Description

**Esports are in a period of reckoning— but are brighter days ahead?

This essay series from long-time industry insiders gives an insightful and unprecedentedly candid look behind the curtain of the business of professional video game competition and its $200B+ parent industry.**

Intro and Background

Intro

The Dawning of the Modern Era

The Esports Winter

The Incentives

Incentives of Esports

Incentives of Esports (Part II): Paths to Profitability

The Stakeholders

Esports Fandom

Evolution of the Team Model

The Role of Players in Esports

Postscript

“Wish We’d Had Time To Cover That”


Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements