Turner is betting big on eSports. That much was apparent on GeekWire’s recent trip to Atlanta, Ga., where we visited Turner Studios to learn more about how the broadcasting giant is investing in competitive gaming. We toured the sets for Turner’s traditional sports shows like Inside the NBA and MLB on TBS, checking out the cool technology and infrastructure that makes the production possible. But what really caught our attention was the 10,000 square-foot arena that hosts ELEAGUE, a new eSports organization formed by Turner and WME | IMG that launched this past May. It’s here where professional gamers sit with their teammates at… Read More
Amazon continues to invest in eSports, and the company’s latest initiative expands the experience to the types of casual games that many people play on their smartphones. The tech giant on Monday announced the Champions of Fire Invitational, a new eSports tournament it will host via the Amazon Appstore. On Dec. 2 in Las Vegas, 16 top gaming celebrities will play five popular casual mobile games and compete for a cash prize pool of $100,000. The event will be live-streamed on Amazon-owned Twitch, as well as via Amazon Fire TV, Amazon.com, and other social media networks. CBS Sports Network will air a two-hour… Read More
Bo Daly was trained as an engineer, with early experience in databases and technology consulting, and an internship at Microsoft’s Redmond campus. But he always wanted to make games. As he puts it, he “desperately needed to make games.” He succeeded in that quest, working at companies including Rockstar Games in San Diego, on the “Red Dead Revolver” and “Red Dead Redemption” games. The experience at Rockstar showed him the power of a company that has a clear vision and strong sense of identity — and a built-in audience of gamers that faithfully follows and plays everything the company releases. Today, Daly is the CEO of Super Evil Megacorp, based in San… Read More
