In part 2 of this week’s 1on1, Carmac talks to Jens Hilgers about building an audience in esports, the various obstacles ahead of competitive gaming, the requirements that a game has to meet to become an esport and getting a monopoly for the ESL.
Next week, the 1on1 series will feature Quake 3 champion Paul “czm” Nelson. Part 1 of the Jens Hilgers 1on1 can be found here. Continued…
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This week’s 1on1 is going to be a long interview and as such, it will be spread out over two days. The target this time is Jens Hilgers, the CEO of Turtle Entertainment and the face of the Electronic Sports League. Wire’s Michal “Carmac” Blicharz talks to Mr. Hilgers about the esports industry, ESL’s vision of growing competitive gaming and about other businesses, such as the Championship Gaming Series.
The second half of the interview will be published on Friday. Continued…
