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League of Legends and its outlook for the next decade

ByLuis Tirado Jr.|
Visitors cheer for international teams during the tournament of the computer game 'League of Legends' on May 8, 2014 in Paris. Launched late in 2009 by American video game publisher Riot Games, 'League of Legends' is a game in which teams of five players compete in a virtual arena, killing each other using different powers and equipments in the goal to capture the enemy base. According to Riot Games, more than 67 million people play each month, with peaks of more than 7.5 million concurrent players at peak hours. The game will last four days starting today. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE (Photo credit should read LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images)
Visitors cheer for international teams during the tournament of the computer game 'League of Legends' on May 8, 2014 in Paris. Launched late in 2009 by American video game publisher Riot Games, 'League of Legends' is a game in which teams of five players compete in a virtual arena, killing each other using different powers and equipments in the goal to capture the enemy base. According to Riot Games, more than 67 million people play each month, with peaks of more than 7.5 million concurrent players at peak hours. The game will last four days starting today. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE (Photo credit should read LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images)

With a new streaming and marketing deal with BAMTech, the outlook for League of Legends is looking great for the next decade, especially if they venture into national television programming.

Make no mistake about it, League of Legends continues to make all the right moves regarding getting it to a global level. It’s no secret that with such a massive audience featuring gamers, viewers, and a surreal professional Esports scene, League is shaping up to be the premier game to usher in a new era in the industry.

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It’s hard to imagine millions of people wanting to watch professional players go up against each other in a video game but League is making it happen. The game is casual yet competitive to where it’s inspiring many to enjoy the game or even practice to turn it into a career. Either way, the outlook for League and what it’s trying to accomplish in the next decade or so is very good.

The best part about League is its thriving community that absolutely loves the game and impact it has in their lives. The foundation is a very strong one since it’s not hard to imagine League being the first ever video game to turn it into a global viewing experience. Expect to see League be the first to actually televise its championship tournaments on national networks and even more with the direction they’re heading in.

It’s not even hard to see that somehow, someway, a major company will use the power of League to possibly turn it into a viable cable entity. Remember, many thought it would be crazy to have a channel on television dedicated to just sports. People laughed at the notion thinking nobody would want to see sports 24/7 as compared to regular television programming and back in 1979, ESPN was born.

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Needless to say, ESPN’s impact not only in the sports world but also in television programming is historic. The same could actually happen as it’s only a matter of time before a channel dedicated to Esports comes to fruition. While it’s unlikely to see a channel dedicated to League but considering how big Esports has become thanks to all the big gaming franchises in it, this is the next logical step.

League has the finances, viewership, and professional teams to turn it into a primetime watching experience across the world. Especially with programming dedicated to improving gameplay, behind the scenes of its various professional gamers, and insight on how they have turned League into such an amazing franchise.

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The competition in League is similar to watching professional sports teams go at it in football, baseball, or basketball. With its classic 5v5 formula, it would be entertaining to even those that aren’t quite sure how to process watching a computer game played by professionals. In the end of it all, it’s appealing to anyone who watches regular sports, just via a video game.

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