This Week in Esports
Cleveland Cavaliers Unveil New Esports Training Facility
Recently, Cavs Legion Gaming Club, the NBA 2K League affiliate of the Cleveland Cavaliers, unveiled plans for an esports center in Cleveland’s Battery Park neighborhood. The center, which is set to open this fall, will serve as the practice facility for Cavs Legion GC and will be open to the public for organized gaming competitions, tournaments, and events. The facility itself will feature 40 gaming stations, an analysts’ desk, sound-proof streaming pods, and a “confessional-booth style” content studio. The Cavaliers organization will begin to ramp up production in the fall starting with tournaments, watch parties, birthday parties, corporate outings and eventually will open to the general public in 2020. “We’re thrilled to introduce this state-of-the-art facility designed to provide esports enthusiasts from Cleveland, Northeast Ohio and beyond a place to come together to compete, create and celebrate the world of competitive gaming,” said Nic Barlage, Cavaliers president of business operations. “Not only will this training center give our Cavs Legion team a first-class venue to practice and sharpen their skills for the NBA 2K League, but it will also provide our region’s next generation of star gamers best-in-class tools to fuel their passion for esports.”
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sets EVO Viewership Record
If you watched the EVO 2019 tournament over the weekend, then be assured there were thousands more watching the event at that time. In fact, the number of viewership at the time was the highest ever in EVO history. And, the game that set the new record was Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The users even shared a screenshot showing 279,000 concurrent viewers. A point to note is that the record set by Ultimate is not for the most single-stream viewers. This record is still with Dragon Ball FighterZ, which pulled over 257,000 concurrent viewers last year. As per Breslau noted, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate got 279,000 viewers across EVO’s mainstream and various re-streams.
Dating App Bumble and Gen.G Launch an All-Female Esports Team
Social and dating platform Bumble has partnered with Gen.G to develop new platforms that drive empowerment in the gaming community. The deal will see the two parties launch the organization’s first all-female team — named ‘Gen.G Empowered by Bumble,’ or ‘Team Bumble’ for short. The team will compete in the online gaming phenomenon Fortnite with Bumble to act as a jersey sponsor for the team. “Here at Gen.G we really pride ourselves on providing the best resources and support for all of our pro players — regardless of their gender,” Saira Mueller, Head of US Content for Gen.G esports said.
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