The first week of the tournament gathered P460,000 from participating players, e-sports partners, and viewers at MineskiTV’s Facebook channel, nearing halfway of the end goal, which is P1,000,000.
The need for physical distancing and sheltering in home during the Covid-19 pandemic could accelerate the adoption of cloud gaming services among new gamers who are looking for additional sources of entertainment.
Online gaming firm PlayPark is introducing in the local market its newest game called “Crossout”, a vehicular-based shooting game set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Welcome to the world of simulated racing or “sim racing”, which is different from mobile gaming of hobby players since full gaming set-ups, as well as training and support structures, are actually integrated in the sport.
The partnership between the Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) and e-sports company Mineski Global is expected to give e-sports in the Philippines a big boost.
The company made the pronouncement as athletes from franchise-based e-sports league The Nationals joined the first 5G-powered e-sports exhibition match held at the PLDT headquarters in Makati City.
The gold medalists for team events (MLBB and DoTA II) were awarded P2 million. The individual event gold medalist for StarCraft II was awarded P1 million, while the Tekken 7 silver medalist and bronze medalist were awarded P500,000 and P250,000 respectively.
The e-sports events at the recently concluded 2019 SEA Games racked up impressive numbers as competitors and spectators alike celebrated the inclusion for the first time of e-sports as a medal sport.
