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With so many films and TV shows documenting the triumphs and struggles of pro gamers, it can prove difficult to mine them all for advice to apply in the everyday business of esports. While movies like Free to Play or ESPN’s docuseries Good Game reveal an impassioned side to esports, Episode 8 of Complex’s 16-part series Complex (Con)versations emerges as a nice fusion of the life of the gamer and the inner workings of the esport business.
Appropriately titled The Business of Esports, Episode 8 presents a panel of five high-profile figures connected with the sport. The series, which is available on the company’s website, was filmed live at its 2016 ComplexCon convention. Host Imari Oliver, vice president of Esports...
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