Author: Bijan Stephen
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Today, Twitch is getting an esports directory because esports are bigger than ever. As the world is largely stuck inside and traditional sports have been canceled, esports have burst onto the proverbial main stage as traditional sports purveyors struggle to figure out what to program. (The most fun example: professional drivers have been racing from their homes in iRacing, the racing simulator, and the races have been broadcast live on NBC and Fox.)
But there is a slight problem: it’s a little hard to keep track of which esports are happening when you sit down to watch them. A directory is an elegant solution to that problem.
Screenshot courtesy of Twitch, which apparently prefers light mode.
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Today, Twitch is getting an esports directory because esports are bigger than ever. As the world is largely stuck inside and traditional sports have been canceled, esports have burst onto the proverbial main stage as traditional sports purveyors struggle to figure out what to program. (The most fun example: professional drivers have been racing from their homes in iRacing, the racing simulator, and the races have been broadcast live on NBC and Fox.)
But there is a slight problem: it’s a little hard to keep track of which esports are happening when you sit down to watch them. A directory is an elegant solution to that problem.
Screenshot courtesy of Twitch, which apparently prefers light mode.
Twitch’s offering will...
Continue reading…
Continue reading...