#e-sports

[raguonmynieceandnephew]

niche post but

fuck LCS, fuck Riot Games and most of all, Fuck the United States of America

[noob-number-8]

i want to start a e-sports team but instead of striving for the top of any 1 game we enter various low level tournaments for games we have little to no experience in

[mvfm-25]

" Japan's strongest decisive battle held! "

Promotional artwork for the "Halo Championship Japan"

Although i've found multiple sources pointing to different dates (s1 and s2), it's safe to assume the championship occured between march and july of 2002.

Famitsu Xbox - June, 2002

I've also found this cool t-shirt that reddit user SeattleRetroGuy uploaded in a sub-reddit for xbox collectors. Apparently he bought it in a store in Tokyo.

[wellux-jimmy]

New fashion gaming mouse pad. Wellux

[imladybbq]

Valorant: Prepare for Battle 

Electronic sports, or e-sports, are organized online games in which teams or professional players compete against one another in a variety of online games. E-sports, like traditional sports, feature passionate players who put in a lot of practice, engage in competitions, and compete for glory, popularity, and cash prizes (Taylor 2018 p. 1). Over the years, esports has grown a significant popularity among many people, creating a global community of fans. There are various genres of e-sports games that you can find, such as first-person shooters, multiplayer online battle arenas (MOBAs), real-time strategy games (RTS), sports simulators, combat games, and more. Personally, I am not a big fan of gaming, nor am I a gamer person. However, Valorant is perhaps one of the games that I truly enjoy playing. I got into it during the lockdown period when my friends insisted to try it, and I have been hooked ever since. It is a free first-person shooter (FPS) game released in June 2020, developed by an established gaming company called Riot Games.

What is Valorant All About? 

The game is super hectic with numerous elements, which involve complex strategic elements, and a unique blending of skills and gunplay (IGN 2022). Due to this, it has captured the attention of millions of gamers worldwide. The gameplay is super exhilarating and skill-based, with an emphasis on strategy and teamwork. Each team of 5 players will get a chance to be in both attacking and defending teams, and each round demands strategic planning, communication, and execution (IGN 2022). Hence, it creates a dynamic and captivating gameplay by integrating tactical gunplay of classic shooters with unique character skills. 

What makes Valorant stands out the most is that the players get to pick a character through the agent system. Each agent has special skills or power abilities that players can strategically use to their advantage to accomplish particular goals or assist other agents (IGN 2022). The game provides a large range of agents with a multitude of team formations and abilities, from aggressive explosives and surveillance tools to defensive smokes and healing abilities. Next, there is also a range of game modes that players can choose from, from competitive to casual mode (IGN 2022), which can cater to the player’s mood.  

A list of some of the agents from Valorant, where each has its own power and abilities.

Reaching Worldwide 

This game has built an incredibly active and enthusiastic community that is still continuously expanding. Being a free-to-play game, Valorant is easily accessible, which contributes to its increasing popularity. Players from various backgrounds can take part, regardless of their financial limitations. Furthermore, the game's multicultural cast of agents includes individuals from different cultures promoting inclusivity and representation in gaming. 

Other than that, the game also gains popularity with the help of live-streaming websites, such as Twitch and YouTube. These platforms offer viewers a simple and quick way to watch live games and tournaments, as well as a tool for players to broadcast their gameplay. Both players and viewers are able to communicate directly through live streaming, which promoted interaction and a sense of community. Plus, many players also use these platforms to educate others on gameplay through tutorials and gaming hacks. This typically emphasizes strategic planning on using the agent’s abilities to the fullest potential.  

Valorant Going Professional 

Thanks to the accessibility of live-streaming platforms, it creates a global audience, which attracts media, marketers and sponsors to organize and invest in professional e-sports tournaments (Taylor 2018). Since its debut, Valorant has quickly made a name for itself as a dominant e-sport. As a result, they have established a competitive ecosystem through The Valorant Champions Tour, a worldwide tournament series that features the greatest teams in the world competing with each other. This drives millions of people to watch live e-gaming events (Taylor 2018), and they have audience numbers that are comparable to those of traditional sporting events.

I believe Valorant has successfully built its identity in the market due to its creative marketing efforts to pique interest among gamers globally. The developer, Riot Games, started with captivating teaser campaigns through the storytelling of the world of Valorant. Hence, the gaming community became hyped up with speculation and discussion in response to these advertising tactics, which in turn instil eagerness among the viewers.  

On top of that, I believe one of their strongest marketing plans is their effort towards community participation. They actively take into account players’ feedback and incorporate it into their game design. They encourage people to share their ideas and opinions based on their gaming experience, which notably improves their platform. This allows their community to feel heard and appreciated, hence promoting a sense of community and involvement. For this reason, they foster loyalty among players due to the community-centric approach, drawing in both amateur and professional gamers. 

Overall, with its captivating gameplay, complex strategic elements, and vibrant e-sports community, Valorant has completely changed the competitive gaming landscape. The unique game design incorporating tactical gunplay, distinctive agent powers, and community collaboration built an engaging experience that appeals to both competitive and casual players. We can see that Valorant has clearly made a lasting impression on the gaming industry with its continuously expanding community and dedication to creating a global e-sports environment, securing its position as one of the top-tier competitive games of our time. 

References: 

IGN 2022, Beginner’s Guide to Valorant, IGN, viewed 11 June 2023 <https://www.ign.com/wikis/valorant/Beginner's_Guide_to_Valorant>. 

Taylor, TL 2018, ‘Broadcasting ourselves’ (chapter 1), in Watch Me Play: Twitch and the Rise of Game Live Streaming, Princeton University Press, pp.1-23 

[higherentity]

[force-majuere]

PH TEAMS CONQUERING OTHER STRONG TEAMS WORLDWIDE IN MOBILE LEGENDS BANG BANG

E-Sports in the Philippines is not quite popular back then but when mobile legends came into the Philippines, E-Sports is likely becoming popular. Many people tried to look for their teams and Moonton created a MPL(Mobile Legends Professional League) that's the time where everything started. Moonton also created different tournaments these are MDL, MSC, M3 and etc. Also mobile legends is also being part of SEA(Southeast Asia) games. PH Teams dominated the Mobile Legends Bang Bang internationally since MSC 2018, after that in M1 World Championship, Indonesian got their first and last championship. After the Indonesian got their championship the filipinos started to dominate the entire international tournaments. PH won in the M2-BREN ESPORT, MSC 2021-EXECRATION, M3 WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP-BLACKLIST INTERNATIONAL, MSC 2022-RSG PH, SEA(SOUTH-EAST ASIA) GAMES-BLACKLIST INTERNATIONAL. In the current tournament BLACKLIST INTERNATIONAL and ECHO PH destroying the teams in the M4. Blacklist pillars are Ohmyveenus the captain and (ROAMER) of blacklist, Wise the (JUNGLER), Edward the (EXP LANER), Oheb the (GOLDLANER), Hadji the (MIDLANER), under the coaching staff of coach Bon Chan and Master the Basics the analyst of the team. The group stage of blacklist in M4 world championship is 2-1 they won 2 times against INC(Incendio Supremacy) of Turkey in best of 1 and RRQ akira of Brazil in best of 1, they lost against Falcon e-sports of Myanmar of best of 1 in the knockout stage Blacklist destroyed RRQ Hoshi of Indonesia, one of the strongest team in Indonesia, the kings of kings of in Indonesia in the score of 3-1. So the Blacklist is seating on the upper bracket and waiting for the upcoming result of the game of ECHO PH against ONIC ID. On the other hand there is ECHO PH the second team that represent Philippines in the M4 championship the pillars of ECHO PH are Yawi the (ROAMER) of the team, Karltzy the (JUNGLER), Sanji (MID LANER), Bennyqt (GOLDLANER), Sanford (XP LANER), and Jaypee (ROAM) extra player. The group stage of ECHO PH is 3-0, they won the 3 games in their bracket. They defeated RSG Singapore in best of 1, occupied thrones of Mena in best of 1 and the last team they defeated is RRQ hoshi of Indonesia in best of 1. In the knockout stage they are on the upper bracket and they destroyed THQ of Malaysia, the champion in the MPL Malaysia and they advances on the upper bracket and they faced ONIC ID the team that won MPL Indonesia, the number 1 team in Indonesia that expecting to dominate in the M4 Championship but ECHO PH proved that Philippines is the strongest country in terms of mobile legends bang bang #pinoylangmalakas, ECHO PH defeated ONIC ID in the score of 3 - 1 in favor of ECHO. So far our representatives in the M4 is in the good place in the upper bracket. Still filipino teams are dominating in the international tournament M4 Worlds Championship.

[burain]

[gizchinaes]

Titan Army presenta un monitor de 24" a 540Hz y 1080P con un 96% de gama de colores DCI-P3

Titan Army ha dado un paso decidido en el sector de los monitores gaming con el lanzamiento de su nuevo modelo, el P25M2L, que sorprende por su asombroso refresco de 540Hz. Con un precio de 5,499 yuanes (aproximadamente 754 dólares o 694 euros), este monitor ya se puede adquirir en plataformas de comercio electrónico de uso habitual. El P25M2L está diseñado para los apasionados de los e-sports y…

[baddawgsports]

EA SPORTS NHL 25: Major Holiday Update with PWHL and New Game Modes

EA SPORTS™ NHL® 25 Reveals Major Holiday Update Featuring Professional Women’s Hockey League, New NHL Arcade Series, and 4 Nations Face-Off PWHL Update in NHL 25 Continues EA SPORTS Commitment to Grow  and Champion Women’s Sports Through Its Games Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) today announced a multi-year partnership with the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL), which will bring the…

[blogdainformatica]

Konami e FIFA firmam parceria para eFootball após separação da EA Sports

Após a divisão entre FIFA e EA Sports, uma nova parceria foi anunciada: a FIFA agora colaborará com a Konami, produtora do jogo eFootball (antigamente conhecido como Pro Evolution Soccer). Essa aliança marca um novo capítulo no cenário dos jogos de futebol e eSports, destacando a busca da FIFA por novas oportunidades depois do fim de seu longo relacionamento com a EA Sports, responsável pela…

[asr24news]

Rise of Competitive Video Gaming

Today’s kids give ’80s video games a try. Explore “The Eighties” Thursdays at 9 p.m. only on CNN. E-sports has become a major industry, attracting a massive global audience. A wonderful tranquility has taken proprietorship of my entirety soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I appreciate with my aggregate heart. I am so playful, my costly companion, so ingested inside the astonishing…

[kazifatagar]

Selangor Red Giants score million-dollar first in e-sports

KUALA LUMPUR: The Selangor Red Giants (SRG) ended Malaysia’s seven-year drought in international e-sports by defeating the Philippines’ Falcons AP Bren Sport 4-2 in the Mid Season Cup Mobile Legends Bang Bang 2024 grand final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Selangor Red Giants Read More LM News Shirtless durian sellers now say they took off shirts due to hot weather Despite losing the first and…

[gamereporter]

gamescom latam terá espaço inédito para cosplayers em parceria com a essence

A gamescom, o maior evento de jogos do mundo, chega à América Latina com uma grande novidade para os apaixonados por cultura pop e cosplay. A primeira edição na região, que ocorrerá de 26 a 30 de junho no São Paulo Expo, apresenta um espaço inédito dedicado aos cosplayers: o gamescom latam cosplay lounge by essence cosmetics, em parceria com a renomada marca europeia conhecida por seus produtos…

[onenettvchannel]

FLASH REPORT: Oklahomian Tetris Kid 'Blue Scuti' failed to advance Semi Finals against New Yorker 'Tristop' at the 2024 CTWC in California [#OneNETnewsEXCLUSIVE]

(Written by Craig Ichabod Williams & Mitch Williams / Herkleton Oaks Elementary School news intern of Cartoon Network News and Senior Tech Correspondent of Nickelodeon News)

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA -- E-sports in the Tetris world would fire up the annual offline competitions, rising to new heights at the Classic Tetris World Championship in Pasadena, California, United States of America (U.S.A.) last Sunday afternoon (June 9th, 2024 - Pacific local time), using a classic Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) version of the 1989 Tetris game.

A classic Tetris player from New York named 'Mr. Tristan Kwai', known as 'Tristop' with 3 gaming session points scored in the Quarter Finals and 311 Tetris lines, while 'Mr. Willis Gibson', knowningly also as 'Blue Scuti' with his plushie toy of Yoshis from Super Mario games, has failed to advance to the Semi Finals with 1 gaming session point and 328 Tetris lines, supposedly compete against the last remaining Tetris players in the Grand Finals, where it potentially headlined with 'Alex T.', 'DogPlayTetris' and 'TheDengler'.

Before that in a Special Event last week on Friday (June 7th, 2024). A multimedia YouTube podcaster, social media influencer, pro-wrestler of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s current U.S. champion and the now-guest Tetris player named 'Mr. Logan Alexander Paul', lose himself out with zero (0) gaming session point in 4th place at CTWC 2024's Special Event. Gibson received 2 gaming session points against Mr. Logan, embarking his way to a Special Grand Finals with 'PixelAndy'.

In the early-Q1 2024, Gibson has broken and beat the entire game with a kill screen crash of nearly 160 levels that breaks its unreachable code, and crushing its Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) combined. It is fully unclear if gaming developers originated from the Soviet Union in Russia and the United States of America, who legally bought copies of the Tetris game may potentially receive a 3-digit or above the 5-digit figure offline cash incentive as a reward only for Gibson.

E-sports enthusiasts across the world are feeling really low because it's the big disheartening loss of Mr. Gibson, who personally, didn't make it to the top in the upcoming Grand Finals of his Tetris game on this same night in Pasadena.

Wrapping the e-sports competition, Gibson did pull it off and missed the Tetris drop within minutes before his latest defeat for this year's annual e-sports Tetris competition: "I thought i was but I screamed of, I misdrop the 'T' and I couldn't get 3 Tetrises after that", he said in an exclusive post-defeat interview thru TeleRadyo Serbisyo: Dumaguete and OneNETnews.

Online and in-person, friends and families of 'Blue Scuti' are in the fullest of support in Pasadena, despite his loss before entering the Grand Finals. Gibson ends in 5th Place for this year's offline E-sports competition of CTWC.

SCREENGRAB COURTESY: CTWC via YT LIVE VIDEO BACKGROUND PROVIDED BY: Tegna

SOURCE: *https://liquipedia.net/tetris/Classic_Tetris_World_Championship *https://liquipedia.net/tetris/CTWC/2024/Special_Event *https://liquipedia.net/tetris/CTWC/2024/ and *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jeaamhqfG8 [Referenced YT RECORDED LIVE VIDEO via ClassicTetris]

-- OneNETnews Online Publication Team

[winonfire]

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