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Esports veterans talk about the risks of professional gaming

  • Posted byby Mike Minotti
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Today, esports are on pace to reach $1.1 billion in spending by 2019 according to market research firm Newzoo, but it wasn’t always a big deal

A panel of former professional gamers at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco spoke about the growing esports scene. Dennis “Thresh” Fong was one of the first professional gamers (the Guinness Book of World Records recognizes him as the very first, actually), getting his start in ’90s first-person shooters like Quake and Doom. He now runs the gaming social network Raptr.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.