More Camp Announcements Coming Soon!
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We appreciate all your interest in our recently announced Denver Fortnite Camp, and we are preparing to announce more camps for those of you outside the Colorado area. Keep an eye out for more information regarding Fortnite, League of Legends, Overwatch and Girls in Gaming camps.
No camp in your area? Let us know which camps you'd love to see, and where.
Complexity announces ‘esports triathlon’ for graduating Frisco ISD students, esports 101 class for parents.
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“I eventually became the guy who was offering contracts to young people to come and get paid to play video games,” Lake said. “So I’ve gotten a lot of laughs about that over the years, but I think esports has become so ubiquitous and in culture now. I think most parents that are plugged in understand it's not only an important social aspect of their children's lives, but there are scholarships and there are jobs. So I think we've opened a lot of eyes in the last 15 years and it's exciting to watch.”
'There are scholarships and there are jobs'. Great idea @Jason Lake and Complexity
NHL All-Star Weekend to Feature a Celebrity Pro-Am Gaming Challenge
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The 2020 NHL All-Star weekend integrates gaming by kicking off the league’s 2020 esports campaign with the Chel Gaming Challenge in the lead-up to the All-Star game on Saturday.
It's fun to see the continued collaboration between sports and gaming marquee league events. Speaking of which, we will be at the Super Bowl, ping us if you want to connect (mailto:justin@esportscamps.com?subject=Super%20Bowl%20Connect) !
https://esportsobserver.com/nhl-all-star-2020-chel/
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YouTube Gets Streaming Rights to Major Esports Leagues
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The deal, signed between Alphabet Inc.’s Google and video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc., gives YouTube the rights to broadcast the new Call of Duty League and the already-popular Overwatch League, which was broadcast on Amazon.com Inc.’s Twitch for the past two years at a reported cost of $90 million. As part of the agreement, Google will provide cloud infrastructure for Activision’s online games. Financial terms of the multiyear deal were not disclosed.
Huge move by Google to lock in both the media rights, and the cloud infrastructure for Activision Blizzard. Will be curious to see how this plays into Stadia and future Activision titles.
** Epic Games and PlayVS announced on Wednesday a partnership to introduce an official competitive circuit for Fortnite to U.S. high schools and colleges.
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PlayVS, a software company that builds competitive experiences around games, has previously partnered with Epic-owned Psyonix to offer competitions of the game Rocket League. This marks its first foray into competitions at the collegiate level.
You know what's a great way to get better for your high school Fortnite league? Camp! (http://www.esportscamps.com/camps/fortnite-competitive-development-camp)
We are running esports camps with some of the best venues, teams, coaches and events around North America. As new dates and locations become available, signup to be the first to know.