One man's hobby is another man's ticket
to big prize money and global stardom
and while old-school favourites like
Pac-Man and Mario Brothers are cool
again the real money is here The Crypto
Games Conference is a chance for
leading game developers to gather and
talk shop and see what's possible with
blockchain. For the app developers who do crypto games it's very important
to get some feedback on their game. On show with more than 100 new games.
While developers explore how blockchain and crypto can
get the global gaming industry to the
next level. The next couple of years will be life changing for the virtualised gaming industry.
Nowadays gaming events are
competing with traditional sports
leagues for live viewership and
advertising dollars in some cases they
even outperform. In 2016 a League of
Legends tournaments drew 36 million
viewers that's 5 million more than the
NBA Finals and popular battle arena game
Dota 2 recently handed over 20 million
US dollars and prize money to its top
players there's even talk of introducing
eSports in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
