Will esports hype survive past Covid-19?

Asia Gaming Brief is pleased to release details of the next edition of its AGB Webinar Series, titled: ‘Can Esports Fill the Void?’

Held on Thursday 28th May 2020 at 2 pm HKT, the webinar will aim to explore the sudden rise in esports viewership and engagement which is believed to be brought on by Covid-19’s impact on traditional sports tournaments.

In our Thursday webinar next week, we hear from gaming and esports research consultancy Niko Partners’s Darang Candra, who will share new research into esports trends during Covid-19, including betting revenue, viewership, engagement, and general interest.

The webinar will then go into a Q&A session, where we also add esports consultant Hai Ng of Neomancer, wagering operator Michael Charlton of GVC Group and esports operator Marco Blume of Pinnacle to the conversation to answer a number of pressing questions including: