![]() Feeling that this would make their tournaments more exciting, most players agreed. Davies started off volunteering to stream and talk over amateur online tournaments. Davies, for his part, spent his college years studying music technology and found himself drawn to the broadcasting element, eventually working at a local radio station in Market Harborough, England.īoth Davies and Hancock began their commentating careers by doing amateur tournaments, but the differences in their games made for slightly different trajectories. “I remember doing projects in class where we had to pretend to report on Stonehenge and stuff like that, and thinking it was cool,” Hancock says. Why would I care to watch people play it?’” As he watched more matches and listened to other commentators hype up the action, however, it sparked his interest.ĭavies and Hancock commentate two wildly different genres (MOBAs and fighting games, respectively), but have one thing in common: a love of broadcasting. ![]() “I remember thinking, ‘Why would anyone watch this game? If you like the game, you play it. Photo credit: Samantha Hancock.ĭavies got into Dota 2 in 2012 and discovered its competitive scene the following year, but he was skeptical about the idea of eSports at first. Capcom commentators) about what their respective scenes are like, what skills make for good casting, and how viable a career as a commentator really is. To learn more about eSports commentating, I spoke with Owen “ODPixel” Davies (a recent up-and-comer in the Dota 2 scene) and Samantha “Persia” Hancock (one of the world’s most prominent Marvel Vs. Good play-by-play commentators and analysts can contextualize exciting moments and help newer viewers learn the games, storylines, and rivalries that transform competitive scenes from a fleeting hobby to something worth investing in long-term. ![]() Here at, we’re also taking a look at some of the peripheral aspects of eSports vital to understanding the world of competitive gaming.įans come to eSports for the players, but commentators can make them stick around. In this month’s issue of Game Informer we dove into the world of eSports, detailing how players, teams, and sponsors work with each other to make sure people who excel at games like Street Fighter, Halo, and more can make a living off their skills. Photo credit: Samantha Hancock and Jorien van der Heijden.
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