Why are esports so popular? – Tech Weekly presents Updog podcast
by Alex Hern from on (#QPSH)
League of Legends is coming to Wembley. The BBC is broadcasting it. Sky is taking bets on it. But do esports even care what the mainstream thinks?'Esports' is big. With 100 million viewers a month spread across a number of games, it's more popular than The Great British Bake Off. But neither Alex Hern or Elena Cresci really get why. So they invited Philippa Warr to break it down on Updog, the Guardian's podcast for internet people about internet things.
" You'd be surprised just how big 'esports' is getting
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