Gaming, esports, board games, sports entertainment and experiential events are saturating today’s lifestyle. Hosted by Chris Hana, founder and CEO of The Esports Observer, Conquering Geek Culture examines how digital entertainment and popular culture impact the sports industry and beyond. Hear from the leaders who spearheaded geek culture and the ones driving it now to prepare for today, and tomorrow.
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Gaming, esports, board games, sports entertainment and experiential events are saturating today’s lifestyle. Hosted by Chris Hana, founder and CEO of The Esports Observer, Conquering Geek Culture examines how digital entertainment and popular culture impact the sports industry and beyond. Hear from the leaders who spearheaded geek culture and the ones driving it now to prepare for today, and tomorrow.
Building Riot Games & an Esports Ecosystem with Marc Merrill and John Needham
Conquering Geek Culture
36 minutes 38 seconds
5 years ago
Building Riot Games & an Esports Ecosystem with Marc Merrill and John Needham
Chris Hana speaks to Marc Merrill, Co-Founder of Riot Games, to understand why Riot Games was built and how the founders Marc and Brandon convinced investors to fund their idea. The two are joined by John Needham, global head of esports at Riot Games, to explore how Riot Games was able to built the groundbreaking esports ecosystem for League of Legends we can see today. Pop-culture integrations, league structures, live events and more come up as well.
Conquering Geek Culture
Gaming, esports, board games, sports entertainment and experiential events are saturating today’s lifestyle. Hosted by Chris Hana, founder and CEO of The Esports Observer, Conquering Geek Culture examines how digital entertainment and popular culture impact the sports industry and beyond. Hear from the leaders who spearheaded geek culture and the ones driving it now to prepare for today, and tomorrow.
