Esports team owners form a new league with an eye to UFC-style broadcasts by MattRyanPerez
), Immortals Gaming Club and Gen.G , along with two outside clubs to be determined by open qualifiers starting February 6.
According to an interview in The Esports Observer, part of the pitch to teams, who may have to decide between different tournament series based on schedule, will be the style of the broadcast itself, which includes popular commentators like Christopher"MonteCristo" Mykles and Auguste"Semmler" Massonnat.
Leading the more adult-oriented broadcasts as creative director is controversial esports commentator Duncan"Thorin" Shields, who in the past has been criticized forThe motivation behind the league is to create more sustainability in order to attract longer-term investments, thoughhas faced difficulty in the past attracting and keeping sponsors given its terrorist-centric premise.
Beginning in March, the series will be split between two seasons and played in a live studio, with its prize pool totaling $2 million.The idea of a team-owned esports league has been kicked around for years. Major publishers like Activision Blizzard require teams to buy into their exclusive leagues, like the reported $25 million to enter the new Call of Duty League.
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