptive esports

Overwatch using city alliances to drive fandom, and appealing more to the female audience

PUBG and RocketLeague

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As the line between mobile and desktop continues to vanish…

Why established esports hates mobile

Tencent takes the lead through acquisition with Arena of Valor and Riot

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The rise of women in gaming

Getting to watch with Twitch and other add on services like Discord, Tournament

Why gamers hate Facebook

Stretching the gamer’s career beyond their 20’s

What does the gaming industry have to do next to keep this growing?

Why tournaments need more women to participate

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