BREAKING NEWS 💀 Rogue The Skeptic The Hook: Here We Go Again Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Blizzard launches a flashy countdown, drops a trailer that looks like a Pixar fever dream, and promises a 'new era' of content while simultaneously checking if your credit card is still on file. The Overwatch Spotlight is the latest attempt to distract us from the fact that we’re still playing a sequel that feels more like a glorified patch notes update. If you’re sitting there with your finger over the 'Pre-order' button for whatever battle pass or skin bundle they’re about to shill, do us all a favor—put the mouse down and go outside. The sun doesn't have microtransactions. Yet. The Details: Shiny Trailers and Empty Promises So, what exactly is the Overwatch Spotlight? According to the hype machine over at Esports.gg, we’ve got a countdown ticking a...
The gaming industry is changing and cloud gaming is the game changer. As this takes off, the impact on esports is huge. This post looks at cloud gaming and esports, the opportunities and the challenges. What is Cloud Gaming? What is it? Cloud gaming is processing and rendering games on remote servers and streaming to devices over the internet. No more high end hardware needed. For esports this could be a game changer. Esports A Multi Billion Dollar Industry Esports has become a multi billion dollar industry, competitive gaming at its heart. High end hardware has always been required to participate. But cloud gaming is about to disrupt that, new ways to engage and compete. Accessibility in Esports: A New Era Democratizing Esports One of the biggest benefits of cloud gaming is its ability to increase accessibility in esports. By removing hardware barriers cloud gaming can open up the esports audience and make it a skill game not a hardware game. Challenges: Latency and Its Solutions...