Some high profile executives in traditional sports including New York Mets’ Jeff Wilpon and the New England Patriots’ Robert Kraft are joining the eSports bandwagon: They’re among the group of seven people and entities that have bought city-based franchises for the new Overwatch League that Activision Blizzard has created to promote its multiplayer online first-person shooter video game. In addition to Wilpon (with a New York franchise) and Kraft (Boston), the list includes Immortals CEO Noah Whinston (Los Angeles), Misfits Gaming CEO Ben Spoont (Miami-Orlando,) NRG Esports founder Andy Miller (San Francisco), NetEase (Shanghai), and Kabam co-founder Kevin Chou (Seoul). “The fact that we’re bringing in owners from multiple disciplines is what we’re excited about,” says Major League Gaming (MLG) CEO Pete Vlastelica — who took the job in September, leaving Fox Sports where he was EVP of digital .
Source: Yahoo.com