As part of Casual Connect Europe 2016,David Hiltscher, VP Gaming Communities at ESL gave a talk on how to get started in developing for eSports.
"Games tend to be synchronous multiplayer" he said, though he did note that asynchronous games can work in a competitive setting, as seen in the real-world example of rally racing.
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Games Done Quick (GDQ), the leading organizer of charity speedrunning events, and gamescom, the world’s biggest event for computer and video games, today announced gamescom GDQ, a new live event taking place August 28-30, 2026 at the event. This marks GDQ’s first-ever event hosted in Europe and its first official partnership with gamescom.
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