Netgear is sponsoring Seoul Dynasty, an esports team.
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Netgear steps up as sponsor of Overwatch League team Seoul Dynasty

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Netgear is heading into esports territory as it is announcing today it will be the sponsor for the Seoul Dynasty team in the official Overwatch League that kicks off this week.

The Overwatch League has generated a lot of hope that esports will become a mainstream sporting event. Market researcher Newzoo estimates that it could be a $2.5 billion industry by 2020, and one of the ways that will happen is through sponsorships.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.