[Interview]Chris Sigaty on Heart of the Swarm & eSports
What are your thoughts regarding the rivalry that has developed between StarCraft II fans and League of Legends fans? Each of us does things in a different way. League of Legends is successful at what they do and we feel good about what we’re doing in the space. We both want to see eSports grow and gain more advertisers and see sustainability for the future. I think some of the Olympic events are pretty ridiculous compared to what these guys are doing in pro gaming.
What role do you see television playing in the growth of eSports given the popularity of live streaming? There’s a lot of elitism in eSports. It’s like I discovered the new band first. There’s still a force where some people want eSports to feel like it’s their thing. The best way to break out is continuing to make people want to share eSports and make the game easier to describe when it’s on Barcraft or if it was on TV and you find it by flipping through the channels. If we can spend some time getting on TV, it would help.
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