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3 min readTopic of the day: Cs:go esports news. A huge surprise of this decade is the e-Sports phenomenon. In the past gamers were ridiculed. Today they are earning more that sports people and gamers championships have better ratings than old sports. So here are some latest e-sports news.
Barry University has announced the launch of an esports program beginning this fall. The school is in the process of constructing an esports gaming room that will support the team, which will compete against other college/university esports teams. The space will also support individual students interested in gaming. Led by Director of Athletics Michael L. Covone, the Barry esports program will be a member of the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE). Games sponsored by NACE for esports include Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Hearthstone, League of Legends, Overwatch, Paladins, Rocket League, SMITE, and Starcraft II.
Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech) has announced the launch a varsity esports program, making it the first public university in the state to offer esports at the varsity level. Administered through the Michigan Tech Huskies Athletics Department, the program is already a member of NACE and a scholarship structure is in the works. According to Michigan Tech’s new esports website, gaming is an established part of the culture at the school. Adding esports as a varsity program is a natural fit. Esports align with the University’s goals and STEM initiatives to better prepare students for a future where technology causes rapid changes in the job market. It also provides the Athletics department with the ability to expand opportunities for student-athletes and connect with students who are not engaged in traditional sports. Read extra details at eSports Interviews.
A brief history of esports: While the assumption is that esports are only a recent phenomenon, in reality the first esports event was held back in 1972, when Stamford University students competed against one another in the game Spacewar! The prize? A year-long subscription to Rolling Stone magazine (via Medium). The ’80s saw the first true videogame tournament, with 10,000 attendees gathering for the Space Invaders Championship. However, a lot of this time period saw players focused on beating each other’s high scores rather than competing in organized tournaments.
The fans may have been siding with the underdog, but it mattered little to G2 as they rattled off two quick victories to take the semifinal 2-0 and move into the final against Team Empire, the team that had won Group B and then beaten Team Liquid and PET Nora-Rengo to reach this stage of the competition. If G2 Esports started the final with a partisan crowd against them, by the end of it they had won the crowd over thanks to their brilliant display as they dismantled a good Team Empire in stunning fashion. The match hinged on a fabulous first game, which G2 snatched 12-10 in overtime and Empire never recovered from that as G2 pushed home that advantage in clinical fashion, winning the final two maps 7-4 and then 7-1 to land another astonishing and accomplished victory. Visit: https://www.onlineesports.com/.