Tag: gametruck

All the articles with the tag "gametruck".

• "re:Think Games — May 11, 20 Esports Industry Observations"

  12 May, 2020

  Is poker a sport? Working through that question reveals what actually makes esports a sport — and why betting and randomness disqualify some games.

• "re:Think Games — May 8, 20 Esports Industry Observations"

  8 May, 2020

  Three macro-trends — cheap global internet, streaming, and team-based games — combined to turn competitive gaming into the billion-dollar industry it is today.

• "re:Think Games — May 7, 20 Esports Industry Observations"

  7 May, 2020

  Real-time strategy games weren't the only draw — shooters and fighting games grew the audience too, until a $1.6M prize pool redrew what seemed possible.

• "re:Think Games — May 6, 20 Esports Industry Observations"

  6 May, 2020

  The modern esports scene was born where South Korea met Blizzard, when fans built a custom map called DotA and, with it, an entirely new genre.

• "re:Think Games — May 5, 20 Esports Industry Observations"

  5 May, 2020

  South Korea sparked the modern esports revolution — tiny apartments, blazing internet, and StarCraft turned internet cafes into a national pastime.

• "re:Think Games — May 4, 20 Esports Industry Observations"

  4 May, 2020

  To understand esports today, I like to start at the beginning and trace cause and effect forward. Welcome to another week of industry observations.

• "re:Think Games: May 1 Esports Industry Observations"

  1 May, 2020

  Esports is like track and field — not one game but many. To understand the industry, start with the fundamentals: what turns a competition into a business?

• "Daily Observation: April 30 Esports is like Track and Field"

  30 Apr, 2020

  Esports isn't one game — it's many, like track and field. How game publishers quietly turned video game competitions into a stadium-filling industry.