Month: September 2015

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General: eSports Raking in the Cash – $278M in Ads Alone by 2018

eSports Raking in the Cash - $278M in Ads Alone by 2018

Newzoo has published a new report with some astonishing facts about eSports, often scoffed at by "real" sports enthusiasts. According to the data, viewers of online gaming sports has increased from nearly 90M last year to 116M this year. In addition, revenue this year is expected to reach $278M and to more than double in the next three years.

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Jay Rego Analyzes Daigo and Momochi’s Ultra Street Fighter IV Grand Finals at Stunfest 2015

When watching high-level competition, it’s easy to get lost in the moment directly following a good play or to miss some of the small pieces that lead up whatever that play may have been. Breaking down these little bits of information is part of what makes watching top players so exciting.

It’s been some time since Stunfest 2015, but Jay Rego just finished his analysis of the second grand finals match between MCZ|Daigo Umehara and EG|Momochi in Ultra Street Fighter IV. This analysis comes as a text overlay across slow motion footage of the fight, with appropriate pauses to show every little bit of information with the reasoning behind them.

Much of what Rego discusses in the breakdown ties back to the topics that he covered in another recent video relating to deception and forcing opponents into certain mental states to catch them unaware–an incredibly important part of any level of serious play.

Rego also includes an interesting breakdown of the number of fireballs and focus attacks used in these first two games of the set, so be sure to check that out at the end of the video as well.

If you’d like to see the first segment of Rego’s analysis, which covers game one between these titans, you can find it here.

Source: Jay Rego