This is the final part of a three-part series examining the structure of esports leagues. Part One focused the choice developers of the biggest esports have made between a franchise model or third-party tournaments. Part Two focused on the minor leagues developed by Riot and Blizzard to support their franchises. This part looks at the […]
The University of California, Berkeley and Riot Games have announced a partnership to launch the inaugural League of Legends (LoL) Intramural Esports League this fall and to provide scholarships to student-athletes on the UC Berkeley LoL team. UC Berkeley is one of Pac-12’s leading proponents of esports, having offered the competitions through intramural programs for […]
Collegiate esports are growing rapidly, especially on the West Coast. Last month, eleven Pac-12 schools got together to form the Pacific Alliance of Collegiate Gamers (PACG). While not sponsored by the conference officially, every Pac-12 school besides the University of Washington is represented in the PACG. 11 student driven orgs from campuses across the @pac12 conference […]
