ESL is using its e-sports expertise to offer developers a multiplayer matchmaking tool

One of the biggest e-sports organizations is using its talents to help game makers with a key aspect of online mutliplayer gaming.

ESL, a massive league for competitive gaming, is announcing a new set of tools that the company is specifically marketing to independent game developers. Called ESL Matchmaking, this tool can quickly connect players or teams against one another for head-to-head matchups. The e-sports group says its technology works with any kind of game, and it’s even offering the kit for free for games that do not meet a certain activity threshold. While ESL is best known for owning and operating some of the most important e-sports gaming events around the world, this push into game development shows that it is looking for alternative ways to generate revenue.